I'm heading out of town for a few days.

iPod is charged and have charger. Phone is charged, with spare battery and have charger. One book is chosen, cannot find adapter to charge it though. Second book option is being mulled. I likely packed clothes too. Time to brush my teeth and charge myself sleep.

Will skip and skim merrily when I return.

Yikes on the ouchies, Mg. New puppy!!!!!!!

Do you know what a nursemaid's elbow is? I didn't until tonight.

I gave one to Annabel. BAD FATHER NO COOKIE.

Have fun, Cass! Of course, you are making me wish I could just download music and books (and the internets) into my head and skip the pesky intermediary hardware.

Plus then I could be up in the one sunny room, instead of in the mancave. Huh. Guess I should find the laptop and install the wireless network.

Susan, I know exactly the feeling. For us it's the Hickory Farms catalog for R's grandfather (he liked to get sets that were heavy on the beef, and he'd eat some and give his dogs most of it). And then it's seeing things that I want to get for my dad, or tell him about.

This is especially rough here, as he taught Art History for 20+ years, and I grew up watching slides of ancient Greek sculptures that I've now seen in person and he never will.

I wish I could tell you that will stop, but I don't know that it does. The pain gets less sharp, though.

Jessica causes the baby Men Without Hats to cry....

Fortunately, they may be comforted with dwarves to stand in front of.

Owwwie, Mg! Hope things improve with the dog and cat.

It's my day off...only, it's not. I agreed to start coming into work on Thursdays for a few hours. I'm hoping this isn't a mistake. I told them I'd have to consider it on a weekly basis, so I think it will be ok, 'cause I can veto it if necessary. But, it means I'm not going to have as much time to do the things I plan to do on my Thursdays. Oh, well.

I am excited, though, because I get to make my menu/grocery list and go shopping today for my Saturday Afternoon Tea with the girls. Should be much fun ('cept for the cleaning part).

vw- I wanted to remind you, I will be collecting my hat this Saturday!

Hee! I've already set it out to make sure I give it to you.

Hey, all.

Damn, I'm a slacker. But I beg no net at home yet, and doing teachery stuff all quarter. Today's my first day of Parent-Teacher Conferences; all damn day, from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., so I plan on catchin gup in here!

What IS going on?! Anything?

(Kristin, I read your news and I am so sorry for the difficulty in your life right now, and I hope that good things and happy days come to you.)

Just made the menu and grocery list. It's going to be scrumptious!

Now to shower...

So, no cancer for my mother. La maladie des griffes de chat instead, which is unfortunate and awkward (particularly since her biopsy site is inflamed), but no cancer. Yay!