The Den of Debauchery's Subannex

Third class of the semester. I think I get it. I understand what entities are, and I learned crow's foot notation today.

Then the outskirts of Katrina sideswiped us, and we have wind out of the north and east, and more rain than we've seen since March.

I found gas at 2.47 and tanked the Mommymobile.

The kids had auditions for Tom Sawyer tonight. Dollface is very excited to be in a play. It's early, because they're doing A Christmas Carol in December. They're also doing "Lily's Purple Plastic Purse' and "Hamlet" as touring shows. Bunny may have her eye on Gertrude. She'd do it well, in the best Glen Close style, complete with knee-length braids.

It was a good night for spaghetti. We don't much like Barilla pasta sauce. It's thin and chunky. Dollface took seconds. I think we're looking at growth spurt.

I re-read "Inconveniences." To quote Amadeus: "Too many notes." There are simply too many words. jkb, you've got your work cut out for you. There's a 50 page story in there that's struggling to get out.

So, off at midnight last night. 'Twere the white pants that tempted the Rain of Blood, I tell you. And me without my tylenol all day.

Squeed a little while with jkb around 1 AM. Hope it helped her as much it did me. I need MWC. My fannish fire burns low. No writing. No vidding, minimal art.

Up at 6:45 to get the kids off to the play. Baked banana muffins (cheated with Bisquick), and got everyone out in time.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was really good. The Oompa-Loompas stole the show. And the sets were some of the best I've seen with CYT. Jonner got a good laugh as the squirrel who pushes Mr. Salt down the garbage chute.

There was pizza for lunch, and nice chatting with parents. IBC creme soda is the real stuff. Fabulous!

CYT is doing "A Christmas Carol" in the fall, and "Tom Sawyer" as well. Bunny wants to be Aunt Polly. The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked through them for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not service -- she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well.

After the afternoon show, we came home and I crashed for about an hour and a half before work.
I hate naps. I woke up sick, coughing and sneezing, with a throat to strike a match on. On the way to work, I noticed my lip was tender against my waterbottle. Oh crap. A fever blister.

Hello, body, why not just a plague of boils while you're at it? Piling on much? I know, I know, mustn't tempt the fates. Not after Mudd's staph infection last fall. (hopefully I have enough anti-biotic in my system to ward THAT)

I work tonight and tomorrow then I have Fri and Sat off. Yay Beltaine! I have a lovely dress, and will spend tomorrow making patterns for Bunny's new Irish dress. I need to find my chemise for her and see if Bunny's fits me. Must find the boys' clothes, and make a dress for Dollface.

These are from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Fairy's mother took them.

( dryad )

( bogle )

What a night it's been.

I came home and painted eyes on Obi's slicker. He is now, officially a rubber duckie.

We got the taxes photo-copied and ready to mail.

We got the kids and went for Pizza.

I got the big kids into costume (most of their costumes, there's not a white turtleneck to be had for love nor money in this town) for play pictures. We were an hour late. I thought it was at 6, we walked in at 6:15, and they'd finished by 5:45. I didn't swear. I thought about it, but I did not.

Then i had to go to Cub Scout meeting, except my den meeting conflicted with the Pack meeting, which my husband was supposed to lead. OMG! So I called Hubby, had him get his presentation ready, told the Pack leader "Do the business part first, I'll bring him back" He came in, telescope in hand and ready to help the boys get their Astronomy belt-loop. He went above and beyond the call of duty, and got them the pin too.

The moon is almost full, and Jupiter and Saturn were very bright.

In there, i had to go get the big kids. Who weren't done. Ug. Oh man, i hate watching children's plays in rehersal, it's so discouraging.

We came back, rounded everyone up. i volunteered for Day Camp. Music. As if I can sing...

Finally got everyone home, and discovered tufts of fur all over the house. And a dead bird in Jonner's room. Thomas, the Mighty Hunter.

Made some icons for my journalfen acocunt.
I have 2 Indy, the Aisha (egyptian kitty), the Lucius (that is no longer on this account) and a Luke.

I'm going to bed.

Tomorrow is payday, then 1 more day of work and I have a 4 day weekend!
I love working for a Catholic University.