Not to sound like a hog, but I don't know if that's enough food for me. Have fun!

Oh yeah-- good things always cost $$$, but it sounds FUN!!

They really are!

That's why I dumped mine and KEPT the kids!

Hee! Ain't that the truth...

you know, i find all boys expensive! :) you need another girl in your family!

boys can be expensive, and single guys are the WORST - they eat everything in sight and drink all the drinks in the fridge and if they are your roommmate they don't mow the lawn unless you threaten them with eviction.
I think that you should have packed Mr.Zoot a baloney sandwich and scouted little kids' trays for uneaten hot dogs. ;)

i agree....guys suck ass.

The thing I don't get is how boys can spend so much money and not end up with a single new pair of shoes. Boggles the mind, really.

Just wait until you're feeding a husband and a teenage boy. Yikes!

Money well spent eh?!

Let me help. I'll send lots of HUSKER gear! ;-)

Where are you, Zoot?

yikes...tell me about it! hope you guys had fun!

Don't forget crazy red-pants-wearing cane-carrying anti-Mosaic guy! And the creepy "I eat my shrimp just like Mr. Trump!" girl! Yeah, it's gonna be fun.

CRUSTACEAN NATION!!!!

I wanted to watch Joey, but I forgot that it was on...but I guess its good that I didn't watch it because the OC starts next Thursady and I'd much rather watch that.

Will may still be acting like a baby but I hate the twins, so I think it is funny. They (the twins) just don't seem to understand the fact that actually telling someone that God told me to nominate you does not sit well with people.

How did you manage to watch BB5, Joey and The Apprentice last night since they were on at the same time. Oh, that's right, Tivo. Never mind.

I felt terrible for Karen..poor thing. I still HATE the evil twins and hope their big old fat butts explode out of their jeans on national TV. I am totally afraid for Nakomis. She has totally dominated this game and deserves to win. I think Diane deserved to spend a 2 week vacation with Adria and Natalie - they would talk her to death. And Drew? Lying snake in the grass..wouldn't ever trust him. Just saying...

Oh, I super-hated the smarmy male project manager guy. What was up with his interviews - "Those kids were just like me when I was little! I would have loved that remote-control car too!" When five minutes earlier he'd been all gung-ho for his stupid FOOTBALL HELMET-HEAD FIGURINES and telling the women that their car sucked!

Ass.

I watched Joey. What I didn't like was the way they had him sort of spell out the whole reason why this show was happening... that whole speech about change, and his whole thing to the cab driver in the opening scene.

I mean, really, this is just an extention of Friends -- they didn't need to explain themselves at the beginning of every Friends episode, they really didn't need to do it here.

I thought it was ok... but I don't think that one character has the cache to carry a whole series. He was phenomenal with the ensemble cast on Friends, but those characters can't stand on their own. In my opinion. :O)

I loved Joey. I also loved the fact that he referenced Friends throughout the show.

And The Apprentice. I only hope that Bradford (Mr. Smarmy) is out soon. He and the Project Leader chick are both annoying as hell! And man, did it take cajones to make fun of those kids in from of Caroline. What was she thinking?

Know who I'd really like to see out, besides Magic 8 Ball chick? Raj a.k.a. Mr. Bow Tie. What the devil is that all about?

Can you imagine eating dinner with The Donald? That chick that sat and watched when he was taking a bite and all that stuff...have a little initiative, Babe. It was just annoying to me. Maybe it was just mee. Wee G got disgusted with me yelling at the TV and went to his room to watch something else. Poor kid.

Should be a good TV season. Survivor starts next Thursday. I'll have to get a TIVO by then because I don't want to miss Joey or The Apprentice. Now I just have to convince the hubby that it's a good idea.

Oh wow... Thursday nights are going to be insane with the TV this season. I just hope my boyfriend doesn't break up with me because he knows that sometimes, I just would rather be alone with me and my TiVo.

I'm new to the whole Apprentice thing, so tell me: do they pick women only on how annoying their voices are? I'm female, and all their talking talking talking still got on my nerves!

I really liked crazy Karen and am hoping for a miracle for Nikomis because she has masterminded so much in that house. Please don't let Diane win!!

