(Followers of the Sopranos may recall that Uncle June suffered a loss of social standing when it came out that he liked to go down on his girlfriend.)

Dang. How unfortunate!

We had a quick pasta with raw tomato, garlic, and buffalo mozzarella. We also seem to now have a considerable wine cellar, having collected our CA wines from my parents' house.

Mac has refused a bath. Day 3.

Yo ho, hose the boy down!

We had pizza - on a bobli with roasted tomato sauce I made a day or two ago. Yummy. simple.

and looking at Grace out in the world gave me a little bit of a buzz.

I had lovely tacos from a local restaurant for supper and amazing walnut, maple bread for lunch. Mmmmmm. . .

And I'm so happy to see Grace out and about! Also, Noah modeling his new backpack is much too cute.

He finally came around on his own. I have forcibly declothed and put m,ac into a bath before. It wasn't pretty and i was more exhausted and bruised than he was clean.

Now that I am off the Bberry and on the computer, I must go see the pics.

We had pulled pork for lunch today (nom nom nom) and there is enough for the rest of the week. Dinner was gyoza. Also nom nom nom.

Noah fell and bopped his head hard. I had the moment of panic when he turned super pale, but he's fine. I'm tired tired tired right now.

I heard Mony Mony on the radio today (the original 1968 version). When it ended I switched stations and there on a different station was Billy Idol singing it. That song takes me back to high school like no other.

GRACE and NOAH outside and in the car TOGETHER!!! love.

Paint: I think online the creamy buttermilk looks better, but from the sample patches, I am leaning toward summer sandcastle. Can you all come over and tell me which is better?

msbelle, is summer sandcastle more yellow?

MsBelle, please forgive me if this is an idea or technique you've used before (because I know you've persevered and probably tried everything at this point) but what about starting at 0 gameboy time (and any other activity that he loves)on Mondays, with 10 minute increments of "special" time (gameboy or whatever) earned by achieving each of your daily goals? Something like getting up and getting on time to school= 10 min on gameboy, bath= 10 min on gameboy, etc so that instead of things being denied or taken away when he misbehaves, he's earning and banking his playtime as he does behave? I know every kid is very different, so it may not work at all, or you've already tried it and it failed. I know as a kid I wanted so much to please that any kind of punishment gutted me, but I loved to feel like I was exceling at something, didn't matter what.

no, more brown. but I think it has pink undertones which is where I think it may not work on every wall. My goal is painting in Dec or early Jan.