Oh, connie. That is so good to read. Hubby really does deserve a break. Yay for surgery working!

That's excellent news, Connie. Go doctor fixit!

Ignoring the disturbing Cool Whip issue.

Containing lube and sharing ingredients with lube are two different things.

YAY connie and DH!

vw, looks good, but I agree with Ginger's edit.

So. Let me tell you why there is not enough gronk in the world for today.

1. Woke up exhausted. Stumbled out of bed and toward caffeine-machine. Rinsed out gold filter and coffee pot. Filled caffeine machine with water. Poured beans into machine. Realized that they were, indeed, BEANS. Poured beans out of machine and into grinder. Used grinder. Poured newly ground beans into machine. Realized gold filter was still sitting on the counter. Salvaged as much ground coffee as possible and rinsed out filter holder, now filled with undrinkable grounds. Woe. Tried the whole process again. Almost forgot to put filter in machine AGAIN. Caught it at the last second. Looked suspiciously at machine. Turned it on.

2. Went to bathroom. Started shower. Stepped into shower and realized I was still wearing pajamas. Managed to jump out before pajamas got soaked. Undressed. Tried to shower again. Kept forgetting the steps of my shower routine and so took twice as long as normal to get hair shampooed and conditioned and get body washed. Turned off water. Realized I hadn't rinsed the conditioner out of my hair. Turned water back on. Rinsed. Turned off water. Stepped out of shower.

3. Started to get dressed with clothes I (thankfully) laid out the night before and hung in the bathroom. Got dressed. Realized I had forgotten to put panties out. Stumbled into bedroom. Tripped over piles of clean laundry still not put away. Found underwear. Finished dressing.

4. Took meds. Decided to make a concerted effort to make the rest of the morning successful. Fed cats. Washed out travel mug. Got coffee (finally brewed correctly). Got school bag and purse. Double checked to be sure I had everything I needed: school bag, purse, wallet, glasses, keys. Went out to car. Did another mental check.

5. Got to school. Went up to classroom. Opened bag to prepare for the day. Realized I'd left my laptop with ALL OF MY SCHOOL FILES, including the audiobook of Macbeth I'd planned to use a portion of in class today, at home. Wept.

I am posting from the classroom desktop. They apparently haven't blocked b.org. Yet.

Oh, and did I mention that it's "Grandparents and Special Friends Day" here? So there will be guests in my classroom all day. It's going to be a long day.

Oh, connie, how wonderful!

Raq! I got your package, you crazy woman! Thank you so much. Are you settled with a more or less permanent address, or are you in temporary housing?

Wow, Kristin I'm surprised you didn't knock yourself out eating breakfast. It's unfair to have to make coffee before you've had coffee, and yet that is the required order. Though Teppy swears by her coffee timer.

I didn't eat breakfast. Way too risky. I probably would have ended up accidently feeding the cats cereal and eating catfood.

{{{Kristin}}} That is so my kind of morning, I'm very sorry you had it today.

connie, that's wonderful news about your hubby's fix! ::gives surgeon a cookie::

Cool Whip has always been a disturbing product. Demand real whipped cream, people!