I seemb to hab a code in my node.

And it is back to work for me. At least I'm snuggled up on my couch with my tissues right next to me.

Java, you are a hero in our house for that late, late, late night airport run for K-Bug. Thursday I get to drive K-Bug out to DIA in the wee hours of the morning. Her bf is picking her up in SFO and then they are going to surprise his family.

My nose needs to chill the heck out. I don't wanna be sick.

A bit, but your lips are shaped differently, your cheeks are less full, the cheekbones are angled differently and your neck and shoulders are way different than hers.

You're both v. pretty women, though.

Skylanders Wii: I am researching the cheapest price. Anyone?

Erin - the best price I am finding is amazon, but not sure if shipping is free or not.

I'm with Erin (and Tom's picture he linked to where she does look more like you but maybe only because I've seen a picture of you in pretty much the same pose). There is a similarity, but her cheeks are rounder. And you have freckles.

I have to say in defense of my brother that I do know that when I absolutely need him he will be there for me in a way that my other brother is not.

However, I have also thought that not wanting to pick me up is the excuse he gave me for maybe something not totally in his control. (Because I could have taken a cab from the train station but his voice was so final I didn't feel like I could offer that suggestion.)

And thank you for the blessings on my friends - they totally deserve them. And they are my second and yet more trustworthy family. It makes me sad that I don't have that relationship with my family by blood.

It think having chosen family says more about you, though -- a great blood family is luck.

Yes, what Jesse said!

a great blood family is luck

Underlined, with an exclamation point.

Target has the same price as Amazon, and it's in the same mall as the Eyemaster's -- we have to go see if they can fix M's glasses today, and I can only find the Belgian waffle mix I like at Target.

Plus, I got a Target gift card from my MIL, so I wanna see if I can find some sexy shoes that will work with my NYE dress.

Then it's grocery store, making chili, homework before any more play (seriously? A 13 page pack of math homework, 3 1 page book reports on chapter books (not WHOLE books; just what he's read) with rough drafts, and final drafts in cursive, over XMANAKKAH?! for 3rd GRADE?! WTFever -- and I'm an ex-teacher...) and then starting to do laundry and put away the Xmas gifties.

Sumi, I take back the nad jab. Maybe he was caught up in a tough sitch.

homework before any more play (seriously? A 13 page pack of math homework, 3 1 page book reports on chapter books (not WHOLE books; just what he's read) with rough drafts, and final drafts in cursive, over XMANAKKAH?! for 3rd GRADE?! WTFever

That's too much. More and more research is showing that this kind of homework is (a) not helpful; (b) incredibly burdensome on home family life. Emmett probably had more homework in 3rd grade than at any other point in his life.