I did love the scene in the Meatloaf biopic where Jim Steinman was auditioning singers and Meatloaf shows up...

I don't know if it wasn't apocryphal, but it was fitting.

and also much luck to sj! (I'm moving slow today)

vw, Lucy has someone come in two days a week to walk her and she loves it. I like the idea that she gets a little more social interaction, for one thing. Plus I adore the little notes they leave each day. If Not!Emily isn't sure he can do it, a dog walker is not at all a bad option.

Good luck at school tonight, Nora!

I'd love to be going back to school. And vw has matching purple notebooks and pens!

t /jealous

The boys are off for their first days at the their new schools. The house is not noticeably quieter, since they were sleeping in all summer, but I do feel a bit more on top of things than usual, since it's only 9:15 and the baby and I are up and have had breakfast. And we're making their favorite back-to-school dinner of meatloaf and mashed potatoes tonight.

vw, Lucy has someone come in two days a week to walk her and she loves it. I like the idea that she gets a little more social interaction, for one thing.

I talked to my dad this morning, and he thinks Toto can make it. I just don't like it. He doesn't want me spending the money. I don't want Toto getting the idea that it's ok to just have accidents in the house. So, I'm battling myself right now. Not!Emily didn't get up before I left, so asking him wasn't an option today. I'll see how Toto does, but I really should have thought of this earlier.

He doesn't want me spending the money. I don't want Toto getting the idea that it's ok to just have accidents in the house.

This is a road you definitely don't want to go down.

You know what, though? I'd give it a shot without a couple of times - dogs are way more resilient and capable than you'd think. Lucy's daytime walks are purely a luxury, for me as well as her. But I don't know if Toto being so little affects it, though.

"I would do anything for love, but I won't do... [performs complicated and vaguely obscene gestures] that."

Now I wanna know what "that" is. Somethinge obscene with a chicken?

Gronk. I just woke up from a school nightmare. I need to get dressed and go to therapy before class.

Today is my level 2 ultrasound. I'll know whether the next buffista baby is a boy or a girl by this afternoon.

Yay! Can't wait to hear the news.

Good luck with class tonight, Nora!

You have a very packed schedule, vw. Good luck today.

I'd offer to pay him $10, so it's not like I'd be totally taking advantage of him. My other option is to have someone come in and walk Toto, but I think I would prefer this. What do you think?

I'd tell not!Emily the situation and see what he says. I would feel bad being in an apartment with a dog that had to go. It mighht make him happy to know you prefer him. Maybe you can do something nice for him that doesn't cost $$.

My daughter was telling made-up jokes the other night. They were kind of random, but there was one I liked that she just made up.

Q: Why did the orange roll across the road?

A: Because the chicken wasn't there.