My sympathies to Aimee. Too bad the fix for a screaming toddler is not the same as the fix for a screaming back.
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 39: Cuppa Tea, Cuppa Tea, Almost Got Shagged, Cuppa Tea...
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
WindSparrow - Dec 31, 2007 4:57:14 am PST #241 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
hippocampus - Dec 31, 2007 4:58:04 am PST #242 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
the roads are icy.
this is something that only happens in the northern states. It is not a federally approved action and therefore does not exist.
seriously? I was always boggled at the combination of freakout and lack-of-sense that came to Charlottesville whenever the weather got cold.
Volans - Dec 31, 2007 5:10:21 am PST #243 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I was always boggled at the combination of freakout and lack-of-sense that came to Charlottesville whenever the weather got cold.
This is a running joke in Northern VA. I think, though, that a big part of the problem is that people have to get up and drive to work before they are really awake. There's always an awful lot of bumperlock and slow reactions and general brain-not-on in the morning (more so than the rest of the day).
When I'm King of the World, workdays won't have to start so early. Or involve commuting.
Cashmere - Dec 31, 2007 5:15:53 am PST #244 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Poor Aimee's back!
Miracleman, sorry about the alarm fuckus.
Even up here in Wisconsin, people sometimes think they can beat the elements and drive like the roads aren't ice & snow covered. DH did finally complete our emergency kit for the van. He was so cute and went out and bought a giant duffle bag to keep the sleeping bag, extra hats & gloves, hand warmers, batteries and lamp and a 4lb bag of licorice whips.
And in the unending saga of Owen, he's currently using his Tyranosaurus Rex to devour Olivia's lamb slippers. I distinctly heard the words "sheep's liver."
Aims - Dec 31, 2007 5:17:09 am PST #245 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
4lb bag of licorice whips.
These should have their own duffel bag. Along with Cherry coke and cheese popcorn.
Jessica - Dec 31, 2007 5:22:49 am PST #246 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Dylan decided to celebrate the passing of 2007 by skipping his first nap this morning and instead spent the better part of 3 hours making emphatic loud screechy noises that I'm sure were meant to communicate something. Possibly something along the lines of "CHECK OUT HOW LOUD I CAN SCREECH!!! AW, YEAH, SCREECHING!!!! WOOOOOOOT!"
Thankfully, he's asleep now. Let us hope that this nap makes up in length for the missing of nap #1.
[eta: Oh, and I am over my Stomach Ick of the past few days, and instead woke up to find that I had been invaded by communists at some time in the middle of the night. What fun. Not.]
Trudy Booth - Dec 31, 2007 5:30:48 am PST #247 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Big family party last night. Soooo much fun. As it was winding down, someone said "the cousins should go to a movie!" so eleven of us (eight cousins, three significant others) went and saw Charlie Wilson's War.
How much do I love that my family's idea of a good time is going to see Charlie Wilson's War ?
Fred Pete - Dec 31, 2007 5:34:14 am PST #248 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Very thick fog in Northern Virginia this morning. Luckily, very thin traffic as well.
Teddy is home, and it looks like the best case scenario -- too high levels of immune suppressant, which is treatable. More tests Wednesday to make sure there hasn't been damage to the kidney and related tubes.
Laura - Dec 31, 2007 6:20:42 am PST #249 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Good news, Fred!
Went to BIL's big family thing. Lots and lots of people. It was very nice and I was comfortable enough. Glad I went. Had a bit too much champagne.
Laura - Dec 31, 2007 6:24:25 am PST #250 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Poor parents of tantrum having kids! I don't remember the boys doing this much, but they both had colic to punish me earlier in life so I had to get a break at some point.
My nephew was big on tantrums. The first time I took care of him he launched into one when I drove past MacDonald's without stopping for fries. I glanced at him and told him that didn't work on me and he stopped instantly. Tried it again once, same reaction when I told him it wouldn't work.