She just freaked out, because there were maintenance men here, and they rang the door bell, and all sorts of other evil evil things, plus she kind of ran into me in her rush to get away from the evil men, and got even more scared.

Loki hid in the cabinet under the sink when my bed was delivered. And he's pretty friendly with strangers. They recover. Walnut brains.

Poor Dita.

the only Bucks Co. I know is in PA, and that's near where my stepson lives. Is that the area that you're talking about?

It is, Erin. Do they live along the Delaware? That's the only place to be concerned about, really. And I'm just speculating, based on what used to happen in Yardley when we lived there.

Yikes. The weather this winter has been especially apocalypsey. I don't think it means, contrary to the signs, that there will be rapture in May. It's just scary.

Also, for the record, I couldn't remember the word rapture. I kept thinking reckoning and then thinking, NO that's an REM song. So then I googled "May 15 2011 sucked into heaven" and that got me right to rapture.

Also, I have 3 (COUNT 'EM THREE) jars of speculoos. NOM.

Oh! Kat! I was thinking of you while I was in the shower (which is sadly not as porny as it sounds.)

That teacher listsev you mentioned? I know nothing about listservs. Would that means I got a bunch of email? How do I find it or sign up for it?

Also, M lives near Allentown, I can't remember what burb. I don't THINK they live by the Delaware, but I am not sure.

What are speculoos?

I don't THINK they live by the Delaware, but I am not sure.

Nope.

Erin, go here: [link] And it will explain. You can also make an AP Central account which is handy even if you aren't teaching AP.

Amy, speculoos: [link] holy hell it's delicious!

What Amy asked.

I don't know why I keep seeking validation on my just under $2.5K repair bill. I KNOW it was the right choice for me. It's all stuff that is supposed to be replaced on a 14 year old car(though most don't do it all at once,) the car has low mileage for its age, I would not get as reliable a car for the cost, and it is better I don't dip any further into savings than this (though if it'd been one thing and $3K, I'd be talking differently) in case, I dunno, my plumbing fails? And the guys at the shop said all the stuff we did pretty much is good for another 100K. Which at my rate, I hope to see this car hit 25. Which is crazy. But my neighbor is driving an 80s toyota. So. I'd be happy with that.

There was maybe 4 inches of room there and they would commando-crawl all the way to the back.

I figure if they can get their skulls in, they can get in.

I don't know why I keep seeking validation on my just under $2.5K repair bill.

::validates::

So then I googled "May 15 2011 sucked into heaven" and that got me right to rapture.

I want to tag this.

tag away, Cass.

More on speculoos: [link] It's amazingly good. Wish I had more stuff to spread it on.