She went in for a scheduled operation related to her ongoing heart/artery problems earlier this week, but now she's been put back in rehab since she's lost ground since her last hospital stay this winter.

I don't want to disclose too much--he's at work right now, and I don't know what he does and doesn't want to share--but I thought it might be important to know in case either of us seems off right now.

Oh man. Group mom~ma. I hope everyone's moms are all right.

Also ladling out the passport ~ma. It's such a chore getting a passport now! I'm glad I went on and got mine when Bush was re-elected. (You never know when you'll have to flee the country.)

I second Brenda's Oh dear. My hugs to ND as well.

It sounds like group mom~ma is needed for Bitches right now.

I am happy to let go of the mom~ma I was hording. For the moment, my mom is doing well.

CJ - not so well. Oh, he is healthy, but we just had a chat about matches and lying. He is off apologizing to grandma right now.

~ma to the moms. (Is that ma~ma?)

In "developmental milestones I'd just as soon skip" news, our daycare center director called me into her office when I picked up Annabel today. She lashed out physically at one of the teachers when he put her in timeout for making a ruckus at naptime. Sigh.

Much ~ma for the Buffista moms!

I just went to say goodnight and goodbye to Noodle. I asked him for a hug, and he said, "Excuse me, I'm reading."

Earlier, when he finished dinner, he announced, "I'm very gross."

He has really cracked me up. I'm gonna miss that Noodle. Fortunately, I get to see him again in two weeks.

I need haircolor advice, please.

I have always gone lighter, but now I want to go darker. I don't think I can carry off black. When I have tried a true red before, it didn't do well with the yellow in my skin. What do you think of Deep Burgundy Brown? That doesn't give a great picture of it, but it is dark brown with almost metallic burgundy highlights.

If not that, any suggestions? Any localistas willing to help me? I suck at doing my own hair.

Suzi, you're half Persian. You can do dark brown.

CJ! Straighten up and fly right!

Speaking of Persia, Signet has a new translation of A Thousand And One Nights out available, in paperback in three volumes, from the Burton translation.

Gleaned from the forward: It probably started as a translation from Persian to Arabic, but the framing story indicates that it has an even older origin in India.

Also, Ali Babi and Sinbad were late additions. Not necessarily canonical.

~ma~ma~ma~ma~ma~

for all youse bitches!