Ugh, my sympathies to your husband, dana.

Oh, Dana, I'm so sorry. A little peacetime for recovery for him, and for you, too.

SO sorry, Dana. Hope this is the beginning of a much better things for your DH.

Egad, Matilda is spilling tears over class assignments.

Matilda did not get any of her closest friends: Isabella, Norah, Davi, Justice or Poppy.

She did get two pretty good friends in Reece and Sophie. And she has *always* wanted to have classes with Iris and Satchel. But two of her frenemies in Caterina and Angelika (rather bossy girls) are in her class.

Worse, Isabella and Justice are in the same class without her. Oh, the stinging disappointment.

Especially since these classes will remain intact for both 4th and 5th grade.

Awww, poor Matilda. I think I was lucky enough to have my BFF in the same class all through elementary school. Then she moved away. :(

I'm glad there's some new babies to coo over and more imminent babies. Lots of people need better jobs or failing that, big cluesticks for their bosses.

Whoa, Consuela. That sounds....extreme.

Because he is a federal employee, mr. flea is fairly unlikely to be fired, but he hates everything at work so much right now I'm afraid he'll quit. Quit his "dream job" that we moved to Ohio for. ARGH.

Oh god, flea.

I think I was lucky enough to have my BFF in the same class all through elementary school.

I was just talking about this last weekend -- I think my best friend and I were in different second grade classes, but together aside from that. Granted, there were only two classes per grade in my school, but I wondered if it ever actually came up to either keep us together or separate us?

Of course! I know I've seen your dishes but I don't remember, what do you have?

At this point, the pieces from three different sets that have survived both me and all of my moving.

I should maybe do something about that.

I'm sorry, Dana. How sucktastic.

Flea, could you find your own dream job somewhere, move the family for it, and have your DH wrassle the kid stuff?

With the exception of the wee but beautifully growing boy, this Friday is fucking up royally, and hurting people I love, and I DO NOT LIKE IT.

I am so sorry, Dana, and I sincerely hope that karma devours your husband's shitty now-ex-boss from beneath, or eats her starting from her bottom. She fully deserves both.

Oh, flea, I feel both your pain and your DH's.

I can barely even think about Matilda and how lonely and disappointed she's feeling, or I'll start bawling at work.

Poor Matilda.

Suela, I am also in the "omg how do these people get hired?!!" place

And just had a two and a half hour phone call with someone who can talk around an issue all day but not answer it. Jesus. At least my boss was on and understands it's NOT just me having issues with this man.