Well the BiL is back home and out of treatment.

According to my sister, he is at a meeting right now, taking whatever the medication is that makes you sick with alcohol (I am totally blanking on the name), realizes that he can't drink at all, doesn't want anyone to know about all of this, and this is his last chance.

My step-mom already got into it with her that he's back without completing the thirty days, so I just made it clear that this has to be his last chance for nephew's sake.

sigh

This is going to be a fun day with the family.

Hec, can I offer anything off "Saturday Morning Cartoons" or do you already have it or, alternately, have everything you need?

Thanks Emily, but I do already have it. If you need the Schoolhouse Rocks covers, though, I can hook you up. JZ is a huge fan of Skeee-Lo's rap cover of "The Tale Of Mr. Morton." "Whassup, cat?"

Hec, I'm sorry I missed wishing Emmett happy--I remember when seeing and hearing all the Buffista and Bitch birthday wishes was cool for him. I hope it was a great birthday.

The A's lost, which is par for the course for Emmett. He's been to about 10 games there and the only time they won was after he left in the 8th inning and they made comeback. He heard it on the radio.

However, we tracked down maidengurl at the game (very cute in her green wig, which is not an afro style wig, but rather a glittery green bob) and he was totally beaming when she gave him his Bobby Crosby signed baseball. Then he got a Mountain Dew and Cotton Candy (usually verboten) and saw fireworks so he was plenty happy.

The actual party is at 11am. JZ's off to get the cake. After running around with a bunch of 9 year old boys, we've got to go to a christening at 5. If there's time in between I think we'll see The Corpse Bride.

{{{{Cash and family}}}}

{{{{Cass and family}}}}

{{Cash}} What a rotten thing to happen. Much recovery~ma, strength~ma and anything else the family needs coming at ya.

Hec, your schedule makes me feel old. I have no idea how people do all that stuff with kids, anymore. I mean, I did it with my daughter all the time and when my son would come to visit, with both of them. It didn't seem that hard at the time. Now, I want a nap just thinking about it. It's the only aspect of being a grandma I'm starting to dread. At least, with grandkids, you can set limits on the length of the visit. But, still.

IOmemeN, I'm doing laundry and avoiding packing. I have too many clothes. Why didn't someone tell me to quit shopping! Four hours until I have to be at my dad's house for a ride to the airport. Wheee! And, oops, I still have to go to the store. No knee high nylons for under dress pants.

{{{Cass}}}

taking whatever the medication is that makes you sick with alcohol

Antabuse

He's probably supposed to do 30 meetings in 30 days, but the odds would be better if he'd stayed in rehab longer. I hope he makes it, for his family's sake.

Today I have to take my first test GRE, finish up some reading for my computer class, and write a response to the reading.

Tomorrow I have to go to my GRE class.

I already miss my weekends.

Edited to {{{Cass}}}

Oh Cass!

(((Cass and family)))

JZ is a huge fan of Skeee-Lo's rap cover of "The Tale Of Mr. Morton." "Whassup, cat?"

Oh, I love that one! I went ahead and bought the album pretty much for that song (though now that I have it, I'm also really loving the Lemonheads' "My Hero, Zero"). I'm still wondering where the heck I heard Skee-Lo's "Mr. Morton" before that I liked it so much, though. I'd actually bought the Arrested Development CD partly because I got "Mr. Morton" mixed up with "Mr. Wendell". Although I also really like "Tennessee".

Getting really frelling tired of this rutting keyboard lag!

{{{{Cashmere}}}}

Yep, I got to give Emmett birthday hugs! It was cool. The game, I'm not discussing. Grrrrr. But Emmett is quite the cutie. Hec was dashing, as always.

Hec, K-Bug was sad to have missed you two. She was off wandering the stadium with her boyfriend. She remembers you as "the guy that bought her outrageously expensive chocolate".