I've just tried to post to a friend's journal, and LJ gave me a
N error that said "Prove that you are a human." And then something like "Captcha is catching". Did somebody hack LJ?!!

And Karri - I am thinking of you but cannot post to your journal!!!

Question that I had to put in separate post... Sierra is turning 9 this year, and is still woefully socially inept. She also pings every single "inattentive" bullet point on the ADD scale. I'm trying to find a book for her about growing up, or being a girl, or something she can read that might clue her in to the sorts of things she needs to be ( Read more... )

What is everybody going to be for Halloween?

I'm trying to come up with something original and awesome, but most like will wear the doctor costume I usually wear (It's a cheesy scrubs costume, and yet people still ask me if I'm a real doctor! Every time. It's a high.)

Kids are going to be: Iron Patriot and Hermione.

I love Halloween!

Here. Dealing with the federal shutdown. Mark's a contractor in a federal building, so he was home all last week. He worked some from home, and then got hit with the cold we all had, so he was on sick leave for part of the week. Then last night at 9, out of the blue, they called and told him to come into work today. So he went into work at ( Read more... )

I'm late to the crystal light bandwagon, but I'm on it now. I've been drinking their Energy drink a few times a week since the Spring. Since I don't drink coffee, this is what gets me going. However, somebody just told me that crystal light causes kidney damage. Is this true? Is it like a lifetime of drinking it causes damage? Or what? ( Read more... )

For those of you who have been following the school bus drama on my FB - Daniel rode the bus to school today! The aide was there, and the bus driver did not make a production out of things at all. It was just like a normal day. Thank God! And Daniel was SO EXCITED to get on the bus. Makes the hell of last week worth it.

We're home from the beach and it was the best vacation ever!! First time that we did not "vacation" by going to see family. When we got up in the morning, we could do whatever we wanted! Amazing. I'll detail it later, but it was just fantastic!

Today was Sierra's first day back to school - she's in the 3rd grade!! No idea how that happened. ( Read more... )

This is how self-centered my husband is.

I made a cake this past weekend for Daniel's birthday. It's a cake my Mom makes often for family gatherings, but I rarely make. Mark keeps talking about how much he LOVES this cake - my version way better than Mom's. So he's been trying to figure out why that is, when we use the same recipe.

His latest ( Read more... )

I had a dream two nights ago that my Grandpa (who died two years ago) came back to say goodbye to my Grandma. The next day Grandma had routine bloodwork done. Results are back today - and they are rushing Grandma to the hospital. Apparently her potassium is at a "critical" level, whatever that means.

If something happens to her, I'm going to be ( Read more... )

Here. We are swimming along this summer, literally. We are at the pool every day for either swim team practice or a swim meet. It's really pretty cool, as Sierra seems to be taking well to it. Otherwise we're playing games in the backyard, going on little day trips, visiting museums, visiting family, meeting for play dates, etc.

We have a ( Read more... )