msbelle and sj are wise, Gud. You should not be responsible for everydamnthing in your household. That is neither sustainable nor sensible (nor fair!).

ION, I made this cake for my sister's birthday. I really hope it came out; all the constituent elements tasted good, but I'm worried the cakes themselves are dry. No way to know now!

That sounds delicious Consuela! Even if it's a little dry that's what all the cream is for, right?

I'm going to the film fest later, which will be nice. I have downloaded a bunch of books from the library but haven't managed to read most of them.

That looks great, Consuela.

We went to the pet store to pickup dog food and we ended up with a new kitten! I always go over to see where the shelter kitties on display are, even though my DH put his foot down about us having three cats. Well, there was an 11-week-year-old black kitten. lounging on his little bed and as soon as we said hi, he started kneading his paws in the air with great enthusiasm. Mr. "Three Cats Is Too Many" fell in love and now we get to go pick up our new guy later in the week and bring him home!!!!!

Hi all. I'm back from Helsinki. It got cold while I was gone, and now if I'm making a lap, the cat is on it Anyway, thanks for the recommendations upthread. I didn't make it to Tallinn, but I did go to Suomenlinna, an island a bit closer to Helsinki. I visited a ton of churches, museums, shops, restaurants, and even met up with a distant family member (her great-grandmother was a sister to one of my great-grandmothers, I believe).

now we get to go pick up our new guy later in the week and bring him home!!!!!

Yay new kitties!

That's so cool, Calli!

Yay new kitty!

Mmm, cake.

Sophia, is creamed tuna different from tuna salad?

Kitten!!!

Zucchini waffles?? I'm torn between intrigued and grossed out...

Have you had zucchini bread? It was like that. You don't taste the zucchini.

Gud, if you don't get the kids to help you cook, et cetera, they're not learning important life skills. (Ideally, your wife should be doing that as well -- why isn't she?) Yes, it's sometimes more work to get the kids to "help" but they're going to end up with pink underwear at college the first time they do laundry on their own -- or worse than that.

(Hive mind: what Britcom had the Chore Wheel?)

Yay, kitten!

YAY new cat!

I'm text banking for a candidate in MS tonight.

ANNND the new foster and my dog are actually playing. it is the first time I have ever seen my dog play like this.