Also, Susan, you're still far away. I suspect your feelings and thoughts may be more dad-focused when you're back in Alabama. When people who lived far away from me died, it hit me differently than when people who I'd always seen regularly died. I have no idea on grammar or punctuation for that sentence, but you follow me, yes?

I think, for me, it was because my daily life was unchanged. I didn't have to look directly at the hole, so to speak. Even with my own father, it was worse for me when I was at my parents' house, than when I was at my own

That does make sense. I'm really trying not to think too much about what our time in Alabama will be like--I'm just working the logistics, and figuring out how we'll meet Annabel's needs. Once I'm there, I figure I'll just kind of ride it out, but thinking about it beforehand doesn't help me prepare for it, so I'm not.

So glad I don't have to worry about solids for a couple more months.

Hell, if she's gaining well and is happy at her 6 month appointment, I may delay introduction until 7 or 8 months. Because I'm lazy like that, and right now, boobie is the answer to everything.

She's more than doubled her birthweight at 4, but according to yesterday's measurements, is now in the zone of short. As she measured shorter on the board than she did when Paul took the tape to her last week, it could have been the irate squirming affecting the measurements.

There has been a slight and unfortunate change in output scent, dating back two weeks to when she got a dose of Infant Tylenol drops. I think the sweetener they use in it affected the intestinal flora. I will be curious to see if the effect wears off over the next few weeks. (Assuming there is no further need for the drops. She didn't need them when she got her shots yesteday, and the teeth haven't been bothering her much, so we may be good to go.)

Said change is, not shockingly, a large part of the reason I'm considering delaying the introduction.

Saturday, we're having a Cloth Diaper Experiment day. If we can deal with them, we will probably make the switch for all but outings.

If you stand close enough, you can hear the granola starting to encase my whole body...

Hey All, I need opinions/editing. I am, for the first time ever, sending an upset email to a local news program. Could everyone reassure me that all the spelling/grammar is intact, and that I sound like a normal concerned citizen, not a loon? Thanks ever so.

Body of message:

I was absolutely appalled last night (8/16/05, 10pm edition) when your coverage of an officer-involved shooting story included the names of the eight officers involved. Why on earth would you air them? In what way would the story have been incomplete without them? For the sake of, I assume, "Telling the Whole Story," you have exposed not only those officers, but their families to who-knows-what repercussions and/or attacks. I cannot imagine with what justification you exposed these people who are trying to "Protect and Serve" our community, and their loved ones, but it shows remarkably poor judgment on your part.

What do we think?

If you stand close enough, you can hear the granola starting to encase my whole body...

We had a big parental disagreement about the diaper sitch. My DH, normally on the eco-friendly side, advocated disposables due to stench issues. He won, by pointing out that our washer takes 3 hours per load.

I still feel eco-guilt every.single.diaper.

Epic, I want to put a comma after "families." I don't know if that's correct or not, but someone here will. Otherwise, irate yet reasonable.

I still feel eco-guilt every.single.diaper.

If it helps, there are those that argue that once you include the detergents/water/energy into the equation, it's basically a wash. So to speak.

>in the zone of short

Welcome, Lily!

Anyway, the Big Boss here has a new Bigger Boss title, and someone has wondered in an email if "we" are going to do anything for her. While she's been a relatively good Big Boss, I don't actually think it's necessary for us to do anything besides say "Congrats! Happy for you!" because recognition in the form of monetary output should come from the top down not the bottom up. Am I being petty on this point?

I should say, that recognition coming from the top down is very unlikely in this case, so anything she's likely to get is going to come from us bottom dwellers.

"Congrats! Happy for you!" because recognition in the form of monetary output should come from the top down not the bottom up. Am I being petty on this point?

No.

Thanks, Nora. Most days I am not bothered by the way everyone around here pretends we are friends and all equal -- it gives me a lot of freedom to do the things I like to do -- but in this case, I'm thinking, "She can smile all she likes and tell me she likes my new shoes but she's not my friend and she makes a shitload more money than I do."

The suck-ups that I work with may think differently.

She has a new title and not more money? That's annoying. Still, a card should suffice, at most. And if she is getting a raise, she's the one that should be spending it on the celebration.

I've heard people counter the disposable diapers are evil with the impact of continually cleaning cloth diapers. But I don't know how it would look on a graph. Same with fuel consumption from air conditioning vs. increased drag of driving with the windows open.

I'm thinking, "She can smile all she likes and tell me she likes my new shoes but she's not my friend and she makes a shitload more money than I do."

Y'know, I think this should be the case with most workplace "friends." You can become someone else's boss, they can become yours, you may find they're doing something unethical or whatever. I don't like blurry lines.

I think Mr. H has figured out exactly what's been on my mind lately. Clue #1 My whole thing about maybe wanting to do something else entirely. Clue #2 Big ass page ripped from W with info about Academy of Art tacked to the office wall Clue #3 I aksed if I could have some Carmen Marc Valvo and Dolce and Gabana look books from a promo pack the Neiman's people left at the bar- along with a nice leather Carmen Marc Valvo jewelry case.

He was just in here reading a post and was all, "Hey, why did you want those books, I mean besides the pretty clothes?"