my cat did the " I have no idea that there is a sheet on top of me" act . Followed by the "how dare you just open my door and walk in without knocking" when I lifted the sheet to peek at him. Now he just looks pleased with himself for being on top of the clean sheets.

Man, that sucks about the car, Cindy. I'm askeered mine will break down while I'm unemployed. How old are your children and how feasible is it for them to bike to various places? I biked to soccer practice and high school and other things. This was in a LA suburb that didn't have good city planning for bikes so it's possible. OTOH, I've heard that Boston drivers are the epitome of crazy. A number of bike coalitions offer workshops on safe cycling techniques. You might want to check the Massachusetts Bike Coalition. [link]

It takes two of us, sometimes. But yeah, we get it to work.

I can sort of get it to work if I have one hand hold down her arms and grab her chin and use the aspirator in the other hand. Of course, with just me, I'm always worried about poking her hard in the nose or something. It's much easier with two people.

My cat, Suckfoot, aparently thought the corners of the bed were Eeevil whenever I changed the sheets. She attacked them mightily. She'd mount sneak attacks, clawing her way up the corners and onto the bed. RIP Suckfoot.

She'd mount sneak attacks, clawing her way up the corners and onto the bed. RIP Suckfoot.

Ok, I can see how that would be annoying, but c'mon, it's hardly a capital crime.

My cat is ok with the sheet changing process. She objects to the ironing board cover and attacks it constantly. My mom keeps her board up in her room and it is a constant form of entertainment.

"Ok, I can see how that would be annoying, but c'mon, it's hardly a capital crime."

That didn't come out quite the way I wanted. Loss of clarity can be an unintentional hazard when posting during work.

ION, last night I went to Target to get Veronica Mars season 1 DVDs on sale. The store was out, so I was forced to buy the Firefly DVDs.

And now... some culture.

Here's a link to the Norman Rockwell Museum which talks about the discovery of a Norman Rockwell painting that wasn't even known to be lost. After reading, check out the 'More Images' link in the upper right for a couple of movies showing the discovery. Well worth it.

Do you use a booginator on Liv?

Yup. With saline spray. I could only use it on Owen until he was old enough to fend off the attacks. After that, I just let him be and chased him around with a tissue.

What really sucks (no pun intended) is that our humidifier quit on us last week so I've got to go get another one.

Warm baths are also helpful. I've also got some Vick's Vapor Rub (lavendar scented!) and those plug-ins as back-up. It's like the Cold War of Colds and I'm just waiting for the escalation to pull out the nuclear arsenal.

Maybe starting the kids up on hot Thai soups? Those'll clear ya right out.