Very sad about Steven Irwin.

I'm putting him in the "gotta go somehow, so people who die doing something they love are a step ahead of the rest of us" category. I'm very sad for his family.

Oh, man, Steve Irwin's gone. Poor guy. His poor family! He was so amazing, he did everything with such enormous enthusiasm. He had more sheer joy in one day than I've probably had my whole life.

::points frantically at what Zenkitty said::

His wife seems very cool as well, and the daughter's adorable.

raises glass

Don't like it.

My sympathies. We tried getting up at 5:45 to get Brendon to school on time, but we are going to have to roll it back to 5:30. I envy morning people. It is not my way.

{{Sean & S}} I hope it is a quick and helpful stay and that you both are able to get some rest.

Yay for Glamcookie in London. Hope GF feels better quickly.

Less angst, more booze!

Excellent idea.

{{Jessica}} Hope the tummy is better now.

ita, I was telling my friends about Marni and Krav Maga yesterday. A few of us were chatting (drinking) at my house and the discussion went to breast cancer. One GF is martial arts familiar because her father wrote a number of karate books. None of the women had ever heard of Krav before. They were all saddened be the loss of this woman they didn't know. Now GF is determined to find a Krav center here so she can find out more about it.

{{Steph}} I hope you and your dad get to enjoy your vacation.

Poor Steve Irwin's family. My kids were crazy about him. One would think it would be a preferable way to go for him, but not so much at 44. Sad news. Crikey!

I had a bunch of family and friends yesterday here eating drinking and being merry. MIL had given me a lovely BBQ cookbook and I tried a number of new receipes. Yum.

Beth, my parents and I are using The Not So Big House as a guide for the new cabins we're building up in Canada. There are some really good ideas in there.

Stomach bug is gone! I'm drinking tea and had pancakes for breakfast. Hooray for solid food!

All my vibes are belong to Sean, ita, and Tep.

Yay for tea and pancakes.

I'm trying not to labor today. Maybe just a little house labor. DH went out fishing at 6am. Fish for dinner, again.

I have the The Not So Big House link open in another tab. Must look at it some more.

Elections here tomorrow. Must find the sample ballot. Bunch of primary stuff and judges. Too many people I never heard of. The governor and state senator primary races are about all I know a lot about. Looks like I have homework to do.

{{Sean and S}}

{{Steph}}

I'm considering bidding on this [link] . It's exactly the colors I've been looking for, and I like the stripes, but I'm a little wary of buying stuff like that from ebay, without being able to see and feel the fabric.

(edited because I'm an idiot.)

Tep, I hope your dad is okay. That's no way to start a vacation. I'll be thinking of you. I'm glad Tom and Nora are there to help take care of you.

Fell asleep on the couch last night and now my back is not happy with me.

I think I figured why Irwin's death hit me so hard last night. While I live in a houseful of people, I was the only one who knew - I had no one to talk to - so thanks Aimee and PMM for sharing the late night mourning.

This morning DH is off golfing, CJ is going to get picked up by a friend in about an hour and K-Bug and Mom are going grocery shopping together. I will have the house to myself for a few - all ready squeeeing at the concept!

{{{S and Sean}}}

Pretty Hil. It looks like the seller has a good track record. They also claim a 14 day no questions asked return policy.