Oh yucky Sox. I hope the yougin feels better soon.

KCD drama is in a holding pattern at the moment, which means I'm not feeling as strung out as I had been the last couple of days. It could change on a dime, but for now I'm enjoying the feeling.

Work is driving me nuts at the moment. I have a bunch of e-mails out to people asking for information on a variety of projects and I'm kinda stuck until I hear back. So I have lots of work but nothing I can work on. I've also run out of internets (that pass the net nanny, at least).

Almost seven-year-old has viral croup.

Oh no! Get better soon.

I think we'll use this rainy day as an excuse to get the Harry Potter DVD.

I just made waffles to the delight of the whole household. I only make them about three or four times a year, because I do the whole Joy of Cooking version with whipped egg whites and it's a production. But they're so much better and lighter and amazing.

And actually, I've gotten it down at this point so I can do it in about 35 minutes, instead of almost an hour when I had to keep referring back to the cookbook (or whip the egg whites by hand).

You're a better cook than I; I just buy the Krust-ez Belgian Waffle mix.

Thanks you guys. I'll pass on the well wishes.

Sarameg, your dad is a rockstar. And adorable.

You're a better cook than I; I just buy the Krust-ez Belgian Waffle mix.

You're both better than I...I just buy frozen waffles.

Heh -- meara, I got a waffle maker from my mom last Xmas, and I mostly make 'em when M is here or I have houseguests. And I always make the whole damn box, and freeze the rest for quick breakfasts the rest of the week.

Lazy Erin is lazy.

Croup coughs are SCARY sounding! Horrible noise to hear from a baby.

Lazy Erin is lazy.

Lazy Erin is smart. We have a waffle maker that we haven't used yet, but the idea of having some nice homemade waffles in the freezer sounds like good motivation to start using it.

You're all better than I; I just had the worst waffles of my life at the IHOP next door. BTW: last time I was there was the day we moved in, when I got food poisoning. Fool me once...

You're a better cook than I; I just buy the Krust-ez Belgian Waffle mix.

It's worth it! I'd had waffles before, but the first time I had these waffles I was visiting my then-girlfriend, Suz, in Pittsburgh over Thanksgiving break in 1982. I slept over (in the guest room) and her mom made the waffles in the morning. I was bergoggled by their deliciousness. What is this magic you have done?!?! I practically accosted her. "Uh, it's just the Joy of Cooking recipe. You know where you whip the egg whites..."

So I socked that away in my brain and fifteen years later when I had (a) a waffle iron and (b) some competence in the kitchen I made them for the first time.

They're so airy that when the waffle hits your mouth it's almost evanescent (though sadly not the calories) leaving just the flavor of butter and maple in your mouth.

Yay! It was just 11:11:11 11/11/11 here.

My students wanted to do a minute of silence and make a wish. So, we did!