Oh so lovely, Lee! Yay for your yard!

My daffodils are all coming up, but I'm trying to suppress them under layers of pine needles. They are pretty persistent little buggers, though. But sleep, daffodils! We still have three more months with potential for snow! If they do survive, they're going to be lovely, though, because they're *everywhere* so all that work in the fall will be worth it.

I have an actual camping backpack that works well for travel overseas, with detachable whosits. I got this today: [link] It covers the distance between my monster xmas-more-than-1 week bag and my old duffle thing. I'll use it for Spain, but I'd like something less unwieldy for things like overnights, like the wedding, and to supplement Spain. My duffle fit almost as much (full disclosure, I can shockingly get by for a week with the duffle. Ask Kat.) But I'll have more shoes for Spain. And less smashable tshirts. I have a ridiculous amount of luggage for the travel I do (and some I need to return!) but the stuff I find the most use for has been reaching its natural end.

The behemoth or the camp bag will go to Australia. Oh, did I mention here that my SIL and nephews are going too? 15+ hours on a plane with an almost-10 year old and a 5 year old! HEHEHEWHAT. I propose PJ and I just drink into a stupor and let the grandparents deal.

I had to shower. The aveda was just too much for Loki and now Pumpkin. Both went to town on my hair. And it was beginning to do me in too. I like the way it smells, but then it just smells too much. Plus, cat attack.

I am feeling beyond ragey. I want to punch someone in the face. Hard.

These are the times when I like to take my blood pressure to see if my meds are really working. I'd say, NSM tonight.

Oh dear. I'm sorry you've encountered the ragemaking creatures.

Sorry for the rage, Kat? Help to share here, or would that just continue the anger more?

Just won't cause any change. I haven't really slept a full night since last weekend. I was up last night from 1-3 AM. I have had a full and headachey day including cleaning all of Grace's medical shit, including masks which I HATE doing, but will just sit at the sink until I do them. Then we had to have a discussion about moving because our lease is up. In June. And K wants to find a place tonight. I just can't deal with THIS stress until I have a full night's sleep. AND it's February.

My sister is having a 40th birthday "thing". She is appalled because she feels a stripper is inevitable. She has explained to people concerned that she doesn't actually want one, but she's resigned to getting one anyway. I'll check with her later to see if there's anything she does want that I can arrange, but I'm not actually going to talk anyone out of getting a stripper, because I've seen some of the strippers in the Jamaican market, and fuck her, I'm looking forward to it.

Long weekend, resort, friends and family, stripper, September, bring it on.

You need a nice long nap. And radio silence.

Oh. And after bathing and feeding and giving her the usual breathing treatment, Grace she threw up and I had to change her bedding.

I did, however, make adorable little lanterns out of tangerine peals that the kids love.

I know I could get a full night sleep if I took an Ambien, but I'm scared the only way I CAN get a full night's sleep is an Ambien and I'd like to get myself to sleep without the meds.

At least February's almost over?

I went to a burlesque show! It was OK -- would have been better if I could see anyone's lower body, probably... Bad stage set-up. At least the hostess was hilarious! It was two troupes, one of women and one of men! Most of the guys were semi-sheepish. Then there was one drag queen, who totally mopped the floor with everyone. I mean, seriously.