MIL is *moved*. Wahoo! She likes her new apartment. The tower of stuff is out of my garage. T's stress should go down now that he's not working full-time trying to fix her house. Very happy ( Read more... )

So, a year ago this week, a lot of tumultuous things happened in my life (turning 40, nephew born, FIL arrested), but the one I want to focus on right now is the death of my college friend Kathy ( Read more... )

Counting my blessings ( Read more... )

Had a rough day yesterday. A professor that I knew killed himself on Friday and I found out about when I came into work yesterday. He was 47, had just been promoted to an endowed chair, was married with an 11-year-old son, was an expert in his field of mass torts (I knew him because he was our go-to person for BP lawsuit media requests and had set ( Read more... )

OK, lots of random thoughts and updates for you all ( Read more... )

So, I don't ride the vans on Wednesdays as I don't work on Wednesdays. Yesterday, I was informed that the other lady who works in my building would not be riding any more because we pick her up in Smyrna, and we're not going to stop there any more because it's only for one person and it takes too long (Coincidentally, the primary driver is having ( Read more... )

Yay for Tavern Brawl being over! LOL. And it really went off well, I think, and Fianna and I managed to co-feastcrat not only without killing each other, but we're still friends. LOL ( Read more... )

My trip did not have a very auspicious beginning on Friday morning. DH asked what bags I was taking while I was printing out boarding passes. I told him and thought he put both in the car. We get to the airport and realize that my cat bag, which is doubling as my purse, is still on the table back in M'boro. With my license, money, etc., in it. DH ( Read more... )

Usually, I really, really like my job. But it seems the last month or so that all the office politics and stupidity and people being overly concerned about minutia is DRIVING ME BATTY ( Read more... )

So, Kelley and I cooked about half the feast yesterday at my house for playdate and it seemed to go over very well. The theme is beer (well it *is* Tavern Brawl) and most of the recipes are "perioid" rather than actual documented ones. Here's the menu for those interested ( Read more... )