Ok - I feel so bad for the little kid that got lost then found in Utah. He was told not to talk to strangers so whenever people (who were looking for him) drove or rode past him, he hid.

I saw that. And the parents were telling reporters, "we thought he'd be the least capable of our kids in this kind of situation." Um, you can actually HELP that if you're his parent by NOT making him fear ALL strangers.

I have a squick there. My MiL was older and wasn't as physically able to chase my BiL and SiL around when he was 3 and she was 9, so she would tell them they couldn't go to crowded places because she was afraid they'd be snatched. Once, while they played in their yard, SiL dragged BiL screaming in from outside, insisting that she saw the same car drive by their house 3 times in a row and thought they were kidnappers. It was a very small town with a low likelihood of stranger abduction and she made her kids TERRIFIED.

wOOt. I got hold of my mom, finally. She now knows I am going to be living in sin with Daniel. And now that I am mentally letting go of her, in so many ways talking with her was so much easier.

Deena, insent.

Alpha-bits?

Hey, in Yuma they didn't shut the flight line down until the temperature of the flight line reached 140. It happened, often.

Well, bodily systems start shutting down at about 107. Much hotter than that when riding my bike to work in the afternoon, and I lose the energy to cuss at my fate. And? I shiver and get goosebumps.

Congratulations, amych!!!!

And bug mum wooohoooo too!

He was told not to talk to strangers so whenever people (who were looking for him) drove or rode past him, he hid.

Someone should bring me a piece of pizza and a beer. Or some taquitos and a beer. Or run me a bath. With a beer. t pause I should have stopped to get beer.

Thanks for all the good wishes for Mom Bug. I will be sure to pass them along.

I am home from the work event. All went well. It was nice to be able to chat with people and get to know them outside of work a bit. There was an after party that I was invited to, but I decided not to go, because I was fading quickly. Probably a good idea since I got lost and panicky on the way home.

I'm detecting a theme. A theme of beer.

wOOt. I got hold of my mom, finally. She now knows I am going to be living in sin with Daniel. And now that I am mentally letting go of her, in so many ways talking with her was so much easier.

Windsparrow, I'm very pleased for you.

you are all talking about too much food. don't you all know I left work 'cause my stomach was all icky. but that does mean you can have all my m&ms, pizza, beer and other food. I'll keep to the crackers.

also askye must have fun tonight.

and I'm glad windsparrow talked to her mom, one more thing that won't be bugging you.

and one more edit: yay for vw's mom.

congrats to amych!

yes, much yay for vw's mom.

timelies. Congrats to vw's mom and WOW, amych! Great news! And OUCH, bethb. Your poor, poor BIL has had much more than his share of broken body parts.

Did everyone already get their tiaras? I'm waiting for my tiara-ee to post more links of shinies she likes. Meanwhile:

Not my style, but fun for someone or someone’s child: [link]

Huh. Tiara toe rings. There are a bunch of them: [link]

This is cool. Hmm, it’s pewter, too. I guess we could get pins instead of the head things, hmm? I thought of just getting this for myself, but I have many, many pins that I never wear. OTOH, it would look cool in winter on the lapel of a black coat or jacket.

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Here's another: [link]