Next time anyone tries to harass me like that I'm going to the cops first.

Absolutely askye. Zero tolerance for that kind of behavior. Brendon always insists that people tone down the language at family events. They usually listen. He would have kicked their asses for giving you a hard time, and I woulda let him.

I just read my mail. I have a collection notice from MCI, well a debt collection agency MCI is using. I have 10 days to pay the amount. This is from 2003. I haven't paid it because I thought the matter was taken care of. If I remember correctly I was switched to MCI without my authority and didn't even know I wasn't with sprint until they called and wanted me to switch back. I thought the matter had been taken care of and I wouldn't have to pay.

But it's from 2003 and I know I don't have any records of that. I'm going to call them on Monday about this.

Do you think these people will believe me if I tell them I changed without my permission and I thought I'd taken care of the matter?

so tired. don't know if it is from getting up at 4 am ("there's a 4 o' clock in the morning now?") to catch a plane to Columbus or if it is from 8 hours of babysitting 1 three year old + 1 eleven month old, sans backup.

I swear, I do not know how parents do it. And, they were GOOD (for the most part except for the post dinner, pre-bedtime random fussing)!Though, my general exhaustion kind made me very zen about it. Even all the poop related incidents (and no, I am not just talking about diapers here)

Anyway, hats off again, to those who are raising the kids. Because, hard. Though I assume the intensive immersion training helps some in the long run.

makes note to call doctor about IUD

which reminds me, when trying to insert my Nuva Ring, Erin, the 11-month old was so intrigued as to what was going on there! It made me laff and laff.

Protest it askye. The collection agency doesn't have the records either. They'll drop it.

eta: Giggling at Nora. It is a bit easier getting them as babies and growing into the care stuff. Just dropping into it with a 3yo and 11mo old is tough. When mine were that span I already had a bunch of experience.

The Firefly thread has always been NAFDA, DCJ.

askye, that foot ball thing's so ... anticlimactic. It's like having your assish sibling do the whole "I'm not touching you!!" schtick. Except your parents could still bust them.

also, I have eaten little besides Chik-Fil-A's breakfast biscuit & chicken sandwich and Greater's Buckeye ice cream. And 2 beers from a Columbus microbrewery.

Ah, Columbus. Tomorrow: Wendy's and Cracker Barrell. Or whatever. I'm hungry!

I wish I had been more assertive with the drunken fools.

There was one of the cutest toddlers at the game, he had the longest lashes I've ever seen on a baby.

Also there's a family that sits right next to us, and the youngest son just turned 9. He knows so much about football he was impressing everyone. Not just stats, but he knew the different plays and when we were watching the other scores come up and saw USC was behind, he gave reasons why they wouldn't stay behind. The Dad says he watches all the football games, reads books on it, reads magazine articles, and reads the sports section every morning. He also plays baseball and because of his schedule they probably won't be to another game until November.

Do you think these people will believe me if I tell them I changed without my permission and I thought I'd taken care of the matter?

Yes. They just won't care.

Your best bet is to contact MCI and raise hell.

The Firefly thread has always been NAFDA, DCJ.

Let me clarify. Pity that NAFDA limits my access to the Firefly thread.