I couldn't get back on yesterday, which made me sad. So, some catch-up...

Awesome news, Val!! Very happy for you both!!!

Thanks so much, Stephanie!

Oh YAY, VW! So happy for you! Congrats!

Thank you, Pix! We are so excited!

Yay, vw bug!!! That's terrific news. So happy for y'all.

Thanks, smonster! Your friend doesn’t even know yet… Apparently he wasn’t at work on Thursday or Friday.

Yay VW! Excellent news! Congratulations to you both!

Awww…Sox, thank you!

Also, vw, it's really nice to see your fonts around here again. I hope it continues.

I will try! Now that I’m not working, it might be more likely…

Congratulations, vw! I'm so very happy for both of you (and a wee bit unsurprised -- even from your brief mentions, he sounded like both a pretty amazing person and an excellent match/partner for you from the get-go).

Hee! I figured you would be unsurprised, based on a few conversations we’ve had :). He is pretty amazing.

Congratulations, vw! I am so happy for the two of you!

Thanks, Sail!

Yay, vw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ChiKat! Thank you! And, yes. YAY!

Congrats, vw!!!

Thanks, Polter-Cow!

Yay vw!! He sounds like a lovely guy and I wish you a lifetime of happiness together.

Thanks so much, Kate! Actually, I was just looking at your wedding pictures today. So gorgeous!

Wonderful news, vw! May your joys be doubled and your troubles halved.

Oh, WindSparrow, that is such a lovely wish. I just love it.

Congratulations vw! I'm very happy for you.

Burrell, thank you so much! It’s good to *see* you! How are you and the family?

vw! Oh, that's wonderful! Congratulations to both of you.

JILLI! Thank you so much, friend!

Bug! I am very happy for both of you! Congratulations!

CASS! Thank you so much!

Yay, VW!!!

PMM! Thank you!

Yay, vw bug!

Calli, thank you so much!

Amyth and I are in Beziers, France. Boo jet lag, yay hotel wifi.

Oh, goodness! JEALOUS!

VW, so many congratulations and best wishes for you and your Batman! It's a happy day.

Oh, Beverly. Thank you so much! MWAH!

Ladybug + Batman 4Ever!

Awww…Ginger! LOVE!

It's 9 am and I am already ready for a nap.

That was SO me today!

So, any "step away from the brink" vibes that could be sent Iraq-ward would be very appreciated.

Oh, this would be good. Sending tons of ~ma and prayers that it continues in that direction.

I'm dealing with an interstitial cystitis flare up. And it seems as soon I get one symptom under control then another one pops ups.

Oh, ugh. I hope things get better, Askye.

VW!! Congrats!

vw, it's really great to see you so very happy. You deserve it.

NORA! Hey, girl! And thank you!

sj, thank you, honey. It's fun. It really, really is.

VW!! Congrats!

Very, very much that.

Also, well, 'ello. I'm trying to (slowly) get back here.

Thanks all for the well-wishes! Calli and I are indeed in France! We are having a fab time. We're finally at our house on top of a mountain in the Languedoc, having a lazy Sunday morning.

Oh, shit. amyth, you around? One of my former bellydance acquaintances is applying for Cray Cray K's old job, or I guess BC's? She wants me to put in a good word for her and or tell her whatever I can. Honestly, the first word that comes to mind is RUN.

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, smonster. I packed light and only brought my iPhone (SHOCKING!) so have been offline until we got to La Fumade with their stable WiFi. Has she made it to the final round of interviewees? Because C. is doing her final round of interviews this week. If she doesn't have a grueling round of interviews with C., the recycling folks (which I'll be absent for), and a bunch of other folks, then she didn't make the final cut. :( If she did, I think it all depends on her ability to get along with difficult people (person). I told N. not to apply for it, but she already had a job, so your friend would have to weigh the pros and cons. (N.'s job is going permanent, btw!)

Also, it's BC's job, K's was eliminated.

Congrats, vw!!! So exciting!

I hope Daniel's recovery is continuing well. Same for Frankenbuddha's mom.

::waves to Shir::

I'm sure there's other stuff I forgot, but it took me forever to type this on my iPhone.

eta: ~ma to Stephanie.

vw, I am so, so happy for you both!!! Congratulations!

Wow, a Shir and a VW visit, plus bonus amyth posting from FRANCE. Been a busy morning already.

It’s good to *see* you! How are you and the family?

We are good, thanks. Mostly just settling into the new school year. I think, I hope--knock wood--that this will just be a regular year for us.

I think, I hope--knock wood--that this will just be a regular year for us.

I hope that for you too! Though, I've decided that there is no such thing as "normal" for me. DF keeps saying, "When things settle down...." And I finally said the other day, "Honey, I don't think things are ever going to settle down."

I know what you mean, it's that difference between good stressors and changes (like oh say getting engaged!) and just plain hard ones.