Yeah there is a payoff after a while. After the first couple of years, you get to go back to sleeping for 8 or 9 hours at a stretch. Sadly, I think that only lasts until they start driving and dating and then? Sleepless nights all over again.

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Oh Cindy, that's such sad news. Here's to hoping they caught it early and it responds to treatment PDQ. Hang in there, kiddo!

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Cindy, that's awful! I hope she's going to be ok.

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~ma for Julia's best pre-school friend. I hope she does well.

Cash, those are some adorable kiddos. You shouldn't trade them away... have you considered selling? (kidding, of course... but I might bid for them... really, kidding!)

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The Cashmere kidlets are soooooooo cuuuuuuuute!!!!

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Cash sprog are adorable.

there's a bloke who's been coming to karaoke for the past two weeks who is the spitting image of ASH. Aged 23 or so. And he sings. Very well. And plays the guitar. I understand he works for a British company of some sort, and I think he's actually got a wee band of his own, or something.

You'll be calling DHL anyway for Aimee's camel, might as well send me the boy...

Or, to be fair to Egypt, possession of a pulse=doting on kiddies. In my case? Not so much.

Note to self: Egypt = no!

Gyms have treadmills

The nephlet snuck onto grandma's once and started it up. That was one of his better emergency room visits. (He's fine. Thus I can mock.)

Can I list Working The System as a legitimate job skill, or is that one that’s better left off the resume?

We should find a way to reword it, KB, but oh yeah.

Also, I'd like to thank everyone who vibed/said a prayer for my friend Tim's brother. He passed away this morning surrounded by his family with his favorite music playing to help ease him into his new world. Tim thanks everyone for their kind thoughts.

I am so sorry but relieved at least that he was surrounded with love.

I just found out one of my old friends' kids has been diagnosed with leukemia.

Oh, Cindy! I am so sorry. 2006 is on freaking notice.

People are diagnosed with scary things every minute, so why anyone would be exempt is...well, I know the No!-not-X denial is dumb, but it is what it is.

Which? True. But I am tired of either knowing or being the person who is in pain from each and every new scary thing.

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But I am tired of either knowing or being the person who is in pain from each and every new scary thing.

This. There's people in this world that live in a "that'll never happen to me" world of denial. Well, goody for them but, dude, I can't even visit there anymore and that pisses me off sometimes.

In happier news - Owen and Olivia Rose are amazingly beautiful!

You'll be calling DHL anyway for Aimee's camel, might as well send me the boy...

Hey! Did you all notice how Cass waited for the Bitches to be stunned by Cash's sprog before placing claim on the ASH look-a-like? Crafty girl.

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Every time I see a macho truck with the "No Fear" bumpersticker, I wonder: got any loved ones, bucko? You will.

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