I like tea too, and have a few nice flavors (and more coming! for my Christmas present to me!), but I have to have coffee first.

Which is now cold, what with the abusing the children and chasing the dog thing I've been doing.

It's not a bad day, honestly. Though Aidan jumped on my head, he did it with those adorable giggles that makes it hard to be mad at him.

He *likes* being negative and critical and snarky, though. It's his happy place, they know him there.

Totally using this. "I like being indifferent and noncommital! It's my happy place, they know me there!"

Yes. This is good.

Something in the dining room is rattling. It's making me go INSANE!

Hey, today my leg is so m uch better - I can walk on flat surfaces almost normally. I mean, my knee isn't bothering me, but my calf is still a bit tight.

And, I have, I hope, solved my problem with the US Mail. (I left a note on my door to leave the package there - just in case but I also phoned the toll-free number to have them deliver it on Friday -- when I have the day off.)

I have new hair! And, as far as anyone who hasn't seen me in the last year, or even since July, a new body!

Tell me all about it. I'm on a need to know basis.

Oofta, Matilda was not only up between 1:45 and 3:45 last night, but she was screaming at the top of her lungs for the duration. We tag team bouncy walked her until she was tractable and calmed down enough to breast feed.

It was unpleasant.

And now this morning she has the temerity be super cute and smiley at us.

Yeah, yeah, missy, wait until you're a teenager and I wake you up with shocking blasts of light flickerings at 7am during your summer break. You'll get yours.

sumi, our mail carrier last year at Christmas time used to leave that note, without bringing the package to the door or knocking on the door... just walk up, attach the note, and run away. Peeved me something fierce. I used to lie in wait for him so I could open the door and say, "where's my package??" but he was a fast sucker. I hope you get your package okay.

No screaming at 1:45 am. That is a bad time for screaming.

Tell me all about it. I'm on a need to know basis.

I got my hair cut (long layers) and colored (this really rich coppery red that only my stylist seems to be able to do). Since July I have lost nearly 25 lbs. There's a girl who used to waitress at the bar, who I consider pretty slim, who had to give me 4 pairs of jeans because I have only 2 that fit-even one of those pair were a little less than fitted.

Really, I'll stop preening now.

Congratulations Brenda!!!

Deena, supposedly they attempted to deliver the package at 2:42 pm and then tried again at 2:50 pm. (What was the point of that???) And I did not get a notice at all.

Yay brenda!

Way to go brenda!