Ah, home

Well, I'm at home for a few hours because my carefully crafted Charlie Care network broke down.

Kate, the Regular minder has school from 11-3 Tuesday and Thursday. As Charlie is also in school during those hours, this is not a problem. There is no school today, because of Yom Kippur. In the past, I've usually been able to count on my neighbor to take Charlie in a pinch, as she homeschools her daughter but, well, they're Jewish, and today is the really important Jewish holiday, so they're not around. Then Jennifer, who can also usually take Charlie, since she is home with her own son, but she has been, as you know, very ill, and she is just not up to watching two boys. My husband couldn't stay home because he's having all sorts of drama at his work with things flooding and whatnot, so that's out. Old Psycho Babysitter had offered to watch him this week, but I'm so not opening that door again.

So I'm home. Which isn't a horrible thing, but I still don't have any sick time, and not enough vacation time, so I'm on 'leave without pay' at the moment. Which sort of sucks.

But...home is good. I like home.

Ah, home

Well, I'm at home for a few hours because my carefully crafted Charlie Care network broke down.

Kate, the Regular minder has school from 11-3 Tuesday and Thursday. As Charlie is also in school during those hours, this is not a problem. There is no school today, because of Yom Kippur. In the past, I've usually been able to count on my neighbor to take Charlie in a pinch, as she homeschools her daughter but, well, they're Jewish, and today is the really important Jewish holiday, so they're not around. Then Jennifer, who can also usually take Charlie, since she is home with her own son, but she has been, as you know, very ill, and she is just not up to watching two boys. My husband couldn't stay home because he's having all sorts of drama at his work with things flooding and whatnot, so that's out. Old Psycho Babysitter had offered to watch him this week, but I'm so not opening that door again.

So I'm home. Which isn't a horrible thing, but I still don't have any sick time, and not enough vacation time, so I'm on 'leave without pay' at the moment. Which sort of sucks.

But...home is good. I like home.

People...

Hey, justleakynow! Firstly - I sure hope your night gets better! Couldn't get worse, right?

I'm sorry you weren't able to make it to the Pop Shop. I did however, meet your husband. He's very nice. (And handsome, but you probably are already aware of that!) Charlie told him, "Your name is my name is Spanish!"

So your husband now knows my husband and my son and me. So you and I REALLY need to meet soon. :)

I had the best milkshake ever tonight. It was a S'mores milkshake. It was chocolate icecream with marshmallow topping, sprinkled with graham crackers and some malted thingy. It was so good. Really, really good. And it was 1/2 price, which is always a nice thing.

gehayi is very ill, and she has to be in a nursing home until at least the end of October, and there is no internet there. She's posted the address on her journal, and is asking that people send her cards and books and things to keep herself from going too crazed, so if anyone wants to do that, it would be really nice.

And now for something completely different...( LOST SPOILERS )

People...

Hey, justleakynow! Firstly - I sure hope your night gets better! Couldn't get worse, right?

I'm sorry you weren't able to make it to the Pop Shop. I did however, meet your husband. He's very nice. (And handsome, but you probably are already aware of that!) Charlie told him, "Your name is my name is Spanish!"

So your husband now knows my husband and my son and me. So you and I REALLY need to meet soon. :)

I had the best milkshake ever tonight. It was a S'mores milkshake. It was chocolate icecream with marshmallow topping, sprinkled with graham crackers and some malted thingy. It was so good. Really, really good. And it was 1/2 price, which is always a nice thing.

gehayi is very ill, and she has to be in a nursing home until at least the end of October, and there is no internet there. She's posted the address on her journal, and is asking that people send her cards and books and things to keep herself from going too crazed, so if anyone wants to do that, it would be really nice.

And now for something completely different...( LOST SPOILERS )