And yet, as bad as that is for my budget right now, this?

Despite the Burkes' "high moral and ethical standards," he said, the New Jersey state constitution declares that "no person shall be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshiping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience." Despite Eleanor Katherine's tender years, he continued, "the child should have the freedom to worship as she sees fit, and not be influenced by prospective parents who do not believe in a Supreme Being."

Makes me a billion times madder.

There totally needs to be a baby delivery device. If only so I could have a lucrative career as a baby-nanny.

Oh, damn, megan.

Have I ever said how happy I am to have met you? Cause I am.

I wouldn't send you Noah, sara. But I wouldn't mind you camping out with us for a while so you can play with Noah and snuzzle Grace. AND this is where the inexpensive pedicures in the massage chairs are.

Also, Cashmere, that's a giant compliment. Thanks!

Megan, that sucks!

The best part is, even if someone turned it in right away, and I can tell them exactly when and where I dropped it, they won't give it back to me. 'Cause then everyone would do that.

ETA: Now trying to calm down by looking at all the cuteness--more babies stat!

Oh, sucker that I am, I'd take Noah even without the massage chairs. Cause he's a dream. And I AM A SUCKER. If my suckerifficness bore fruit, I'd be deluged with nephews and Noah and Grace and Allyson's niecphewlets and Cash's kids and and ..I'd be insane. And buried in children. Happily. Damned economy and capitalism and all that shit that make me fond of my ridic salary.

megan, did you see tommyrot's edit that the New Jersey thing was from 1970? Which doesn't take away the suckiness of losing your MUNI pass, but it's something.

More babies: the sleeping mouthbreather, puppydog head tilt.

That's what I get for skipping ahead in my rage.

Oh, the cuteness of that smile.

Liese, are you being literally gaslighted?

Hah! I think this is possible. However since the result is that my heat is working, I will not question it. If people wish to drive me crazy by sneaking around and fixing things that are wrong with my house for, like, always, I will put up with it.

The house, she is coming along.

The cuteness is helping enormously, although I'm still doing that pathetic thing where you go through everything again, even though you've been through it a few times already and you know in your heart of hearts that what you're looking for is not there.

Wow, the house looks really great. You guys are building a whole house! It's crazy!