I mean, the human body is great and everything, but I'm just as glad not to have seen anyone's organs, myself.

Right? Insides should be on the inside!

Our good friend has a story where during his wife's C-Section at the penultimate moment he got excited and jumped up, thereby seeing past the screen and got all wobbly. His wife was all, "What's wrong with my baby?" and he was all, "Nothing's wrong with your baby, it's what's wrong with you!" He said later he'd seen parts of his wife even a husband should never see.

That was kind of my experience. Except I knew better than to look over the screen but the anesthesiologist was all, "Look at your beautiful baby!" And I was thinking, "Okay, when they bring her to me on this side of the screen..."

Anyway, when I looked over there JZ was all turned inside out with the gutty wuts and whatnot. I could see the layer of yellow fat striated where it was pressed against the abdominal sheath.

I didn't want to see that!

I'm just as glad not to have seen anyone's organs, myself.

The two doctors invited to my sister's villa stay voted vehemently for a sister's-womb T-shirt, and she actually thought it was funny. However, I AM IN CHARGE, and I ain't printing that shit. She can organise her 50th if she wants.

I have another destination 40th this year that I'm quite looking forward to. My sister, unsurprisingly, has a slew of them.

ita, you're making me wish I had a destination birthday for my 40th. All I had was brunch.

I have six days of vacation I have to use before the end of March. I am torn between going somewhere and saving the money in case I end up leaving my job. I have a terrible time making up my mind.

Sue,

1 long weekend somewhere not expensive and save the rest. Also, start looking for a job.

Oo, I think planning a destination celebration of my 40th sounds awesome. I have two years to save for my dream vacation: a sailboat in the Caribbean!

1 long weekend somewhere not expensive and save the rest.

Flights EVERYWHERE are expensive from here. $350 ONE WAY to Boston.

Also, start looking for a job.

I have applied for a couple this fall. I think I need to do something completely new.

He said later he'd seen parts of his wife even a husband should never see.

K got wobbly and she says she remembers thinking, "Why is her stomach on her chest?"

I have to write some today. 12 pages is cake, right?

I think that photo is pretty cool, but I don't get why some are so surprised to see a newborn clutching at someone's hand. Newborns do that!

Just walked my son through a report he's supposed to write over the break. Who gives 2nd graders homework over break? It's not like the 4th grader had any homework. Although she did bring home a book to read, which has lain mostly ignored, mostly because it fails to be about The Lord of the Rings.

12 pages is not exactly cake, but I've certainly done it before. I'm guessing you've done it before too.