Teppy wins teh internets today.

Ok. So, rethinking tomorrow. I had told the kids we were going to have a VDay party. I have some crafts for them to do, and I was going to have them decorate heart-shaped cupcakes and eat them. I was going to make the cupcakes and frosting from scratch, because we have a little girl with a SEVERE peanut/nut allergy, so I didn't want to get something from a bakery, risking that it's been near nuts.

So, do we think box cake mix and like Pillsbury frosting will be ok? I think that's still a better option than picking something up from a bakery, but easier than scratch. Or scratch the whole snack plan and just do the crafts.

This team has occasionally played the system he's taught them, which is when they've been the most successful. They just can't seem to realize that one has something to with the other, so instead they whine about their ice time. Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, I'm guaranteed to have a cranky husband.

My advice? Actively recruit two new players who are better than almost everybody else on the team and are both easygoing and cheerful.

Teppy has reached Scrappy-levels of wise.

Fix my life, please?

So, do we think box cake mix and like Pillsbury frosting will be ok?

Yes, it will.

Keep your focus tight and manageable. Scale down your ambitions a bit.

What are the chances that the kids will have had treats during the school day, vw? If it's likely they did, then just going for the crafts might be a good thing.

vw - Emeline's class has a severe nut allergy so snacks are typically** jello and juice.

This is what I take. The fruit in jell-o cups. You could do pudding, too!

vw, Teppy is very wise. I hope you feel better soon, and I'm glad your boss is giving you the time you need to rest.

If you feed Sass canned food

She doesn't -- she's been getting a low-residue kibble [link] prescribed by the vet. It looks like it comes in a canned version, so I'll try and pick some of that up tomorrow.

Oh! Jello! I could totally do jello in the little heart-shaped pans. That's brilliant!

My *own* opinion is that your activity load right now sounds high for ANY adult, not just you.

Word.

it might be a little too much hockey. He loves it (for the most part), and it's not the mortgage industry. He's happier, and that's alright with me.

That is a Good Thing. Also, when are you going to come visit me and my neighborhood??

I am Very Close to giving up on guitar and going back to piano (which means finding space in my apartment for a keyboard. Gah). My fingers are just too wide. Stupid fingers.

Oh! Hec! I'm in a Change My Hair mood - and may actually go through with that in a week and a half. So, what would you rec, knowing that I like to keep at least enough length in the front to flip into my face AND that it has to be flexible enough to survive being under a helmet (whenever I get my bike back)?