vw, that's so great.

Laura, have a safe flight and a fabulous time. I've mostly stayed out of the F2F thread, to avoid bitterness. I think Bronzers are getting together in NOLA. this weekend too, but I've similarly stayed away from their informative posts for the same reasons. NOLA is going to be Bufftacular this weekend. It won't even know what hit it.

Cindy, I've got a couple where he decided to eat the dandelions but there's too much shadow. I'm not finished uploading yet.

I also have a picture of me & erika I need to get uploaded. It's the only thing keeping the NOLA F2F bitterness at bay for me.

I'm on snot watch again. Another cold is making it's early appearance. I hope the rain is gone today so we can go out--we need diapers and lots of other stuff, including food.

vw, that is a very sweet therapist.

A cold for Owen, or for you, Cashmere?

We've all been suffering seasonal allergies. Chris and I have had it the worst. There is a very slight chance that Julia has Fifth Disease. However, if she does, she's already in the third and non-contagious stage, where a facial rash manifests. Her's is mild and come and go though, and sometimes, she gets eczema (although not on her cheeks, like this one). At any rate, apparently FD, it is going around the elementary school; they sent home a note.

However, between her corneal scratch, and Scott's back, Christopher's intermittant wheezing, and Ben's team having now lost all 8 baseball games of the season, Fifth's isn't even registering on my radar. She has her dance recital tomorrow night. She'll have to miss her T-Ball game, because of it.

Oh. And I'm a giant crank. But we knew that.

{{Deena}} Health problems with ones parents are quite scary. I'll be vibing for your dad.

Much ~ma for yoru father, Deena.

I am going to my co-worker's daughter's bat mitzvah tomorrow, and, as I have never set foot in a synagogue, I don't know if a long sleeveless dress and open-toe shoes are okay to wear. They're Reform.

Perfectly okay, Tep. I've seen hot pink off the shoulder mini dresses in our congregation during bat mitzvahs. On 13- year old friends of the honoree, but still. Some of the more conservative members may look askance at your bare arms, but they won't kick you out or anything. If askance looks will bother you, bring a shawl or shrug or wrap of some sort to throw on during the actual service. Open-toe is fine and no need to cover your head.

Oops, already answered. Oh well.

I ♥ vw's therapist.

(eta: what is Fifth Disease, Cindy?

My five-page paper is seven pages already, and I still have two more points to make. Whoops.

deena, strength to you and your dad

Health~ma for your dad, Deena. And hugs for you.

I'm so sorry, shrift. That's awful.

My five-page paper is seven pages already, and I still have two more points to make.

Always better to have to cut than to have to add. And yay for your glitter-flinging therapist!

Oh. And I'm a giant crank.

I had bloodwork drawn at 7:30 and my arm is sore. So I join you in the ranks of crank. Much all-purpose ~ma to yours, Cindy.

-t, Fifth Disease: [link]

It's a virus little kids get, and provided they're otherwise healthy, you don't generally know they have it, until they're past the contagious stage. I'm not even certain she has/had it. The rash on her cheeks is faint enough, I'm pretty sure the doc couldn't be sure, by looking.

eta...

Blood drawn, AmyLiz? Are you okay?

Thanks, Cindy. It sounds relatively benign, as viruses go. I've never heard of it before, though it seems I probably had it at some point. Weird.