I love you guys. You're absolutely awesome. Thanks JZ and Maria and Zen and Erika! Hi back!

Of course I still think of Aidan as a precious baby, although I should know better since mine grew up too! My Bobby (duct tape boy) is now a married man. So I have a daughter finally and we could not be more delighted with her and her family.

Oh my. That seems so wrong! I'm happy for you for the daughter, though. That's lovely.

Aidan had trouble at school last year and they wanted to have him institutionalized for awhile to get him on an even keel, but he's doing much better. He was messing around, trying to get attention, but doing it by running his head into the wall at school and asking people to kill him. So, yeah, not good. We found a therapist who got through to him, though, and he's doing great this year.

Kara has a cyst on her cervix that made her have a very scary period a couple of months ago. She's still anemic and having trouble with dizziness and nausea, headaches and fun stuff, so she's going through all kinds of tests. Next up an OB and a Gastro. We think it's celiac. She's not happy.

My DIL has issues with ovarian cysts. She has had several ER trips for the pain. Sucks. She has several medical issues, but Bobby has an incredible nurturing nature so it works out. She started going for acupuncture and other various herbal type stuff and she is very happy with the results so far. She has great work health insurance and is making full use of it.

Good to hear that Aidan got turned around. My eldest has severe depression issues and so far no luck in getting him to do anything about it. He is 26 going on 16. Plays video games and smokes pot all day. He will follow my direct orders, as in if I go to his apartment and pick him up and take him here he will shower, do his laundry, and socialize for a few hours. I'll make him do so for the holidays. It would be nice if he actually chose to do these things on his own, but not happening yet. Kids!

Man, that's tough for you and your oldest. I always wish I could just pick em up by the shoulders, shake em out, and it all be fixed, but unfortunately it doesn't work that way. Of course, if it did, someone would be picking me up for a shake.

Deena, I'm sorry to hear about the troubles the kids have been having. I'm glad Aidan was able to turn things around and lots of ~ma for Kara.

I should be doing laundry and packing.

Oh! I forgot I was going to be a laundry fiend today. Thanks for the reminder, sj!

I was going to add a sarcasm tag, but I messed it up somehow.

Also, man, nothing like diving in with the dark after being gone forever. Sorry about that.

I said I should be, which doesn't mean I am. My brother and sister in law are in town with their kids. So I have to get everything done today so I can go to my in-law's house tomorrow before heading to Mom's for the weekend.

Ah, Deena. This is one place where I can talk about stuff that can't be talked about elsewhere!

Enjoy the laundry. That is one chore I actually pretty much enjoy.

Deena, I for one definitely want to know what is going on with you and yours. Good or bad.

Okay, I have made my lists and packed the dry food food stuff. That's something.