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.

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."

4lb bag of licorice whips.

These should have their own duffel bag. Along with Cherry coke and cheese popcorn.

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.]

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 ?

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.

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.

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.

It's funny how a little thing like not seeing the payment for your credit card bill, even though you know you paid it and yet somehow it must not have gone through because look now there are finance charges and late fees but I know I logged in to pay it so wtf happened, can totally ruin your day.

Man, I am out of it!

Between the disorientation of the Alarm Clock That Wasn't incident and this incipient sinus/ear fuckityness I got happening, I feel like my eyes aren't tracking right and my head is stuffed with stupid.