Apparently when I was toddlerish, my mother would walk to the grocery store with me and the dog, and buy cookies and Milk Bones as a reward for being good, and I, not being all that into sweets, would promptly instigate a trade.

Eh, made us both happy, I guess. And possibly made my coat shiny.

Aimee, alternatively you could enter Ollie in some steeplechase events.

I'd have to use the baby as bait. Otherwise, no concentration.

SHIT!

We're going to Phoenix in two weeks. DH's ticket had to be booked through work. So last night, I picked the flight we wanted and they booked it. Then when I went to book mine today. The price. DOUBLED. Now I'm trying to find alternative flights still in our price range.

some of you may have read about there being a Buddist monk learning to make a guitar in my garage.

here is the forst of two articles about him

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If all relgious leaders were like him - open , compasionate, and aware of thier own flaws - I think the world would be in a much better state.

Yeesh, Cashmere!

We're trying to coordinate a visit home with ExArmy Brother and his wife and son, since they live in CA and haven't met Annabel yet. They're delaying because they're hoping fares will go down. This makes DH and I nervous, because we think they'll go up. I'm also mildly annoyed at SIL because she was saying Annabel and I should stay an extra week or so in Alabama after DH has to go back to work. It's not that it's a bad idea, but I'd already dismissed it because Annabel is a daddy's girl, and I think it'd make her too upset and anxious if we were in an unfamiliar place and her father just up and disappeared on her for that length of time. But SIL has a way of treating me like I'm an amateur at the game of life and need her helpful tips that tends to grate.

They're delaying because they're hoping fares will go down. This makes DH and I nervous, because we think they'll go up.

They should book now.

I found another decent option for $335--but it's a different airline and I'll be spending at least an hour waiting for DH's flight to come in when we get to Phoenix. At least we're going through the same connecting airports. Still, this will suck if anything happens and flights get cancelled or delayed.

I hate travelling for anything beyond a weekend without Christopher because it's too much like being a single parent. Too much work for one person. And being away from home makes it more stressful--worrying about babyproofing stuff, etc. It's more than my nerves can take, frankly.

Plus, I don't think I'd enjoy flying with just Annabel. I'm already spending an inordinate amount of time thinking about the logistical challenges of taking Annabel on the bus by myself for the first time tomorrow evening because DH is going to the ballpark straight from work and meeting us there, and a plane is three times the gear and ten times the hassle.

Plus, I don't think I'd enjoy flying with just Annabel.

WROD. I did it just once for a short flight and I do NOT blame you. I wouldn't do it, either.

Owen is sitting in his play yard singing. I swear. He's going, "Bah Bah Bah Bah" in time to the music on Maisy. It's hilarious.

And possibly made my coat shiny.

I did mean to compliment you in Ohio, brenda. I should really pick up some dog biscuits.

You know. For the dog.

My life is getting just a tad too strange for me right now. I have a lunch date with one co-worker and an actual "date" date after work with another co-worker. Both are set up for this coming Friday.

I think I need a donut.

Owen is sitting in his play yard singing. I swear. He's going, "Bah Bah Bah Bah" in time to the music on Maisy. It's hilarious.

Awwwww! Owen is so freaking adorable!