MiniPlu has her new retainers after a (thankfully) smooth return trip to PA on Tuesday. She hates how her teeth feel now that they've moved, though, and is wondering if she made the right choice NOT to have braces again. There was just no winning in this situation, sigh ( Read more... )

I called our old orthodontist about MiniPlu's apparently-lost retainers. Yes, they're 1:40-ish away, but they have all of MiniPlu's records, so I thought they might still be the best place to go to get replacements, rather than a local place that would need to make all-new records, or wait for old records to be transferred, etc. Thankfully, they ( Read more... )

Ok, so I'm still utterly failing to check in with my flist. In my defense, last week was nuts. In addition to the aforementioned trips to PA for orthodontics (2) and implant (1), and trips to the new middle school (3 in one day), I also finished the wedding quilt for my friend, took it to a laundromat (20 mins away) to get all the cat/dog fur off ( Read more... )

Deaths by cop. Deaths of cops. Shootings in Munich, murderous driving in Nice, knifings in Japan. It sometimes feels like the flags are going to remain at half mast forever. What is wrong with people today ( Read more... )

Ugh, I've been having a really hard time focusing, lately. All I want to do is read, knit, and randomly surf the Internet in a brainless sort of way. And then I'm tired. :P Meanwhile, there are other knitting projects I also need to finish, quilts I need to finish, NaNo to work on, a house to clean, other upcoming events to plan for ... and I ( Read more... )

Super productive day today; I'm really pleased. I did start off by falling asleep on the sofa as soon as my kids were off to school, rather than jumping on the treadmill as I should have, but after hauling myself up around 9:20a, things went much better. I did 2 loads of laundry and hung them out (probably one of the last times this season), ( Read more... )

First of all, let me say that I have a deep longing to make this cake. Like, seriously. Holy smokes.

Secondly: I forgot to mention the ( Case of the Mysterious Bloodstain )

Applause to you, Planet Fitness. :) Unfortunately, I don't see this lady gaining any wisdom and understanding anytime soon, sigh ( Read more... )

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(Side note: I don't think I said so before, but if you have a chance to see the new Disney movie, Big Hero Six, GO. It's heartfelt and adorable and funny, all at once. You will never fist bump the same way again. :D ( Read more... )