I think mine would be a room with the floor covered in futons, with tons of pillows and cushions, and I could make forts and tunnels and caves with the cushions....

Offices that double as studio apartments.

Safe travels, Hil. Have fun planting the forest!

{{Gloomcookie}} That sounds dreadful.

GC, I'm sorry your brother and his wife and being so crazy-making. I hope the kids are all right.

Aimee, I hope things get better.

And now daycare just called. A little boy bit Em. Hrd enough to raise a bruise immediately, but not hard enough to break the skin.

What in the world? Did he hit her with something? Immediately raising a bruise from a hit is some doing.

May his parents serve him his most hated meal for supper, and insist he eat it (I'm sorry, I can't smite daycare aged kids any harder than that).

it probably wasn't actual influenza

Yeah, I think actual real flu would have knocked me on my ass much longer, but you normal common cold doesn't usually come with nasty fevers, I thought.

And cool. If I infected my fellow crew and actors, it was probably last weekend, huh? Nice. Of course, the two crew members I've talked to said nothing, so hopefully they all just lucked out.

GC, WTF is wrong with your realtives? Yeesh.

And Hil, have fun and be safe in Israel. Will you be able to hook up with Nilly while you're out there?

Oh. Bit. Bit. Bit. Bit. I misread, and then the post took forever to load, so my mistake was just sitting there mocking me, like mistakes are wont to do.

And now daycare just called. A little boy bit Em. Hrd enough to raise a bruise immediately, but not hard enough to break the skin.

Hmm.... there are times I should probably just not read Bitches, lest I want to cause harm to small boys.

I'd probably just bite him like he bit her, see how he likes it. Though I'd still go to jail for that.

Yeah, I think actual real flu would have knocked me on my ass much longer, but you normal common cold doesn't usually come with nasty fevers, I thought.

There are all sorts of viruses, though. My kids and I had what amounted to a fever virus. Their temps were right up where S's was. Mine was more like yours. The doctor told us it was a 3-5 day thing. It ended up being more like a 5-7 day thing for us.

And shoot, I can't remember if I already told you this, yesterday. Sorry if I am being repeato girl.

And shoot, I can't remember if I already told you this, yesterday. Sorry if I am being repeato girl.

Nah, I don't think you mentioned that yesterday. No worries.

And now daycare just called. A little boy bit Em. Hrd enough to raise a bruise immediately, but not hard enough to break the skin.

Nice thing about this? Trash bags can double as body bags for little boys who BITE MY BABY GIRL!!

Which little yard-ape do I have to smack until they bleed from their ears?

DayCare Provider thinks that Em took the toy from him first and he's getting his molars. He's a little younger than her 2 years and 3 months, so I'm apt to forgive him a little bit quicker if than if her was like, 3 or 4.

*shrug*

All part of the process I guess.

She was total destructo girl while we were at home yesterday. Ripped the cover off the thermostat and pulled the spring-thingy out. Broke my book light by pulling it apart. Destroyed a fabric lei that my sister had given me. Moved her bed into the middle of the room. Tore apart my Parenting magazine. Got yogurt all over EVERYTHING. She wouldn't eat anything unless I was eating it and then she didn't want her own bowl. She wouldn't go potty and screamed when I tried to coax, beg, bribe her to go. My patience was just about out when Joe got home. He wasn't home two seconds and she was all smiles and , "Hi Daddy!" and "I have to go potty, come'ere." and leading Joe by the hand to the bathroom.

I chalked it up to he's a better soother and nurturer than I am when she's this age and worked on my schoolwork.