I lifted the Schmetterling's legs off the change mat to slide a dry nappy under, and realised she'd sprayed a sneaky wee just a moment before. And she'd managed to wiggle herself off the "catcher" nappy so that it all went on the mat. I only glanced at it, being more concerned with getting a dry bottom to dry fabric, but the back of my brain said " ( Read more... )

I showed W the draft of the dress I was making. I'd mis-sized the pattern for my pregnancy - I'm not used to working around so many curves. So I'd somehow ended up with a size 10 waist and a size 16 bosom, when it really needed to be the other way around. I'd fixed the waist so that I could get the draft dress on, but the cups were still hanging ( Read more... )

I couldn't help it. I refuse to participate in the whole concept of collectibles, but today I did in fact buy a little teddybear from a particular collectible series. I have three from this series already, as it happens. They're done up as characters, and I have an elf bear and two environmental fairy bears. The first thing I do when I get them is ( Read more... )

I came back very late Monday night / Tuesday morning from a week working away. I'm getting quite a few of those at the moment - another one next week. While I miss W a lot, it's possibly good - it means he's getting solid breaks from the hormonal nauseous stress-bunny mess that I've been lately. And I'd hate to wear down his base cheerful optimism ( Read more... )

...one beautiful year ( Read more... )

It was a few days ago now, and I forget how the conversation started. But it continued like this...

T: Why would I want to buy something just because it's new?
W: ...
T: You're giving me that look again, the one that says I failed Capitalism 101.
W: Yes, I am. But that's alright, beloved. So did Wall Street.

T: I'm glad you don't take me too seriously.
W: I can't.
T: -bursts into slightly incredulous, you-should-be-in-trouble-for-that laughter-
W: Well, I can't. Earlier, someone asked you if you wanted chopsticks or a fork. Your reaction was to burst into tears and cry "Why won't they just leave me alone?".
T: -smiling wryly- Uh, yeah.

My laptop had been behaving a bit oddly at work - sending and receiving packets OK, but not resolving domain names. The network settings looked right, so I thought maybe the TCP/IP stack had corrupted itself again. Work's got some funny settings though, so I figured I'd check it out when I got home and see if it was the laptop or just something ( Read more... )

Scene: in bed, afterwards ( Read more... )

There've been lots of funny moments over the last couple of days, since I got my balance back. W has a very good sense of humour, and I'm glad to see it's not been worn down by the last feww weeks. I don't remember them all - they've been flowing freely - but two this morning just had me giggling ( Read more... )