Raq, all the good-travel~ma there is for Mal. He's going to have a great time. USAir gets cookies.

Pix, much kitty~ma for Byron.

Vortex, hooray for a diagnosis you can live with! And Scrappy, ditto for the DH, but no cookies for whoever didn't warn you about the doc's department and get rid of your worries (my thinking: you've had enough).

Smonster, yay! St Woot is turning out to be very intelligent. Bad fire ants. No cookie.

JenP - work~ma and calm~ma. At least you'll get to chill in Rehoboth for a bit?

We had a great dinner last night at a place in the Village called Market Table, after checking in and falling asleep for an hour. Then we were going to see a new-to-us guitarist play, but I saw a sign for a free string quartet concert by NYU professors and we did that instead. Lots of conversation after about Prokofiev. I really had a tough time with his sonata - all dissonance and quick charges. This morning we're going to do one museum or the Harry Potter exhibition and then zoom home again so that we can thank our babysitter (my mom) profusely and deliver HKF presents. This is the first time we've both been away from her for almost 24 hours. Mostly because she gets up so early, my mom didn't want to stay overnight with her alone. Hooray for early morning reading and for grandmas! (who is possibly snooping through my papers and bills, but oh well.)

I watched a bit of Buffy season 2 yesterday and was sideswiped by the realization that the computer teacher Giles is crushing on acts similarly to Honora (Firefly) when she's flirting.

Cereal, because it deserves its own post.

Happy birthday Sarameg!

erin, contact dermatitis from cucurbits is not uncommon. Cortisone cream and benadryl are the treatment. In the future, you might try washing with strong soap right after you're in the garden. If that doesn't help, you may need to leave an old long-sleeved shirt by the door.

Regarding the gardening/yard work discussion, it does appear things could be far worse: [link]

Regarding the gardening/yard work discussion, it does appear things could be far worse: [link]

That's insane and TCG said there is precedence in that woman's favor.

Happy birthday, Sarameg!

Much health~ma for Byron.

The DH has a fairly common mutation called "Leiden Factor 5"

I think that's what my BiL has. His blood clots ended up in his brain and caused seizures. It scared the heck out of my sister, but they put him on blood thinners for a while and now everything's ok. They tested the two kids to see if they inherited the mutation, and my niece did. Naturally, she's the one most likely to want to fly places.

Byron and I are at the vet. Again. Doctor is doing all kinds of tests. B still won't eat. Worried.

{{{Pix}}} Tons of cat~ma headed your way.

Please feel better, Byron!

{{{Byron & Family}}}