sumi, here's a review by the much-revered-by-Bitchmoms Ask Moxie of an interesting-sounding bed rest fitness DVD that your friend may be interested in.

If she is the kind of person who enjoys girly pampering, I wonder if someone at her local nail salon might be willing to make a mani-pedi/hand and foot massage house call?

If she doesn't already have one set up, some kind of nice sturdy little side table for right next to the bed, so she's got computer, phone, crafty items and books right within reach might be good.

And I really, really loved it when Buffistas and local friends sent me their old trashy paperbacks; I was so stir-crazy and irritable that I didn't have the attention span for Great Literature, but cozy mysteries and lurid true crime books and silly vampire bodice-rippers were perfect brain candy. Maybe she (or you) can put out a similar brain candy plea?

Back from Bali and semi-caught up on chores. Will never catch up on Buffista board so skipping without much skimming.

Hello to all, and (as they said to me at the Taipei airport) happy, happy greetings.

If you need a quick chuckle: [link] For maximum impact scroll down to pictures before reading any text, as text is spoilery, and pictures speak for themselves.

She would totally love spa type thing. (She is not near me - which makes this difficult.)

Is this the shoe thread I forget. These are my new purple boots. [link]

Oh, DJ, those are AWESOME. As are the sexy stems they are on.

Thanks Cash! I loves them. When I wear the brown ones I got I'll take a pic of those too.

Oh, wow, DJ. Totally wicked!

Since I'm in the sharing mood...cutie snow angel: [link]

Hot boots! Cute baby!

Too full of sushi for verbs, sorry.

Eta: welcome home, Typo!

Great' boots, DJ.

Haven't heard back from K yet about seeing the nephews. Trying not to freak out, but I'm going to be really devastated if I don't get to see them. I haven't seen them in over a year, and I was used to seeing them at least once a week.