Awwww...Sail! So cute! You should totally check the Yorkie out. They have such personalities.

Well, I guess the advert worked very well, Simon's already got an adoption pending. Still, I can check back every now and then to see what else they might have.

Dear Powers That Be -

I don't know why you took my trouble-free, cheerful, and docile daughter and replaced her with the screaming demon that now resides in our house. Was it a sick need to hear, "MINE! MINE! MINE!" screamed at 10,000 decibles for a full ten minutes? Was it a sadistic exercise in "Let's see how much Aimee can take before she pulls her hair out?" Either way, I would think that both of these needs have been met in the past two weeks and I would like The Other Emeline back as soon as possible (you know - the one without the goatee. Have you ever had to shave a toddler in the morning?)

Please accept the sacrifice of this dog, these Michael Kors shoes, and this long box of Silver Age comics in an effort to appease you.

Sincerely,
Aimee

P.S. In addition, I am enclosing a check for $5000 and some chocolate peanut butter chip brownies. The brownies are for now. Please wait until next Friday to cash the check.

Poor Aimee. Hopefully this stage will end before she becomes a teenager.

Oodles of job-ma to you, Plei.

Steph!! I got the VM. Thanks much!

I stopped at Target on my way home for cat litter and such, thinking it would be safe since I didn't feel like shopping.

Oops.

All kinds of ~ma to you, Plei. And ita. And brenda. And Katie Bee.

I stopped at Target on my way home for cat litter and such, thinking it would be safe since I didn't feel like shopping.

Ha! The Target Trap is never safe. And "just stopping in for cat litter" is its biggest lure.

Could I request some ~ma for my mom? She took my dad to the nursing home today. I'd ask for ~ma for my dad, but he's gone downhill so much in the past 6 weeks that it doesn't seem to be affecting him much. I think I'm going to try heading down there for a quick weekend soon because I'm not so sure he's going to make it to Christmas.

Oh, Aimee. Wanna ship her here for a week? Give you a break? Make me thankful for Toto :).

I stopped at Target on my way home for cat litter and such, thinking it would be safe since I didn't feel like shopping.

Oops.

Lee! Don't you know the Target rule?! You can't walk out before spending $100. They actually don't allow it.

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~ma for ChiKat and her family. Such a rough situation, hon. I hope you can get down for a visit soon.

job~ma for Plei. Somehow I missed that one.

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Also went to Target tonight.

Sending ~ma in various directions. I won't list for fear of missing someone, but there's a lot of ~ma going out, rest assured.

I didn't go to Target today, but my mom told me they have penguin bath accessories, so I'll have to go before too long. Because, you know, penguins.

Lots of job ~ma, Plei . . . with benefits!

The only safe way to go to Target: Bring the DH. He questions all purchases and is an impatient shopper. The man has no shopping muscles! So I end up buying less, just to end his agony. That makes me A Good Wife.

ChiKat, much ~ma to your parents.

Aimee, for you I have earplugs.

Awww, Aimee. It'll be over in...well. A couple years.

But the worst is only about 7 months or so! And it's already started so (a) start your calendar and (b) become the Queen of the Iron Willed Timeout.

Between you and Emeline? My money's on you.