That was my father, Erin. Rocking it at age 70-odd. For some reason both my parents dressed West African for that wedding, without consulting each other...my mother was just more colourful.

Sean and Omnis, I hope you're both feeling better soon.

I can't sleep and am just feeling generally lousy.

And you were slinky!

They look fabulous. You all do.

Your father is always so dashing, ita.

Barb! Dudes, Barb is in LA. Must meet up with her!

Your father is always so dashing, ita.

Thanks. For all he is the quiet one, he's totally the person that expects he's front and center in his personal melodrama And that people will swoop round to do his bidding before he finishes bidding.

Atta Daddies. What sort of girls do you get out of that?

MY mother gravitates to her drama....loud voices and fainting couches and a lot of insistences, or, the dramagravitates to her

You get kids who start quiet but not meek, and then realise the power of telling complete strangers exactly what you want from them.

Aw, Sean, I'm sorry you were feeling pukey and I couldn't see you. ND wound up crashing kind of hard after dinner, but he's looking remarkably well for someone who's only TWO DAYS OUT OF SURGERY (That was for ND's, he of the Type-A personality, feeling like he has to go back to work now, benefit.)

ION, Kaylee is the most adorablist puppy evah, outside of mine with bonus! chasing laser pointers around, which my doggies do not do. But she's all ears and paws and teeth and completely adorkable.

Barb! Dudes, Barb is in LA. Must meet up with her!

I AM! We MUST! Got your email, btw, Burrell-- I'll buzz you back tomorrow after I get the full schedule. And try not to have a nervous breakdown because of all the new people who I do not know at this conference.

Aww! The 'mac and cheese in the mail' idea is so adorable of you all. It will cost you a small fortune in postage, though, so you really shouldn't. But thank you! *bounce*

I've done that.

Me too, smonster. Definitely sounds like a hypermobility thing. I am of the (exceptionally un-medically-informed) opinion that a lot more people have hypermobility problems than know about it.

Steph, we're ignoring etiquette and giving '+ guest' invitation to everyone who is unattached at time of sending out invites, because it can be really boring going to a wedding alone. But under no circumstances will we be '+ guest'ing someone who has a partner. How hard is it to put two names instead of one? (There's even Facebook for looking up those pesky names for the person whose relatively new boyfriend's name you've forgotten.)

Oh dear God and all Her angels. I am never going to finish this presentation on feminism and disability for the UK Feminista conference this weekend. This is the one audience I particularly don't want to look incompetent in front of*. But every time I get into researching how many disabled women experience domestic violence and all of that horrible stuff, I get upset and have to go and get a cup of tea. And it never gets finished. Wah. Time for more tea.

*I'm not making that sentence grammatically correct.

Just seen your post, Pix. Much no-pain~ma for Drew, and I hope the ER is speedy and helpful.

Nothing much~ma to Drew.