Some lovely Colbert/Clinton on the Report last night.

They sent her home?!? Poor, Jessica!

TV and computer are set up for the cable guy tomorrow. Falling down now.

I was hoping there'd be an Alter-Sprog by now. Of course that must pale to how Jess is feeling about the whole thing.

Poor Jess and Ethan.

Laura's story about Bobby reminds me of the story of my birth, which has been repeated frequently by my mother. "Natural childbirth!" she says. "I had you be natural childbirth. They didn't have time to give me anything." She started labor and they went to the hospital. The nurses said, "It's a first baby. It will be hours," so Mom urged Dad to go ahead and go to the party they'd been planning to go to, that being back in the era when fathers paced in the waiting room. He left and she had me in about 30 minutes, before they got her anywhere near L&D.

Eta: is this an opportune time to reveal that I have a soft spot for the Tigers because they were Thomas Magnum's team?

That's a perfectly cromulent reason. Magnum was a particularly lovable character.

My car's in the shop. I borrowed my roomie's for the next couple days. If I can't get Stella back on Thursday I'm not sure what I'll do. I can get TO work no problem, but the bus stops running after 8:30 and I wouldn't get off until 12:30 or 1:00. Oh well I resolve to stop worrying until I hear from my mechanic.

The same thing happened to Brendon that happened to your dad, Ginger. He took my older son to daycare because there would be time and missed it. A GF and her daughter assisted. I was finally in a room when he got there. He comes rushing into the room with a video camera and I point to the bin next to me and say, "he's right there." Total shock. Poor guy. We hadn't found out in advance the sex so Brendon was wondering what I even meant by He being there. He's still unhappy that he missed it.

I hope Jessica is resting.

Random happy making moment. I just picked up my son from his friend's house. As I pulled into the driveway the radio played a fabulous live version of a jazz song that I have only ever heard the one recorded version of. In Spain by Al Jarreau. Love that song.

These movers are the quickest I've had. An hour and a half to pack the truck and they're making quick work of unpacking too.

Fantastic, sj! It's nice to see moving going more smoothly than expected.

I hope all is going well with Jessica and the WeeAlter, and that this is not as bothersome as it sounds in the posts. Not that the posts are bothersome, mind you, just well, stay safe and as comfie as possible.

So, I got into the English Senior Honors program at school. YAY!

Yay, vw!!

IOmememeN, the codiene is helpful, but not doing the trick. I'm now on antibiotics and will start the prednisone tomorrow if there's not significant improvement. I'm all sorts of depressed about still being sick, and not thrilled with the idea of prednisone, after all I've heard about it, but I really, really want to stop hacking and breathe normally.

Question: Is lung inflamation code for asthma? I'm kind of suspicious with the prednisone and albuterol prescriptions.

Is lung inflamation code for asthma? I'm kind of suspicious with the prednisone and albuterol prescriptions.

Not necessarily. Sounds like bronchitis to me and my doc always prescribes prednisone and albuterol (well, not really as I am allergic to albuterol, but an albuterol-like inhaler) for me when I have bronchitis. They both really help open you up and make you feel oh so much better.

I really hope Jessica is home and sleeping comfortably tonight.

Yay, SJ. I'm glad it's going smoothly, after all this.

One thing that's making my whole house hunting thing less stressful is all the connections I somehow have. My mentor/manager at work is also my RE agent. My minion from old job had a rocky path but bought a house a couple of years ago - and hence has found top-notch inspectors and lawyers. My best friend here moved recently - from the neighborhood I'm leaving to roughly where I'm going - and had great movers. So a lot of the elements that are usually so fraught are pretty smooth for me.

It's just the craxy elderly Polish folks throwing a spanner into the works. Ah well.

and not thrilled with the idea of prednisone, after all I've heard about it

It is a wonder drug. I'm not saying I'd like to take it a long time, but as a short term thing it can really help you.