Signed, going to Jamaica in two weeks, hurricanes permitting.

I'm just going to put it out there that you really deserve to have an awesome trip with no troubles, hurricane-related or otherwise.

It is cool, Jesse! Sort of jawdropping and amazing, actually.

I like their stuff but it`s too sweet. I also refuse to buy mangoes on the mainland. See also: papaya, pineapple, guava, avocado

We grow avocados in our yard! Love Papaya, even the Strawberry Papayas.

I just finished reading Suze Orman's book of money advice for women. I liked her "Young, Fabulous, and Broke" book, but this one wasn't as useful. It was several chapters of "empowering" stuff about how you should take control of your life, then a few chapters of stuff I already do (like pay bills on time and don't bounce checks), then one actually useful-to-me chapter on retirement saving, then several chapters about setting up stuff to provide for your kids and grandkids. I'm sure this book would be useful to somebody, but that somebody isn't me. However, it has convinced me that I'm doing OK financially, which I guess is helpful -- nearly everything that she says to do is either something I already do or something that doesn't apply to me.

Oh, speaking of finances, in awesome news: I got my bonus check last week, and put most of it straight onto my credit card. Yay team responsibility! And the amount that I kept out basically covers Vegas.

Edit: AND I just paid off and cancelled a credit card! My lowest-balance, highest rate one, but still. One less bill.

FYI - homework was a non-issue tonight. We had the grandparents over for dinner and I grilled on the new to me grill I got off craigslist a few weeks back. MAC ATE SALAD!!!! Then we all sat on the back patio and threw a balsa wood airplane with mac that grandpa got for him on a trip last week.

now mac is asleep and I get to laugh at myself for wasting so much energy today being pissed off.

I am glad it turned out well, msbelle!

That's how it works, doesn't it? Next time there's a major meltdown, I'll gently remind you (if I remember) that it can mean a reprieve since he's vented his spleen enough for the moment, if you think that will let you let go of the mad. Not always true, sure, especially if he's working on a good head of mad. And more than a little frustrating (it works you up, and him out, so imbalance of emotions.)

AND I just paid off and cancelled a credit card!

Yay for paid off bill! But Suze Orman says that, unless you have a ton of credit cards, it looks better on your credit score if you pay off the card but don't cancel it. (I don't know if other financial people say different. I was just reading that section, so it was still in my brain.)

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re: migraines

And I like cheese. Just...don't fry it.

Someone slap ita, she's hysterical.

(Someone real real brave)

I had fish, which must automatically lower my cholesterol, right? We won't mention the sauce I made with a tiny bit of butter and a splash of heavy cream.

You're from New Orleans, that might be as low cholesterol as you can safely go.

MAC ATE SALAD!!!!

dude