I really can't chuck out my whole wardrobe in favor of a total Gothic Lolita look, can I.

Again, I am not the person to answer this question for you. But, if you do decide to dabble in that fashion, let me point you at Retroscope Fashions as a good place to start. Their prices are very, very reasonable. Reasonable enough that I have, um, a LOT of skirts from them. And some blouses.

I've had pneumonia before, though

HIE THEE TO A DOCTOR!

edit: when you can, of course, but as quickly as you can. You don't need people yelling at you, you're an intelligent being.

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Happy Birthday, Anne!!!

Jessica, I found one pair of mittens in your baby's size here:

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Although they are "camo" print.

I have mittens with string attaching them! And the mittens are black w/ pink paw pads. I wear them with my fleece workout jacket.

But, if you do decide to dabble in that fashion, let me point you at Retroscope Fashions as a good place to start.

t bats eyes at ND

My birthday is coming up, you know...

Aims, go home and go to the doctor. This is not good.

CURSE YOU WEE JILLI!!!!!

Also, cool link.

My method is to wait until we're outside to put them on. (I also recommend having a baby young enough that he can't argue with you or pull off his own mittens.)

Now matter how cold it is, he hates the mittens...hates them, my precious.

But I do too, so there's that. Maybe I can find baby armwarmers for him.

Crazy8! I always forget about them.

Like an idiot, I didn't check the school district's website--just the local newspaper this morning. So I bundled the kids up, saddled the tauntaun and drove Owen to school. Only to find out that school was cancelled today. *headdesk*

Liv's down for her nap so I have to take Owen downstairs and instruct him in the use of the magic eraser--AGAIN, only this time, for pencil marks on the walls.

That boy's going to be in a permanent time out until he's 40.

Happy birthday, Anne!

Well, you do have a brother.

It's true. He increased my girlfriendability by at least 37%.

I've got two brothers. Also, seven nephews. I can see an advantage to me in the dating and mating game in that, insofar as I'm rarely surprised by ordinary forms of guy-like behaviors such as belching loudly in public. (Not that that's a huge issue here, but it is a good example of what I mean.) But honestly, I can't see P-C's mom caring enough about her future daughter-in-law's state of mind to worry that the girl might possibly be shocked by rudeness, crudeness, or otherwise uncalledforness. Especially since I'm hard-pressed imagine P-C behaving in such an unbridled fashion.

sparky - meep! you about?

Thank you all very much for the birthday wishes! I was able to get my half day, and I had a very lovely lunch with my mom. Now, I get the rest of the day to loll. Well, I'm going to do the gym thing first, THEN come back to the house, dip into my Lush birthday stash, and not leave the house again for the rest of the day.