My big brother is 39 years old today.

*feels another gray hair growing in

Me: Dinner will be ready in about half an hour.

Little Guy: Dinner will be ready in about half an hour.

Me: Maybe a little less.

Little Guy: Maybe a little less.

Me: And (Little Guy) is a very good listener.

Little Guy: What?

Household breaks out in laughter

Ye gods, they're adorable.

So, I'm accepting a Stafford loan for school, and one of the things I can do with the money is purchase a computer. I think I'd like to build my own, so I need advice on hardware. No, I will NOT get a laptop, I hate them with a passion and will only use them if I have to. The screens are too small and the keyboards and mice hurt my hands ( Read more... )

Various songs being sung around the house by the underage crowd...

From the Duchess...

Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made it out of clay,
When it's dry and ready,
With dreidel I will play.

Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made it out of wood,
But when I went to spin it,
It wasn't very good.

And, courtesy the Little Guy...

I had a little turtle ( Read more... )

"So, Jen, how did you do on the H&R Block final?"

Well, Block requires a course total of 80% or better after the final exam to be considered for employment as a Certified Tax Professional.

( I got... )

I'll be taking my H&R Block 101 final exam starting in about half an hour. Wish me luck. I should know by day's end whether or not I'll be employed on Monday.

Either way, it'll be good to have my Saturdays back.

(Okay, now I'm getting nervous...)

1. I interviewed with Block today. From the sound of it, pending passing my final exam, I've got the job ( Read more... )

FROM: jenkitty
TO: Washington State Republican Party
DATE: October 8, 2008
RE: Campaign signs

Where can I get McCain-Palin signs locally in Seattle? Thanks!

FROM: Washington State Republican Party
TO: jenkitty
DATE: October 21, 2008RE: Campa9gn signs ( Read more... )

I have tubes of caulk and a respirator, and I'm not afraid to use them. Really ( Read more... )

Is there anyone out there who doesn't know this little childhood ditty?

Five little monkeys, swinging in a tree,
teasing Mr. Alligator, "Can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be,
And SMACKED a little monkey out of the tree!The Duchess was singing this on the way home from school this afternoon. After she finished the final ( Read more... )