-t, exactly. It's the implication that we won't work or that Friday will be a "day off" if we aren't here. Trust me, admin, when you have the equivalent of 16 pages (single-spaced) of comments to write, you don't have a lot of free time. Grrr.

Okay. Teaching shortly. Thanks for listening.

High fives Nora, my sistah in Salem Halloween Grinch-dom.

Halloween is generally the time to FLEE AND LOCK YOUR DOORS.

True dat. Which is why I'm off to Maine this weekend. I'll just hunker down (and get home late-ish) on Weds.

Owen just picked out his own costume. He's a Care Bear. He's been watching the Care Bear Movie ad nauseum. As soon as we got home, he had to put it on. He's watching tv now as Bedtime Bear. I had to go to the infant section to find something small enough for Liv. She's a fuzzy monkey.

I need to get pictures.

Our realtor is coming any minute so I've got the kids in the basement.

Tonight is the last night the kids and I will spend in this house. Meep.

OH MY GOSH, CASH!!!

{{{HUGS}}}

Wow, Cash. That's kind of crazy to be happening so fast.

Cash! Noooooo! You can't leeeeeave meeeee!

We'll see if he's able to do it. He has to go up there and decorate on Saturday.

{{Cashmere}}

KristinT - that's just plain silly of them.

ION, after parents' night at Iris' new school last night, somehow, my mommy genes kicked in and I bought this at a store at the top of the hill: [link]

This is one step up from the casserole baker-warmer-carrier that I am ashamed to admit I own twice.

Eep, Cashmere! This is happening so fast!

I replied to that rejection e-mail with a "thanks for the notice, I'd be interested in discussing future opportunities" type response. I got a message back with "Thanks Suzi. We will keep you in mind for other opportunities."

That is good, right? Or would that just be standard? This e-mail stuff with HR is confusing.