{{{vw}}} take care of you, bug.

DH, bless him, has taken the afternoon off so he can go with me and hold my hand.

Bless him. I'm so very glad the two of you have each other. Lots of meeting goes your way ~ma, Katie.

Awww. Your DH is a good sort. Maybe you can stave off the terror by reminding yourself how satisfying it will be to have the privilege of seeing evil ex-boss EAT IT in person?

The dress color sounds lovely, and swirly skirts are always of the good.

But why do they need to know why money appears in your account?

I was told to prevent money laundering.

Ugh, Deena. I guess I lucked out when I bought this condo. A lot of the fees were covered by the seller because they were trying to unload the last 2 buildings worth of converted apartments, they even paid the first year's property taxes. All I had to come up with was some earnest money and then the downpayment check at closing. It was a very sweet deal compared to what regular homebuyers go through.

Well, I'm off to the wilds of Michigan for the weekend. I'm going to be staying at my aunt's house while I go in to Ann Arbor to visit her in the hospital. It will be nice to see all my cousins again, but the situation sucks. While my aunt is physically recovering from the stroke, regaining some use of limbs and facial muscles, the congestive heart failure is just wearing her down. I know that at 79 she's lived a long and adventurous life, I'm not nearly ready to see her as frail when I'm so used to her fire and vitriol (do not even mention the Shrub in her hearing.) Anyway, I may be fairly greyish through Sunday. Take care of yourselves if I don't get a chance to pop in until then!

Katie! Good luck with the Labor Relations folks, you'll massacre the Evil Ex-Boss.

Okay, really, really outta here, now.

Paperwork: All in order. I've got copies of the check stub showing the withholdings, timecards, pay stubs, expense receipts and all.

Snotty things to say: Rehearsed. I shall wear the suit I bought for those people and say, I regret this attire didn't meet your expectations.

DH: Rocks like Gibraltar and makes me laugh, too. I already got a copy of "Howl's Moving Castle" and we can hardly wait for Friday night so we can watch it and wallow in all the extra features.

Buffistas: Powerful like a secret weapon that rocks too.

I shall wear the suit I bought for those people and say, I regret this attire didn't meet your expectations.

HAR. Perfect.

I shall wear the suit I bought for those people and say, I regret this attire didn't meet your expectations.

I love this.

Best wishes for your trip, Sail.

{{vw}}

K-Bee!!!! Please give a full recounting when you get back as I suspect some fine, priceless moments.

Have a great trip, Sail!!!