Hubbie's working a double today; he'll be home at 11. Here's hoping Carlos will do the bath and bed procedure nicely.

Add to the Nerds on the floor, I think someones poop is in places on the floor (read "carpet.") I suspect Odo, mainly because he's bitching about something having been fed, snackified, watered and petted. Sooo ... after the little man gets a nap, a closer examination of all the carpet will commence, Nerds will be vacuumed up and any poop will be

Against my better judgment, I went ahead and opened up the tiny little carton of Nerds candle Carlos got from someone's birthday at daycare. I put them in a container for him to pick up and eat. A short time later, I see lots of little pink balls on the living room floor. Oh. Joy. First he tried scooting them and then throwing (a big no-no ( Read more... )

Ever since I got home after 9 PM, I've been hearing Carlos thumping the wall. He's still awake! He wants to go to our bed and cuddle. silly boykin! :)

No, he's not Hermie. :) A week or so ago, Carlos found my dental pick (looks like pen but has a rubber tip at the end you can use to poke away plaque). When I said it was mine (and not his so don't put it in your mouth!), he came over, put his hand on my chin, and opened his mouth and said "Ah, mommy." He then proceeded to poke my mouth all ( Read more... )

It's the night before Christmas, and the little man's been in bed since about 9. Ricky's in the beginning stages of a cold and is in bed, Odo's looking for snackies and resigned not to getting any (for mow), and I'm getting ready to head to bed myself ( Read more... )

12.1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Windchill: 1 °F
Humidity: 47%
Dew Point: -4 °F
Wind: 10.0 mph from the West
Wind Gust: 24.0 mph

Very cold. Partly cloudy. Occasional flurries. Lows around 4. West winds 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts...decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

there's still plenty of time before Christmas. Really. There is. Honest!

My landlord called me at work Thursday and asked if I'd heard any banging or other unusual noise that morning. I said no, but I had seen some carpet padding lying outside a neighbors door. Turns out their water heater broke! 30 gallons of water emptied into their apartment. Man, oh man! I've not seen Christy, whose apartment it is, but my ( Read more... )

Both our cells are down, so anyone wanting to reach us better use the house phone. :)