Well, I actually got some cleaning done. Stymied a bit by the fact that the trash room is closed because they're refinishing the floor. Who refinishes the floor of a trash room? But I've got two loads of laundry going, I just brought about eight big cardboard boxes down to the dumpsters, and at least one more load of laundry going in soon.

Next step: clean the bathroom. Not looking forward to that.

Oh dear, Stephanie and Raq, I'm sorry to hear you are both having Quite A Day.

Poor vw, who would have thunk a migraine specialist would be so inaccessible.

Raq, much getting-better~ma for Mal and the DH.

JZ, Vortex is right - those shoes are sugar, and super sugar in red and black. I can't make up my mind between the two of those, though.

Okay, Hil, you're inspiring me. I have other work work to do, but it can wait and the house is a total wreck. I wonder what I can get done if I just do that all day?

Plus I might be having kids over tomorrow, so it should be at least reasonably presentable.

go, hil! As someone who hates to clean, I feel your pain. I only do it when I'm having people over.

Seriously, I hate middle schoolers.

I can't tell you how angry it makes me that I have to comfort my kid on the next to last day of school because he found out that people are writing "freak" above his picture in the yearbook. Little bastards.

Oh, Barb, that's horrible. I don't know what to say.

I'm sorry the little bastards are doing that. Kids can really be sucktastic to each other at times.

Ugh Barb. Kids can be so heartless.

Poor noodle. Kids can be such little shits.