sj, having moved twice in a year, moving SUCKS. You are not complainy.

Calli, you do not have stupid hair and one cat doesn't a cat lady make. You need at least eight or so. And if you are soon to be unemployed, I'd wager a week's wages that it ain't you, it's them.

Baby~ma, GC!!

Note to self - wear a respirator when cutting or routing cedar. Cannot get nasty taste out of mouth and keep sneezing.

Sorry the foot still hurts so much, Laura.

Calli, what smonster said. You are awesome and the hormone demons should back off.

More boxes achieved as well as beer for TCG. Latte also achieved. I'm going to go pick up thessally in a bit to help with what is left of the packing. Thank goodness for good friends.

Oh, good, sj, I'm glad thessaly is going to help!

standing in a creek while they recite their vows. Fortunately, we've written a lovely and delightfully short ceremony

"Do you?"

"Yup."

"Do you?"

"You betcha."

"Done deal. Step out and kiss your spouse. Somebody hand me my socks!"

May their union be blessed.

Thanks, smonster and sj. SJ, I'm glad you'll have some packing help.

soon-to-be unemployed, pathetic excuse for a middle-aged cat lady. With silly hair.

Far from it, calli. I'm sorry about the hormone-ish.

GC, (bounce!) All best possible baby~ma to you and DW!

sj, moving does, verily, suck. It's great TCG and your family are being so good--even if the fam does interject more discussion than pro movers might. And yay for Thessaly today. I can't wait to hear all about the lack of neighbor-noise, and to see fantastic pictures of the new place!

(Might I here plead with everyone for links, if you post your pics on FB? I love to check them out, am eager for pictorial updates on all mah Buffistas, and will happily click on links. But FB is not part of my online routine, so I don't go trolling for any new photos you might have put up there. Links are fabulously appreciated, thanks!)

So glad to hear your mom is doing well, JenP.

And Laura, you have all my sympathetic foot~ma. Foot pain seems so trifling, till you try to get through a day being unable to move at will. "It's *only* a foot!" No, it's a dang important part of your ambulatory daily experience, and having it out of commission requires forethought, planning, workarounds, and lots of extra spoons. So, I'm wishing you spoons. And effective pain meds.

I'll stay out of the sharks' living and dining rooms, as long as they stay out of mine, thanks!

Arggh, former students, stop imploding all at once!

Oh Liese, it's been a hard, difficult time for you and your students here lately. I'm so sorry for all of it, and wish there was something concrete and helpful I could do.

Congratulations, Andi and Daniel!!

Hmm, I can't believe that P-C is against gay were dolphins. What's up with that?

I don't know why it's all so out of control right now. But at the moment I have to decide whether to go to our regular class, where there are students in crisis from the double murder (the exciting new development there is that another couple of students are cousins of the alleged killers), or if I need to go down to a different reservation where there is a former student in crisis with her husband in jail, grieving her aunt who was killed by domestic violence.

I think the second former student is stable enough to wait and try to get together with her over the weekend, but sheesh.

And I'll stop talking about the other stuff here because it's pretty close to the point of gossip now, and I don't want to betray any confidences even though all y'all will never meet my kids. And also because I know it's just disturbing.

But seriously, I don't want to deal. I just want to take a nap. But the kids don't get a pass out of their grief, so I don't suppose I get a pass out of helping them through it. It's why I'm here.

But spread it out a little, kids!