I'm glad to hear that Toto isn't mad at you.

Eeep, totalling the car at 18 and not getting hurt could improve his driving, or make it worse. I'm glad he's ok.

Pre-school is fun! I hope you find a not so pricey option. I paid for Brendon, but Bobby got to go to public school pre-school because of his speech issues.

Yeah, Em and I were the big ol' lazy layabouts.

(Sorry again, Aims.)

On the other hand, Em woke up in a *great* mood, so I'm reaping all sorts of layabout benefits.

Laura, I'm sorry about your sister's MiL.

On the other hand, Em woke up in a *great* mood, so I'm reaping all sorts of layabout benefits.

Kids are so much more fun when they wake up happy.

Ellie woke up this morning and immediately started jumping on her knees on the bed. It was so cute to see her so totally happy and still sleepy.

I woke up with cramps AND a headache. Grabbed some painkiller and a heating pad and went back to bed. Woke up to the lovely sound of the landscapers doing crazy chainsaw things in the building courtyard. LOUD.

BUT, as I lay there thinking "God damnit, I just want some sleep," my phone rang! With someone (who I was going to call and bug today!) requesting an interview!! Way to make my day start off WAY BETTER. YAY.

OI! Families of my Bitches! No more accidents, infections, leaving this plane for another, etc. I mean it!!

This.

Y'all had a discussion about the south and I missed it! My South has family and savory food, fireflies at night and woods with meandering creeks, treehouses built over long summer days, porches and back porches, football and booster clubs, iced tea with too much lemon, dogs sleeping under the house, fishing with granddandy, good music, accents dripping honey, eccentric folk, work trucks, boat hitches and Big Stars.

I want to go visit the South. Tom and I were just talking about taking a road trip.

DH was originally going as well, but he can't swing it with the business. He's a good one for telling me to go without him.

sooooo, does that mean that there's an extra ticket floating around? ;)

So I'm searching for a job online while Emeline draws on her chalkboard easel thing with, natch, chalk.

Then she wanders over to where I'm typing on the laptop and draws a line with chalk on the back of the screen.

Me: No!
Em: (looks irritated for a moment) Sowwy.

Then she goes to do it again!

Me: I said NO!
Em: (stares at me for a moment, gauging: Is Daddy serious? Is this, perhaps, a code for "Oh, how precious! Do it again!"? Hm. Scowling. Glaring. Not code, then. Begins fake crying) I want my Mommy!
Me: Mommy would say "no", too.
Em: (stomps off)

Has she turned three yet?