{{{{{d}}}}} You have my sympathies. I always hate that feeling of having just thrown money away on bounce fees. Here's to things not being quite as bad as you fear.

Thoughts and ~ma for Teppy's family with all the grandfather issues, also, passive-aggressive aunt issues.

{{{d}}} Don't feel stupid. I think nearly everyone has done that at least once.

GC, that haircut is gorgeous! You look phenomenal.

Congratulations to the Family Flea on the new flea-let, and Nutty on being an aunt times two!

Ahh, sisters. We were violent. I tried to pull her toes off on the car ride back from the hospital after she was born. It just got worse from there. Phone books and boxes of frozen baked ziti were often involved. Now? She's my best friend, and anyone that messes with her might as well consider themselves dead.

and boxes of frozen baked ziti

You could really hurt someone with one of those.

You could really hurt someone with one of those.

Oh, I did. She still has the dent in the top of her head from my assault. It's funny as hell and family legend now, but I got in all kinds of trouble at the time.

::Makes note never to get on Maria's bad side::

You could never get on my bad side, sj.

Lest all of you think the violence was one-sided, L did give as good as she got. Her teeth and nails were deadly.

I'm glad we outgrew that phase rather quickly.

Maria, how is the restaurant doing? I seem to remember you were worried about flooding last time I saw you post something.

Thanks for asking, sj. Luckily, the projected 26 feet didn't come to pass. At 19 1/2 feet, we still had a flooded basement, but it didn't come anywhere near the main level. After the water receded, the fire department was kind enough to drop by and hose the flooded areas out. It was the quickest clean-up ever. The only thing left to do was wait for it to dry.

Things were much worse for folks to the north.

I'm glad it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I am going to try to get some of that ever so elusive sleep. Night, Bitches!