As for the Apprentice, I think you've summed it up nicely. Wack. Jobs. (but I kinda like Raj... I'm sure I'll get over it soon enough, though) Its going to be a very exciting season!

Yay for fall TV!

I've been out of town for the past couple days, so I haven't watched Joey or The Apprentice. I'm pretty excited to see both of them, though, and also excited to know how they did in the ratings (come to think of it, can't I look that up already?).

I'm so bitter....I want my TiVo NOW!!! Instead I have to spend my $ on a new, stupid transmission. Booooo! I don't know what I'm going to do next week when The OC is on w/ Survivor. Can we come move in w/ you please?

oh yes. I need my space for sleeping. AND he can't put anything under my pillow, it gives me a headache. (He calls this the princess and the pea syndrome).
But NEVER under any circumstances are any living creatures other than humans allowed on the bed.

I WISH my boyfriend had a sleep bubble! :) Any given night I'm likely to be awakened by him throwing his arm across my face or his heavy-ass leg across my midsection.

Zoot, are you sure you weren't writing about me this morning? Because I do exactly the same thing. Cats can crawl all over me. Frequently I wake up in the morning and find that only the tip of my head is on the pillow because both of them are curled there...and using my head as their pillow. Meanwhile, I'll kick the shit out of my husband should he dare to get on "my side." And by "my side" I mean any damn place on that bed that I happen to want to be (occasionally, his pillows become "my side").

I am a snuggler, Laura likes her space. I can get away with snuggling for a bit, but then she rolls over and goes right into the snoring and drooling. Then? Just to piss her off, I spoon. Oh Yeah, I am a spooner too.

ROFL! I'm the same way, too funny!

I have a sleep bubble. I am terrible at sharing a bed. I do not want to snuggle or spoon or have any contact with another person. Also I must stick my feet out from under the covers, and I roll around a lot. I don't mind sharing with my dog, but he actually gets sick of how restless I am.

I guess I missed love as a child...I LOVE having my husband throw his arm around me, or his leg...as long as I can sleep on my belly, I'm happy! Sometimes I cuddle up to his back!

I completely agree with the sleep bubble theory. I love to snuggle with my guy, but when it's time to sleep... get away. I always feel hot when I'm sleeping, and the last thing I want or need is him smooshed up against me. This morning in fact he got so close that he hit me in the face. I woke up, and was like... "back the f*** up off of me!!!"

I don't mind being in contact with someone else while I sleep... but heaven forbid my face gets breathed on while I sleep. Even my own breath bouncing off something and hitting me in the face is NOT acceptable.

oh yeah..I hate the breathing on me thing too. THIS IS why we have seperate duvets, no unwanted contact and a wall of down to limit the chance of his breath touching me

I, like Miss W, have a cat who sleeps on my head and takes over my whole pillow. But. No HUMAN body is allowed to be within 2 feet of my personal space while sleeping. So, I guess I have a sleep bubble, too.

God forbid my husband's foot crosses over the line into my foot space. I need my leg room too! Just because I'm short doesn't mean I like my feet crowded. Unless you are my cats. One sleeps on my feet, one sleeps between my legs, and another making a sammich out of my legs by lying on the exact same spot outside of my legs from where the one in between is laying. My husband can't even roll over and face me while we sleep. But the cats? they can sleep where ever they damn well want.

I am totally the same way... Cuddling right when we get into bed or right as we wake up is great, but when it's time for sleep, it's me on one side of the bed with my earplugs in (thanks to the snoring!!!)

There's a name for it? A sleep bubble?

Is there a cure?

My wife is kinda like this. Me? I want to touch her. Even sleeping. But she'll just move away. She'll toss and turn to keep even a finger from touching her.

And we HAVE to have two blankets. There is no way she'll share (I can blame it all on her). If we try and share? She gets it all and I'm without.

Debby? I'll spoon with you. I'm a spooner. But I'm not sure you'd find it as fun as I.

Ha. Funny, Zoot!

