Hang in there, msbelle. I can't imagine they'd fire you for a simple mistake.

msbelle, that is a small goof in big picture of office life. I hope they don't give you grief for it.

Kate, Oh, man. I really hope the fix is a simple one and that it's not a huge stress on you.

I have cancelled our cable and pared down our phone service. Next up, putting a hold on our YMCA membership. I think we've done a good job cutting our discretionary spending, in case of sudden job loss.

Wow. [link] Jilli will probably want to skip this one.

The Killing Guidebook is going to include instructions to knit the Sweater.

Kate: What a fortuitously timed email! WHY YES.

msbelle: I seriously hope a simple error won't get you fired. Anxiety ~ma to you.

What a fortuitously timed email! WHY YES.

Indeed! I emailed him (and attached M's photo of the ceiling, or more accurately, the giant hole where the ceiling used to be) and am waiting to hear back. We're also waiting for the insurance adjuster to come today.

Also, re: your other questions upthread, we may be able to exchange the washer/dryer -- couldn't hurt to ask. M has already spent several hours mowing the lawn, so I doubt exchanging the lawnmower will work, but maybe we can sell it on CL and recoup at least part of the cost. (Holy biscuits, lawnmowers are expensive!) Or perhaps we'll keep the push mower and I will do all the mowing. Could happen, right? And I'm hoping we can get the ceiling fixed in the next week or two and still move over the weekend of the 22nd, after M gets back from Germany. We've gotta be out of our current place by the end of the month, so... let's hope that's enough time!

Other than the ceiling disaster, it was actually a really nice weekend. I got together with a few other new-parent friends on Saturday, met a friend who just moved to town on Sunday, and then Sunday evening my choir sang at Shakespeare in the Park, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Also, Rose was super charming yesterday, giggling and babbling for hours on end, and we had our first tears-free daycare dropoff this morning. So, I need to remember, life is still pretty good.

Okay, this is random, but bear with me: I'm looking at the full cast and crew page of 'Are You Afraid Of The Dark' and it doesn't list people (like Colin) who were only in one episode. I get how that's a lot of names, but how can I find that information, then? (Interestingly, I just learnt that Jenny (Seguin) and Susan (Glover) were in it--I didn't know that--Jenny was a brilliant improviser--one of the best women we had in Spot, and Susan was an improviser of the old guard, and pretty fucking talented her damn self)

ita, the episodes cast link, in the left sidebar, ought to do you.

So, our realtor just called, and it sounds like the seller is going to pay to fix the ceiling! I was actually not expecting that, and am pretty thrilled. It will still be a pain in the ass, but man, if we don't have to pay for it ourselves: YAY!

it sounds like the seller is going to pay to fix the ceiling!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Oh, thank goodness!