No, I think he is serious. He said he and L. would happily take my kids for a week-long visit (in Manhattan) any time the last time I talked to him. (I told him I suspected he was not fully up on exactly how much care a 5 year old needs and was he prepared to wipe butts?)

I mean, my mother is insanely pushy about settling down and grandkids, or at least she was with me, but I don't think he'd lie to her; our family tendency is more to point out the extreme rudeness of the pushiness and hang up if necessary.

The only way I was finally able to get rid of kitchen moths was putting everything in the freezer (well, not like cans of stuff but flour, sugar, rice) for a good, long time. Like, possibly, years? Anyway, things are not in the freezer now and they are fine. Fingers crossed!

Oh! I have a medicine question. Not sure if it's more appropriate here or in Bitches so I may ask in both.

I have a friend who has been on Zoloft for about 15 years off and on but steadily for the past 7 years. It has mostly worked very well for her but she's at the highest recommended dose and it has started not working. Her doctor is switching her to Effexor so she'll be transitioning to that from the Zoloft. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with Effexor or transitioning from Zoloft to another med and what your experience was.

It took me a month to get rid of them last year. A combo of throwing things away, sealing up anything unspoiled, freezing, and two enthusiastic cats. Note that anything that has little thready looking things in it -- it's spoiled.

but I don't think he'd lie to her

Oh, not that he was lying but maybe telling her their plan that they otherwise would have kept to themselves. I mean, we talked about getting engaged and picked out a ring together but didn't get actually engaged for a while after that. We didn't really tell people that was our plan though.

ION, I just got a notification from Pinterest that I'm following myself.

I got one of those, two! I AM STALKING ME.

Oh I wish I was nearby, a moving day would totally pick me up today.

It's so awesome how there are totally very different kinds of people in the world. And on this board. Signed, still unpacking.

I told him I suspected he was not fully up on exactly how much care a 5 year old needs and was he prepared to wipe butts?

How did he answer?

Oh, about moths! I got some kind of sticky hormone trap at the pet store and it worked! But I feel like someone here tried that and it didn't work. Worked for me, though.

I've thrown away everything that looked like it might have access, without checking if it was spoiled or not, after I found my unopened bag of rice with fluttery things in it. Everything in those cupboards is deemed lost. And then I sprayed everything down with diluted bleach, and am now stepping up a level from ziplock bags, which I'd considered enough before. Heavy duty plastic bins, or tightly screwed jars only.

No room in the freezer.

I will look out for cedar next week.

Bwahah! Look what just showed up in my inbox: [link]

Books are mailed, laundry is in the dryer, I have eaten some dumplings for the second half of lunch, and learned that my microwave can track the timer and the oven together! I mean, I started the timer, then cooked the dumplings, and it went right back to the timer time when the food was done. Huh!

I wish msbelle lived closer too, just because. I also oddly proud that even though I am really far behind, I've done all the stuff she mentioned.

Today is working out really well too. Key guy just left, and termite guy/handyman is working away at stuff and took a few more things off my to do list. I am going to make a target run and then garden until he is done, and then go home and pack more.

I need more lists from msbelle though.