I'm SO the same way, except no one and nothing is immune. I cannot sleep touching anything/anyone except bed, pillows, blankets!

i love to cuddle! i can't imagine having a sleep bubble!

i can't have a sleep bubble...i'm like a deprived grown up that didn't get enough attention growing up...i like to touch, even when i'm sleeping. maybe i have low self esteem problems.

Oh my God! I could have written that! When my son (a.k.a. "King Needy") wouldn't sleep anywhere but with me for the first 9 weeks of his life, my poor husband was farmed out to an air mattress in the other bedroom. Because with him AND the baby in the bed....someone was going to end up touching me and that was so not acceptable.

Know how U feel woman, me and my fiance will actually argue in the middle of the night about who invaded who side!

Hm. You still do share the bed, how do you do it? I've moved to a mattress laid by the foot of the king-size after two weeks of the sleep bubble being pricked open the whole time. Now I can make some very funny jokes when family/friends see the arrangement the first time to add to their shock, like "faithful doggy at boss's feet". Freaks them out nicely.

Our cats cuddle up on the bed too. I actually like not having a sleep bubble :) I like cuddling up to Mr. Sweety.

Personally, I much prefer the "are you PROUD of yourself?"--said in a voice that conveys that pride in this situation would be a very bad move indeed--approach. It's the gift that keeps on giving (maternal guilt, that is).

hee hee, permanent record...

but wait, midterm progress report? didn't he just.start.the.fourth.grade?

okay, is it just me, or did he JUST START SCHOOL? Yeah. I thought so. Poor LilZoot. I think he's doing pretty well, personally, but maybe he needs to focus a little more on his schoolwork and not his sweet little crush. But that's no fun at all, and I'm sorry I ever suggested it!

But look at it this way, he's already on track to become President!

I think it's just damn wrong to give children letter grades anyway. When I was a child, they just gave qualitative comments and marks like "Excellent," "Satisfactory," and "Needs Improvement." If I recall correctly, we didn't get letter grades until fourth grade.

Wait, LilZoot *is* in fourth grade. Damn, I'm old! I remember when he was teeny tiny, a toddler running around with you on campus.

i'd vote for lilZoot for president. he actually cares about people and tries to be fair. Why not?

Anycase, you could always sit down with him and say, "you need to spend more time on your studies. what would you like to give up for the rest of the semester so that you can study more?"

eh, it worked on my cousin and taught him to try and concentrate harder, while still allowing him to learn time management.

being a mom is hard.

Midterm? Yous all crazy. School started TUESDAY. TUESDAY September 7th. At least here it did.

Permenant record? I love the line in Never Been Kissed when a PE teacher uses that line on Drew and she's all, "You're still using that lie?"

LILZ: THE PERMENANT RECORD? IS. A. JOKE.

I am sooo glad that those days are over, they totally sucked. I hate being the adult!

Oh Zoot! My mom used that line on me when I was growing up and I believed her until high school!!

I did terrible in school untill like my freshman year and this started in like 5 th grade. what can i say....good luck!

I LOVED what Alektra came up with...
and it doesn't sound like you're angry, disappointed or anything..Just coming up with a good idea....
Be careful...he's is my very wonderful grandson you know....yep

OMG I wrote about the same thing today!!
I'm with you when it comes to coffee. I love love love the taste..especially with vanilla caramel creamer!! YUMMY!

I've been telling mine that they are not going to end up like me and skate through school and wind up a dummy. I'm not paying some expensive school for a mediocre student - my kids will have their homework done and I would much rather have a geek then popular child. Those who have more pencil protectors win in life. :) LOL I don't say all that to them.. just some of it.

My mom always told me my grades were going down on my permanent record and that no college in their right mind would ever accept such a lazy third grader!!! :P
Just like how they try to convince you in highschool that gym class matters on your academic record. "If you don't climb this rope in 30 seconds you're going to be a loser for the rest of your life!!!!!" Oh... maybe that was just my highschool?

just pretend you were quoting the violent femmes :)

what IS it with 4th grade Social Studies???? I was an A student, and then one mid-term progress report, I had a D. Needless to say, that one didn't get to my mom. It was neatly forged with her signature and turned back in. I worked extra hard and pulled up the grade to a B by the time the end of the term came around. Whew. I don't think I've ever told anyone about that. Mom, Ms. Lowery, I'm so sorry.

