Here's an exchange that Nolan and I had this morning via email. And this is a pretty good example of our relationship, too.

( Not for the faint of stomach. Enjoy. )

I've been sick. I'm taking meds. I'm whiny.

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Me. (Blows nose) My nose is driving me crazy! My right nostril is running. I've blown my nose fourteen thousand times today.

Nolan. (Strokes my cheek and smiles softly at me) You've never been sexier than you are right now ( Read more... )

One:  I got shiny new icons.  I lurrrrrve them.  You may view the shiny here.

Two:  This is hysterical.

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I have haiku prizes but no addresses for numbaby , jessicakmalfoy , and peacefulwmn9 .  If you ladies want to claim your prize, just drop a line to persephone3333@gmail.com.  Trust me, I'm not a stalker.  I don't have the inclination, energy or follow through required for that level of weirdness.  :D

Overheard at rehearsal:

15 year-old girl actress.  So I was telling my friends ( Read more... )

( I'll spare you the wailing and gnashing of teeth. )

'Cause I swear, I'll take it back.  Makes amends, kiss a frog, whatever it takes, man.

So, is it some kind of Karma thing that when I don't have the kids for a whole day, that my body goes on automatic shutdown?  I haven't been out of bed for more than 20 minutes at a time all day.  I COULD have been shopping or scening or sewing or any number of ( Read more... )

 Would anyone like to tell me why a child's medical emergencies only happen between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., when all normal people are trying to freaking sleep?

And why they never go to Nolan's side of the bed?

(Actually, I can answer that.  They could've lost an arm and be bleeding out, and Nolan would say, "You're fine.  Go back to bed ( Read more... )

I feel like death on a cracker.

I have a headache and muscle aches and I'm sore and CRANKY and capslocky.

The family left to go to church and I couldn't get up to go, even though I was supposed to sit at the preschool table (nightmare) and man the Mission 2540 table after.  God understands, but will the people I've let down?  Right now, I feel to ( Read more... )