Midwest Vampire People checking in: [link]

Good luck to you, ita--I hope you feel better really soon.

Devi brought me her ribbon to sling about. And then she hopped in the tub. I swung the ribbon, she chased it. She's really noisy in the tub. Paws and elbows and head and full body fwumps and cracks. Plus the click of claws. And the MWERP MWERP MWERP.

Amarna likes to knock little things off of the sink into the tub, where she can chase them around. She had a blast with the little plastic medicine measuring cup I had just cleaned out.

Thanks for the shoe reccie, Vortex! That first company looked like they had nice shoes, but unfortunately they only go up to size 11--I wear 12s. But the second rec for the Doc Martens led me to Zappo's, where I found these Puma oxfords. Does anyone know if Puma's are comfy? Because I like the way these look.

Don't know. I rec'd the Merrells and the Docs because they are super comfy and good for standing a lot. I wore my Docs every day for 6 weeks when backpacking through Europe.

I just finished paperdol's book. Happy sigh of love for the book, sad sigh that there is no more nummy prose to read. I have peektures that I must post, but now I must eat dinner. I think I'll watch Pippin during dinner, because Ben Vereen + Bob Fosse = LOVE.

I might go go with these--they're Nurse Mates, which means they're meant for people who are on their feet all day. They might not be the most fashionable style around, but my current pair isn't any better.

I think I'm going to pick up another copy this weekend (I've got one coming from Amazon). I can take my friends up to the store and geek out so they all have to get one too.

Kathy, I had a pair of Pumas that I liked. Pretty good support. I wear a 10-10.5 and have flat feet, so I look for arch support.

good luck with the hospital gig, ita.

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I think it's safe to say from that first picture that Noah is more than happy to be home! I looked through the whole set, lori. They're great. Poor Grace in mid-sneeze -- sneezing while intubated must be quite the adventure.

(Note to Kat: If that's Noah's regular bathing sink, you're gonna wanna move that knife stand, at least during bath time.)

ita, here's hoping that things become at least tolerable for you headache wise this weekend.

I was also sad that she didn't realize her husband might be looking for a divorce, and he didn't know how to know if he loved her. If she truly wants to stay married, I hope he doesn't mind her blogging about it.

If her husband is asking the therapist how he knows if he still loves her, the marriage is already over and she's just in denial about it.

I think she makes her money giving business advice. And she may well be good at that.

I was thinking, if she can get a six figure book contract based on writing style that makes a first person account come off that unsympathetic toward herself, she must be a marketing genius. But maybe getting readers to identify isn't a concern if it's business advice.