Gonna go get bagels now, then unpack unpack unpack.

So much more fun than pack pack pack.

OK, Imma get busy on my chores and laundry now.

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Oooh. Wool cape on sale. I point this out in the spirit of civic-minded helpfulness, already myself having (a) a swirly black cape and (b) Too Much Debt and therefore being completely unable to take advantage of this, but it seems that some Bitch somewhere should snag one of these.

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Lily is beautiful.

My back is much, much better. Basically, it's only stiff and sore now, but I'm still trying to take it easy and not rush back into normal activities for fear of re-injury. We decided to wait till Monday on lifting Annabel, for example, to make it a trial run of whether it's OK for DH to go back to work Tuesday.

Any advice from people who've had this on what to be careful NOT to do at first?

I'm going to start backing down on the drugs--necessary if I plan to drive anytime soon. Today I'm going from Tylenol 3 every four hours to every six, and if that doesn't seem to cause a problem, tomorrow I'll make it every eight.

Oh, and my allergies are flaring up--is there any reason I can't take Claritin (just plain claritin, not claritin-D) with Tylenol 3 and Flexeril?

I did the pay by the pound laundry thing when I lived in Atlanta and had a new puppy and fucking insano working hours. It was a stretch, I was really living on a shoe string, but as a sanity-saver it was worth every dime.

Which reminds me, I need to take the dry cleaning in this morning if I want to be decently clad next week.

Oh, JZ, that is LOVELY! I have major want. Alas, I also do not have the need or the cash, so I shall let it go...

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I have no words for the loveliness of Lily. Those pictures make my heart go ka-thump in a swoony kind of way. She is SO beautiful, as is her mama.

JZ, if you hauled the clothes to the laundromat and washed them yourself, how much would you spend in quarters? How much more than that would the drop-it-off laundry cost? I bet not a whole hell of a lot. Just do it, and be freed from it so you can spend time with your two guys, once they wake up.

Susan, you can take claritin with Tylenol 3 and flexeril, no problem.

Ima go hug my washer and dryer.

Lily is lovely. Buffistas have such pretty babies.

Susan, I can't think of any reason not to take an antihistamine, except that it might make you sleepier than usual. You need to start stretching your back. I can't think of anything that should specifically be avoided, except to remind you of what you already know: lift with your knees, not your back.

Claritin, check. My sinuses thank you, Teppy.

Gentle stretching, check. More than anything, I'm worried about trying too much too soon and putting myself right back where I was Tuesday.

Y'all are very wise, though I am still looking at the 30-40 lbs. of laundry and sweating at 70 cents a pound. And we'll never be caught up, not unless we someday get a washer/dryer in our building.

I am never. Ever. Again. Living in a residence that does not have a washer and dryer within my front door. Or one that lacks a dishwasher. This do I swear.

bt, I can take or leave the dishwasher part of it (washing dishes can be kind of Zen and I have an abnormal fondness for bubbles and for splashing my hands about in water), but WRT the washer/dryer, your vow is my vow. We won't be moving for a couple of years yet, most likely, but when we do, a washer/dryer in the building is going to be one of the nonnegotiable dealbreakers.

And if somebody doesn't get that cape, my heart will break. I may have to check back after payday -- after all, I have a swirly black cape but I don't have a swirly hot pink cape.