I think there's got to be something up with Christina and her family. Like she had a bad or abusive family situation and the Bravermans took her in. She made a comment like that once, and she seems so close with her husband's family.

I was just thinking how the Bravermans do so much together and there's not much mention of in-laws - just Jasmine's family so far, I think. Which is reasonable, there are already so many characters to follow.

Jessica, you're welcome to come over any time and clean up the rat's nest of cables behind me TV and computer.

Or my place! And I have the added bonus of two potential playmates.

Everytime I think I am getting fucked over by what seems to be weird issues with insurance and Grace's discharge, I am surprised. It seems she will most likely qualify for 88 hours of nursing a week. 11 shifts of 8 hours, to move around as necessary. Given that she will be in preschool from 7-11, where a health tech will be there one-on-one with her along with a nurse for everyone, I think we might be okay. But OH MAN, am I stressed? yes.

lisah, I love the idea of a morel-ly restaurant.

And yikes! Barb! I hope you are okay!

Hanson (yes, that Hanson) pays tribute to The Blues Brothers movie.

I'm loving this.

Gorgeous letterhead from Chicago Engraving.

And this!

Barb, yeowtch! Take care of those fingers!

Oh, the thing about eating morels now is that he can't really. Mushrooms are on the no fly list with his ostomy. When that's reversed though he'll be able to again but they'll be out of season. (But we'll try to look for some that we can dry and freeze and he's going out to Michigan next weekend and hopefully will hunt some there that he can have sent home after they are dried.)

Man, Kat, that's some complicated business. Good luck!

I was just thinking how

It's more than that though. Julia's husband doesn't seem like "one of them" as much as Christina does. And once Max asked her something about Daddy losing his temper and if her dad ever had, and she said yes, and he said something like "like Daddy" and she said "no, nothing like Daddy." Which is what made me really start noticing how close she is with her in-laws.

Thanks, Zen & Kat-- I think I'm okay, although the finger that was cut deepest didn't want to stop bleeding (I'm on bandage #3 and it finally seems to have slowed down) and it's starting to throb.

Feh. I feel like such a noodge.

Yes congeal~ma Barb.

Today is the last day of classes for Spring semester. Yay!

Please pass some of that house-selling luck Bob-ward if you don't mind.

Passed! Thanks again, y'all. I'm off to enjoy a delicious brew of hops, yeast, malt, and barley.