Well, she's ready for when she has to defy the forces of Guilder--or wherever Prince Humperdinck was from.

I really should train her to say "Never give up! NEVER SURRENDER!" ala Jason Nesmith in GalaxyQuest

My friends' two-year olds learned new words this week. Boy learned "statistical." (although he says it "tistical"). Funny cuz dad is a statistician.

Girl learned "CRAP."

wtf, Sox! If I didn't have work I'd volunteer to sit. I have no fiance, so they could lock up almost anyone and I'd be what.ev. Hope you get to use your Christmas present soon, although I'm a little freaked out by the 5 days until taxes due thing so maybe waiting an extra week isn't bad for both of us.

I've skipped and skimmed. {{Susan & Family}} {{Aimee's sister}} Hope her surgery is going/went well.

Ha ha ha. I love my little sister. Her Facebook status is "[P-C's little sister] is wondering why parents enjoy being stalkers and getting facebooks...."

P-C, that's funny. I can see why it would be alarming to find your parent there. I wasn't perturbed, just highly amused, to see my dad was on facebook before I was!

My brain is so weird when it's tired.

Weirder than normal, that is.

I am earwormed. I get earwormed when I'm tired.

The theme to "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" is stuck in my head.

Yesterday, if you'd asked, I could NOT have told you how that music went.

Oh, Sox. WTF is with this agency?

agencies. 3 for certain. DH gets a certain number of calls per year as a benefit/way to keep employees at their desks. They find a sitter who is supposed to be up to the level of home-care. We pay a pretty penny for it. But they find the sitter, which is, IMHO, hella helpful. Except, when it isn't.

Honestly - it is a much better solution than companies complaining/harrassing or firing employees because they have sick kids to take care of. I think that is completely reprehensible and anyone that would fire an employee for taking care of family had best be figuring out how to help those people care for their kids. Or being hit on the head with an anvil. But still. here we are - not perfect solution by far.

I'd tried contracting with an agency on my own - If I'm working the way I am now, I really have to have a resource. That was the first disaster... Iris learned the word 'shutup' and a few other things that still have me sprouting spikes and thunderbolts every time I think about it - that agency wanted to give me a free sitter service if I'd try them again - and all I could say was "it's not like this is the plumbing or something." We haven't had a sitter for non-work reasons since I don't know when.

We were completely spoiled in Baltimore. The sitters were neighbors. And friends and family.

wtf, Sox! If I didn't have work I'd volunteer to sit.

thanks d! that's very sweet. you around? I haz ?s

Yup, until 5.

hmm. newphone doesn't have your info in it. feh.