{{{Bev}}}

Laura, stick people made me laugh.

Destructo Boy strikes again: The kids and I were upstairs playing. I take a moment to pee and come back to find Owen had used the drawers in Olivia's changing table to climb up and rip the butterflies off her wall. And broken through the bottom of the (admittedly, cheap ass) furniture drawer.

Must now remove screws from cheap, pasteboard drawer and figure out how to replace the bottom.

I'm lying in bed because I apparently did something that my stomach very angry with me, and seems that whatever my landlord did to try to keep the smoke out of my apartment didn't work at all. So now I can't breathe either.

The alternative, a full-care facility, would make her so frantic and disoriented that as long as she's mobile and we can contain and control her, we and her doctors think she's better off at home.

Destructo Boy strikes again: The kids and I were upstairs playing. I take a moment to pee and come back to find Owen had used the drawers in Olivia's changing table to climb up and rip the butterflies off her wall. And broken through the bottom of the (admittedly, cheap ass) furniture drawer.

Oh, Owen, what a lucky little love you are to have been born in a time when spankings are frowned upon.

Cindy, glad the fever's come down a bit, hope he continues to improve. I'm a little concerned about your household's brewing Electra complex - but also really amused.

The fever came back up when the drugs wore off. I gave him more Tylenol. It went up more. I gave him Motrin and I'm sitting on my hands to keep from taking his temperature again.

I don't know if it's an Electra complex, so much as she'd really like me to be a little more exciting. *sigh*

spankings are frowned upon.

And on some places - almost completely illegal!

Hey, was it one of you, again, who donated $150 to my marathon fund on January 25? For some reason, it only just posted to the site, and I don't recognize the name.

Told you it was premature!

I have shamefully skimmed, pretty much to almost skipping. Oh well. I'm hungry and there are no quick snacks to be had. Am also grumpy in general. Woe.

To be less shallow, I am so sorry for those struggling with familial issues - from parents to children. May you get the sleep and down-time needed for your sanity.

Told you it was premature!

Heh. And she donated before you did.

I'm glad! For donations to the cause, as well as support for you.

Andi and I signed up to a new ISP and phone provider last week. they were supposed to install today.

It turns out that the new Fiber optic lines installed three years ago to the city are all on the wrong side of the sidewalk. They will have to wait until the spring thaw to install. They can't cross the sidewalk.

WTF? It's not like they don't know they put the boxes on the boulevards all over town.

I've asked them to see if they can pay the difference in my DSL bill since I can't take a contract with Qwest because of their lockin 1-3 year deals. I'm paying Qwest monthly rates $20+ higher until the switch.

For donations to the cause, as well as support for you.

Yeah, I think I'll have no trouble raising the required amount. I ought to set a new goal.

Daniel, I dreamt last night that I met you and Andi on the street and that you were taking a tandem bicycle cross-country and blogging about it. You were both very smiley and happy and rode off together. It was a very pleasant dream.