Stay safe, Shir. We only just heard about what's happening in Israel because we've been tidying up and driving home all day. I hope you get home soon.

I'm so happy for you and that you had everything you wanted, in the end.

Thank you! I wish you could have been there, but you would have loved how inter-faith/inter-culture it was!

Much ~ma to Sharon's father.

Thank you. He's flown home, and seems to be staying out of hospital for the moment.

Which one is it?

Optalgin. Although I've just been told it's only not legal in the UK and the US. It's handy to get it from Israel though!

We are opening presents and watching Doctor Who and getting pizza delivered. Lovely.

Beautiful description of your wonderful day, Seska! May it be a long and beautiful life for you together!

Oh, Seska, what a beautiful wedding day report! And I'm so beyond glad that both sets of parents stepped up with graciousness and love and were able to just be joyful for their daughters. Lots of rest, comfort and recovery~ma to your FIL (and for you, too; you sound utterly wrung out). And a long, joyous life brimming with love to you and The Girl

I don't think I can say it better than JZ did. Can't wait to see the pictures!

Shir, are you talking about the Syrian border stuff or something else? I'm kind of out of touch right now with the news.

Thanks for the sleep~ma. As often happens, I had to formally acknowledge my freakout before it could start to subside (anyone remember the children's book There's No Such Thing as a Dragon ?) Anyway, I have been overwhelmed and freaking out and sticking my head in the sand, but at least I've pulled my head out of the sand and am surveying the landscape.

So glad to hear your day went off so well! Can't wait to see pix!

My wee dinner party went well. I made a lemon-rosemary roasted chicken, roasted cauliflower, and roasted potatoes (I guess I kinda hosted a roast, huh?!)

And what is becoming my signature dessert -- chocolate stout bundt cake.

And wine. Lots of wine. Went to bed v. late. But had a great low-key night with friends.

Today will be work, leftover cake for breakfast, work, color hair, work while it's on my head, shower, work, laundry, work, grade, re-do my nails and sleep.

ETA: smonster, you have accomplished more than you think you have.

You have a fab new resume, a cover letter, and interview, you've been decluttering, you have moving prices, living situation possibilities, and goats.

Don't discount all you've done because of what you still have to do, bebe.

TTYL

In completely random me-news, I'm thinking of cutting my hair. It's the longest it's been in probably fifteen years, but the texture has changed and it's neither stick straight (the way it used to be) nor has it developed enough wave to give it body to do interesting things.

I think shoulder-length may be my one true length.

I like shoulder length on you, Barb. On a similar note, I am growing my hair out again -- I like the way it looks on my in a bob, but not being able to wear pigtails or a chignon really annoys me.

It's nearly time for the yearly haircut, my compromise between Hubby loving my hair long and my hating all that hair on my head and neck during a high desert summer. Good lord that man is possessive of my hair.

Heh-- mine literally doesn't care. He loves it long, short, whatever. I think if I ever went platinum he might raise an eyebrow and ask what I was smoking, but otherwise, he's good with whatever I want to do.

I just got my hair cut on Friday and had the weirdest thing--she was chopping off the back (I like it short and it had been three months since my last haircut) and another hairdresser wandered past and said "Ooh! That's a great hairline!" (and then demanded my hairdresser not shave it (which she indignantly said she wasn't going to)). I had to laugh--I don't think I had ever contemplated whether my hairline looked nice!

D. likes it off my neck, for reasons I will not detail, but he never says a word about my hair decisions.

He is a wise man.