Thanks for the good wishes, all. I still have not heard back from Mom since the fifteen-second phone call yesterday, so I have no idea what's going on.

"New Tricks"? I'll keep my eyes peeled for it!

I'm thinking I should talk him into staying another night or two.

I always think it's a good idea to trust the bereaved to know when they want company or not, but you know your uncle better than I. Regardless, giving him the option would certainly be a kindness.

Also, very glad that Suzi's and Trudy's respective moms are doing well.

((((Anne))))

And wrod wrt Suzi and Trudi's mums.

Daniel just uttered this: "It's the extra butter on the hotcakes of love."

Okay, am I the only bitch whose hotcakes-of-love aren't getting buttered?

Sheesh. Everyone's getting spanked but me.

Aaaanyway, fwiw I am now a Level 1 Reiki Channel. I have a very nice certificate confirming that this is so. Thus far I feel that I have shown slightly less aptitude for Reiki than would your average banana (which I confess is something of a disappointment - I'd rather supposed that I might be good at it), but I am not without hope that time and experience might change this. Fear my potential-Jedi-mindtrick fu!

ion, and I have to share this with you, my school is built on a vortex, apparently. I mean, I knew it was super haunted, because of having previously been a hospital, but I didn't know that it was built on an energy vortex attracting spirits and energies both dark and light.

In short, I teach at a school on top of a hell mouth.

For reals.

t gobsmacked

...I'm a trifle concerned that something or somebody is going to eat the headmistress one of these days.

And I can just see Fay being the nice supportive teacher to the incognito Slayer in residence and thus dooming herself. Alas.

I don't know which kid is the incognito proto-slayer, but I have a feisty blonde colleague who's going to do some ghostbusting with her fellow Reiki folks shortly.

Okay, am I the only bitch whose hotcakes-of-love aren't getting buttered?

t does NGA handshake w/fay

t checks wallet for secret handshake instructions

Ah, yes.

t performs secret handshake.

I seem to have joined a church choir. Which, I suppose, would make me an unofficial member of the church, no?

Now I am debating whether or not to go the gym.

Go on! Go to the gym! I know it sounds like an effort, but actually you'll get that fabulous endorphin rush AND a sense of gleeful smugness at the same time!