A. Did he believe you about the permanent record thing?

B. Did he even KNOW what his permanent record is?

Ok, I totally can't relate on the coffee because I never touch the stuff. But I *have* to have my Diet Coke. I switched to caffeine free about a month and a half ago...yet I still drink one first thing every morning (yes, I get my caffeine from pop in the morning, and yes it is pop and not soda) to wake me up. It has to be psychological.

Probably what they call the placebo effect? Like, tricking your body into thinking it's getting what it needs. Or something...

All decaff contains a little bit of caffine, there is no such thing as truely decaff. Your body has readjusted to the amount of caffine that you have in the morning.

Nah...you're just looney *grin*

Yup, Pixie's right. There's no such thing as true decaf. Plus, you are a big crazy.

Okay.. I got curious. Here's the official numbers on decaf (From the Coffee Science Information Center):

Q. How much caffeine is left behind in the coffee after it has been decaffeinated?
A. In Europe the absolute caffeine content may not exceed 0.1 % in roasted coffee and 0.3 % in soluble coffee. In the USA the caffeine content has to be reduced to less than 3 % of its original content.

/obviously done with work for the day :)

You have GOT to love my husband. He's such an adorable little geek. Not only does he answer, but he provides proof in case there is any lingering doubt. Thanks babe.

:)

I find the same thing with the Caffeine Free Diet Coke I'm drinking now. Does that still have some residual caffeine? Becuase I have around 5 of those a day. Maybe I'm not doing as well on this no caffeine kick as I thought!

I'm still going with you being a big loon. But that's just me ;)

I am so in awe of you giving up coffee.

I'm on my seventeenth cup. And it's just after lunchtime.

*checks watch*

Gotta run, time for my 2:00 pot...

I am completely and totally in awe of you right now. No more caffine drenched coffee??? You have just decribed living my worst nightmare. Of course I am the girl who has been known to stare longingly at the premium roasts in the supermarket (that I can't afford) the way most girls stare longingly at dimond rings. Yes...me ...weirdo..I know.

I think it's partly the placebo effect, partly the residual caffeine, and partly the aroma.

Actually, I find that just getting up and walking across the office -- even if it's just to fetch a cup of caffiene free coffee -- is what wakes me up. The act of taking your mind off of your current task, focusing on something else for a couple of minutes, sort of re-opens your eyes.

That's the case for ME anyway.

Did I just say "caffiene free coffee"?

Do I not know the word "decaf"?

I say it's PSYCHOSOMATIC.

Decaf coffee has one twentieth to one thirty-fifth the caffeine of a brewed cup of regular. It is not a significant amount of caffeine. Chocolate has more.

There's also an idea that coffee keeps people from producing melatonin, the sleep hormone.

I gave up real coffee in February, and decaf has the same effect on me. Go figure.

Zoot... I,m thinking that the taste DOES have something to do with it. Today I didn't have time to brew coffee before work, so I grabbed a Buzzwater...yeah, baby, caffieneted water. Drank the whole thing, and STILL was feeling bleary-eyed when I got to work. I didn't feel back to normal till I had a big-ass cup of coffee...

It's totally placebo effect: I am the same way with my Caffeine Free Diet Soda. It's crazy.

OK, I've been thinking of going and getting a coffee all morning and you have just pushed me over the edge young lady. Must... get... coffee... (even if it is decaf for me too).

lol..My kids love the story of when I was a new mom and was carrying Garry cradled in my arm, and took a corner too sharp, never allowing for overhang of his head. ooopps . An egg swelled up on his forehead instantly just like in the cartoons on tv... hey, gotta get a sense of humor about these things...

Be pleased that he has to grasp for straws to find examples of times when you weren't a perfect mom. ;)

LOL! Little bugger!
I don't understand how the teething ring got so hot though?

Summertime, closed windows in a car... You know he's telling the story to get a reaction out of people, right? One time, my momma BURNED me too. Actually, she burned my hair on a candle during a blackout. As a kid, it's fun to see people's reactions when you tell them something like that.

