nobody panic!

Except for me maybe? :)

My sense of humor seems to be in good form today, which is nice. I've spent days at a time in the last couple months without so much as a chuckle. I think I'll watch a comedy this afternoon.

What's happening:

-Our new nephew, Sam, is huge! He's got the cutest, fattest cheeks I've ever seen on a baby. He looks a lot like his brothers did at birth, just bigger. He's a cute little chunker. His two big brothers are very involved. Jake (7) actually sleeps in Sam's room so he can "help out." I don't think an atomic bomb could wake Jake up in the middle of the night, but it's a nice gesture. And he does help out in the mornings according to his Mom.

-My teeth have finally stopped hurting from the work I had done about three weeks ago...hooray for chewing! But I go back for more the week after next...eye yi yi!

-I actually went to the gym on yesterday, and then again today. Surprisingly, I'm enjoying it...so weird for me. I've discovered that if you read while you're on the treadmill or stationary bike that time just flies, so I've been checking out the chick magazines they have there. My concentration still isn't the best, but I can usually get through a couple pages about lipstick or fashion or face cream. I couldn't care less about any of these issues, but it does the job. I hit the pool today, but it turns out I can't swim freestyle in a straight line anymore! I don't like backstroke, have never properly coordinated my breaststroke, and will never have the abs for butterfly. So I tread water for a while and called it good.

-We had corned beef and cabbage at my Dad's house last night. It. Was. Awesome. I like visiting my Dad, but Joe had to push me out the door last night. We got into a discussion about my health. My Dad is a smart guy and is very science-y, but he absolutely positively does not understand mental illness. He doesn't get why I can't just will myself better, no matter how much I try to explain the chemical/physiological side of it all. I know it's how he expresses concern, but it's frustrating. Joe very smoothly geared us up to leave before I got upset.

-Our former landlords are trying to keep over half of our security deposit, so we're disputing that. Unfortunately for them they waited too long to give us our list of "damages" so they have to give it all back no matter what. Our settlement statement is dated 2/26 but was postmarked 3/12, which is more than beyond the 30 days they have to send us all this stuff. So they've essentially screwed themselves. We could have spray painted the walls and they'd STILL have to give it back to us. Even better, if they don't give it back to us we can take them to small claims court for double the amount. I'm a little surprised at their ignorance of these laws, but I suppose a lot of tenants don't dispute stuff like this so it's easy money for the landlords. Sad. I get all fired up about this kind of stuff (which isn't actually good, currently) and I'm going to the post office later to send them our dispute via certified mail. I love being right.

-Hmm. I'm not sure I have much else right now? We'll try tomorrow.