so it's not like I'm the only parent who is being run ragged

I don't know whether I celebrate the kids getting out or school or going back to school more. Both situations involve being run ragged. I think in school is worse but that could be because we don't do much in summer.

ram jack

And the Heat finished off the series by winning 4 straight after losing 2 to Dallas! Whee! I know I am the only one excited by this. So, inconclusion, let's make out.

Is the Ninja Possum Infiltration led by the one from CT that spooked Trudy?

I was thinking that it was a descendant of the great OMGWTF Possum In My Bed incident (ca. 2000) and the earlier What's That Rotting Carcass Smell Coming From The Crawl Space dead possum incident of 1995, but if you're right, it's a wider conspiracy than I ever suspected.

People, don't trust the marsupials. I know they're quirky and fascinating in evolutionary terms, but they're organized, and they're coming for you.

Deterred only by their occasional fainting spells.

happy birthday EpicTangent!

Congrats to Daniel and Andi!

It's more of a low-level constant grinding suckage—fingernails running down a blackboard.

I've temporarily escaped the Grinding Suckage by settling firmly in Denial. It's working so far.

Zipcar is booked to pick up puppy tonight! Fortunately I have a little money in my account so I don't even have to cough up the $17 to get the thing.

Happy Birthday, Epic!!

And a verra Happy Anniversary to Daniel and Andi!!

So sorry to hear about both low-level grinding suckage and anxiety inducing catastrophic foundation fallage. Although, pr0n contractor names help keep it from being a total loss. It doesn't help that the deli here at work was advertising pulled pork as their special and I read it as "pulled porn" at first. I really wanted to try some of that.

IOfireN, we've been cleaning all morning. Wiping off shelves, mopping, segregating usable from unusable parts, making lists of same, generally running around like chickens with our heads cut off. We may or may not be able to actually get back to work sometime today. Oy. As long as they don't cancel yoga tonight, I'll be fine.

c) keep up with the laundry/dishes (no dishwasher)/dog hair,

In a most remarkable confluence, the dog has recently started accidentally switching on the Roomba. (She likes to stand on things, I don't know.) So, turns out she's taking care of some of the dog hair problem her own self.

Now if I could just get her to do something about the laundry.

Now if I could just get her to do something about the laundry.

Then she would be the best. dog. ever.

Happy Birthday, Epic!

Here's wishing Daniel and Windsparrow another wonderful year together!

Healing ~ma for Dallas!