Sometimes I hate that good parenting means gritting your teeth and saying "Good using your words, honey" instead of "Next time, kick the shit out of that little brat." Grrr.

(Playground after lunch, older kid pushing and verbally harassing Dylan for no apparent reason as soon as we arrived. Other parent nowhere in sight so I played bad cop mama bear. Very proud of how Dylan handled himself, but if he'd kicked this other kid in the shin instead, I wouldn't have minded one bit.)

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Nutty and I Black Friday shopped for bras. We are an amazing contrast in sizes and I had more trouble than she - it's stunning how few unpadded underwires there are in a 36A/B.

Then I went to the Hanna Andersson store. Oops.

Wow. Pretty Praying Mantis is Pretty! [link]

Also, purple.

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it's stunning how few unpadded underwires there are in a 36A/B.

Hah! I wear the same size, and I used to go for a very unpadded unlined--they used to have a line at Victoria's Secret. And I wore it through college a lot...only later realizing I was all nipply at everyone. Now I tend to go for lots more padding. :) I dis-recommend the Maidenform outlet for you, then, since it's my favorite cheap bra place.

Thanks, Beverly! I love those windows, too, and as soon as I am able, I want to get comfortable cushions for it; it's definitely wide enough for a window seat. (And you can't see it, but they open up for storage, too.)

I put a makeshift array of colorful throw rugs and pillows scrounged from other rooms on there when we have a party, but I want someone that (A) has removable, washable covers and (B) is fitted to the proportions of the seat and (C) I can keep up there all the time.

It will come, it will come...

Sometimes I hate that good parenting means gritting your teeth and saying "Good using your words, honey" instead of "Next time, kick the shit out of that little brat." Grrr.

HAHAHAHAHA! Jessica, on Wednesday when I picked up Noah he was standing forlornly in the yard. He said to kids (J and A, both kids in his class) had been hitting him. He said to stop, that he didn't like it and they ignored him. And he didn't do anything about it.

I had to bite my tongue from saying "If they don't listen, punch them in the head."

Also, today's yoga class was unexpectedly 2 hours rather than 90 minutes. I'm feeling it in my hips. It was especially nice to take a class with a different instructor than usual, even though I love my regular instructor.

WOW, BT! That is super cool.

The Dali Lama