I have time to myself again, because the girl is back at school...but she's happy to be back, so I guess that means I'm not impossibly awful in being equally glad, right ( Read more... )

The fact that I could buy ridiculously Hello Kitty underwear for Maia, but not for myself ( Read more... )

or...the girl's new nickname is Rudolph ( Read more... )

Essentially because I had to go to a funeral.

Now funerals aren't really on anyone's top 10 list of things to do, we all know that...but when it's a funeral for someone who right now should be looking forward to Christmas, and then turning 9 the week after that? Definitely unfair.

Rest peacefully, Bessie - we love you sweetheart.

I hate lawn mowing. But it's been so dry the last couple of summers that I had forgotten how much I hated it ( Read more... )

and to be honest, I hate that all the Christmas stuff is hitting the malls etc already ( Read more... )

and the extended thing that was the Maia birthday officially ended ( Read more... )

We've survived hospital visits, and Maia's birthday, and having to have Maia's birthday while doing hospital visits ( Read more... )

She's headache-y, and sore throat-y and very very fever-y...so I think a trip to the doctor is on our agenda for tomorrow ( Read more... )

because I signed up to be on her volunteer list. I wouldn't normally do somethine like that, but she is the local Greens candidate, and while I know that she personally won't win the seat, I do know that the preference deals are important, and I do know that the Greens senate seats are vital. The way things stand now is that neither major party is ( Read more... )