Hi everybody! We are back from a weekend with Robert in lovely Carlisle, PA. PA is pretty; Carlisle's a truck stop.

Suzi, glad your mom is home. I hope she is on the mend and doesn't stubborn herself out of healing.

Jilli's Royal Cupcakeness comes through to total strangers, apparently. Fun story! (And I was finally able to listen to Black Parade without sobbing like a baby).

Ugh I feel so bad for my mom. She's having a really hard time being in the presence of my sister's husband but we're trying to be supportive so that my sister can figure things out on her own. The guy was ten times ruder to me than he ever was to my mom but I barely see him anymore. She seems him almost once a week when he and sis sleep over at Mom & Dad's house. I feel like it's OK for Mom to tell Sis "I love you but I'm sorry I just can't stand your husband anymore." Dad thinks that's making a bad situation worse. I think we may end up going to counseling together (me and Mom.) ::stomp::scream::wallpunch::

Suzi, glad your mom is home safely.

I came home tonight to hear my cat howling at me. I first thought he got outside, but then I discovered he was actually locked in my landlady's room, where he had been all day I guess. Fortunately the bedding he used as his litter will all wash and the mattress itself seems to be fine. Unfortunately, the poor kitty was locked in a room all day and is a little freaked out.

In dad news, I haven't heard anything since Friday's switch to suspected Infectious Disease of some sort.

Did I miss the memo?

It hasn't gone out yet! But it probably will?

Laga, what an unfortunate situation. I hope your mom can do whatever she needs in order to maintain sanity.

thanks d. Mostly we email back and forth about what an %#&@*# the hubby is but the more time passes the more we wonder whether we are really doing the right thing by not telling sis how much we hate him.

Tricky sitch. On the one hand, she might want validation. On the other, she might feel you are ganging up on her (them). Oy. Best of luck to you guys in case you blurt out your feelings accidentally.

Anyone around?

I'm trying to do homework. I need another business world example of marketing. There is too much to choose from and my brain is drawing a blank. Silly, just totally silly.

I'm kind of brain-fidgety and can't get to sleep. Just one of those nights where my mind is bouncing around to everything I should have done today but didn't, or everything I shouldn't have done but did, and everything I need to do tomorrow, and which of that stuff I really should have done last week, and I can't get it to calm down.

Also, because I kind of lost track of the date, I realized that it's a Jewish fast day several hours after I ate stuff. So feeling guilty about that, too.