And poor doggie. There are, at least, good pain management things for dogs but it sucks that they have to hurt at all.

Yay! I'm still doing a curated watch because I want to nap but yay!

Much ~ma to your mom, Callaluna.

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Such a perfect song for ita. I also love Do You Realize. We played that at DW's dad's memorial service.

Today is supposed to be my day off, but I am at work because I may or may not have a presentation to the big, big boss tomorrow. My boss is MIA, or at least is not returning my calls or emails. I'm not even sure she knows we're scheduled for this presentation. It's a case of too many people planning and me being left off some CCs, so I don't know what is what.

As adults, they're both the sort of person who will order chicken gizzards once because, what the hell, they might be delicious.

If they find someone who manages to make chicken gizzards delicious, please share the wizard'schef's name with us!

On the picky kids and food issue, I like the philosophy that one of my friends (whose daughter just turned 3) uses (and which I think she got from some book, but I don't remember which one.) As far as food goes, the parent decides what and when, and the kid decides whether and how much. So, basically, at meal time, food is put on the table, the kid is brought to the table, and it's entirely up to the kid which of the food to eat, and how much of it to eat. No pressure from the parent about eating. But, if the kid doesn't eat what's on the table then, than that's it -- the parent isn't going to make a peanut butter sandwich or whatever. Her daughter does seem to eat pretty much anything, from what I've seen -- I mean, her preference is ice cream and cookies, because she's three, but I've been out to restaurants with them a bunch of times, and I've never seen her refuse to eat something.

My boss is MIA, or at least is not returning my calls or emails. I'm not even sure she knows we're scheduled for this presentation. It's a case of too many people planning and me being left off some CCs, so I don't know what is what.

That sounds like a cluster and a half, geez!

I am supposed to be working right now. I've answered a few emails from my phone. But I've once again got a bad case of the "don't wanna"s and am telling myself I'll go upstairs and start real work in just a few minutes. A few more.

I think she got from some book, but I don't remember which one.

I think that's Ellen Satter's model of eating competence.

Hil, that sounds like Ellyn Satter's food philosophy. [link] People with children with food issues find her very useful.

Casper once ate eggshells, and is overall pretty adventurous, although she does not like dried or cooked fruit (she will not eat fruit pies.) Dillo is fairly picky, but not to a level that is concerning like some kids. He dislikes foods mixed, so soups and stews are tricky, and, for example, he carefully picked all the diced tomato out of his pasta the other night. We didn't do anything different with the kids; some of it is just personality/sensitivity.

(she will not eat fruit pies.)

What?! Her father is one of the great fruit pie makers in the Americas!