Jesse - is 20 minutes about the extent of his focus now?

I haven't seen him do anything for 20 minutes in years, really. I mean, he'll sort of watch tv, but dozes off and/or wanders off a fair amount.

I hate car repair. And when I figure out what my repair costs over the past 5 years have been (all mostly on systems that just wear out, though there have been a few oddities- further back it was all usually under $500/year,) it would take me about a decade to come up to the cost of a new-to-me car, at which point it would start having the same wearings-outs. Which is in-line with my thinking, but UHG.

Add that and my FUCKED UP schedule tomorrow and I'm just cranky. And now I have to go wish my dad happy birthday.

Jesse, have you thought of stuff like Play-Doh? I mean, I love to play with it, although I get that some people might think it's too juvenile. But it's tactile, so I think maybe it would take longer to bore him?

I have a job interview tomorrow, for a doggy daycare place! Getting paid to play with dogs would be awesome. Any ~ma you can send this way around 10 a.m. tomorrow would be much appreciated.

Ooh, that sounds fun! Good luck.

Jesse, have you thought of stuff like Play-Doh? I mean, I love to play with it, although I get that some people might think it's too juvenile. But it's tactile, so I think maybe it would take longer to bore him?

Yeah, that would be great for me! But he's increasingly grossed out by messy hands -- like, he doesn't like to eat with his hands so much anymore. The brain is a mystery, man.

the trend?!?!? my god the trend!

I KNOW. It freaks me out a little, although I still believe Obama's got the election sewn up.

Silly putty? Legos?

I wonder what he does at the day program -- I'm sure they have everything there, but of course I only get part of what my mother gets from the staff, so I basically have no idea!

I am so glad I'm not the only one who worries about the election. Luckily my DH does not, so I make him tell me over and over again that it's going to be OK.

not that we actually want to be pregnant while also chasing a 1 year-old

Uh yeah, BTDT

Jesse, I used to give my mother art books to look at, but mostly she watched tv. sigh.

I worry, but I'm trying to be positive about the prez race, and worry about the more local races and ballot measures instead.

Also, ARGH. I bought new shelves, and boxes to put on the shelves, and the boxes don't quiiiiiite fit. Like, 1/4" too big (and since the point was to pull them in and out to get at the stuff, shoving them in until they fit isn't a solution). Damn you, IKEA!

However, I did just eat strawberries that I filled with pumpkin cream cheese. And realized why the pumpkin creamcheese is so delicious: the ingredients are cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, and some other kind of sugar. In that order.

Also: roommate's coworker is having a cupcake party on Wednesday. I want to make some fall cupcakes. Was looking at recipes--pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese (brown sugar? pecan? maple?) frosting, or filled with maple mascarpone (but then what do I put ON them?) I love filled cupcakes, but am never sure how to handle filling vs. frosting.