My mother switched me with a switch one time that had some thorns on it that she didn't know were there, and I had these little cuts and was bleeding. She felt guilty for years, and I didn't help matters by telling people that my mom and switched me with THORNS. She was so afraid I was going to get taken away by the state or something, that my dad had to do the spankings from then on.

I have a little story like that, that I bring up at every family function...

For my Mom's 40th birthday her sisters all got together and planned a surprise party for her. That night, my Dad was hunting, I was at home waiting for my Mom to get home from work so we could go out for dinner or something. She never comes home... Until about 10pm. She walks in the door and I'm sitting there on the sofa. I ask her where she has been and she tells me. I sit there for a minute... Then ask her.... "And you never thought once about where your daughter was?!?!? I was never invited or anything!"

I can make the whole family feel guilty by bringing that up and its been 15 years!

Should I feel left out that my momma never burned me?

One time my mom burned herself and there was a whole lotta screamin' going on.

Liquid Peanut Brittle.

In other words: liquid, molten sugar

She still has the scar. And, I think I can still hear that scream.

Great. Another thing to look forward to with Little JuJu.

I always have loved that story! :) Sweet Ariel has taken to telling anyone who will listen how I owe her lots of money, but I keep saying I can't give it to her b/c we're broke. :)

I used tweezers yesterday to retrieve a drawstring on my sweats!

I pull the string all the way out, spear a big safety pin through it, and thread the safety pin through the tube. Voilà!

You dad sounds so cool. Mortifying as hell when you're thirteen, I know, but how cool is that sign idea?

Hee! Emergency room! Funny. Humor just courses through all of the generations of your family, doesn't it?

that is great!! my huisband is a nurse, and now I TOTALLY how I'm decorating the bathroom when we grow up and get our own house!

I hate it when that draw string gets lost! I do what Shiz does and yank it out and pull it through with the safety pin.

Emergency Room...that's what it should be called when my husband goes in there. He takes his pooping very seriously. You'd think he was performing brain surgery. Well, he sort of is now that I think about it.

Remember that episode of Animaniacs (no, you don't?) where Wakko had the "Potty Emergency" and everywhere he looked it reminded him of pee? (No? Not so much? Must just be me.)

Okay, enough monopolizeing the comment board for now.

Hey, maybe you could find a company to mass-produce knock-offs of that thing and then market it on infomercials and make a million. Hubby and I are always trying to think of some stupid gadget that we could sucker people into buying and make ourselves wealthy. Sounds like a good one, there.

sounds like a great tool! but i always do the safety pin trick.

ha! That's why you're such a weirdo! You're Dad is too!!!
(I'm joking...and I meant weird as a term of endearment...you know...)

That is hilarious!!! I love the idea to put an ER sign over the bathroom door. Your parents sound sooooo cool! Like Totally!

LOL! Your dad sounds like my brother. Every time I'm in the hospital, I have to have PIC line. The nurses have this set of tools they use when removing the line - heavy gauge tools they use only once, and out of the set, they only use the sissors. Every time, my brother either asks for the set or asks me to get it for him. The nurse are happy to oblige, since they only throw the tools away.

Patent it as the "Drawstring Grabber" and you have your first million. Remember us little people..

I totally relate to your growing up years w/ an 'unusual' single parent. It took me years before I thought it cool that my mom kept boxes upon boxes of strange things such as walkie-talkies, plastic pacifier necklaces, and yo-yo's (to name a few) around the house. It wasn't until a friend and I were on acid at the house alone one night that I started to appreciate her collections. :)

Some company beat you to this contraption for pulling drawstrings through clothing. The name escapes me, but I bought one at Joann Fabrics and Crafts. It's made of red plastic and looks like a very long needle with an eye on one end. Thread the string through the eye and push the 'needle' through the clothing. Voila! You have your sweatpants again!

how could he be anything BUT hilarious with YOU as his mother?

even though I am afraid that my child will have this completely dry sense of humor and give me withering looks when I think I'm being particularly hilarious. ;)

Thanks for sharing! I'll never know myself, but hey, I can live vicariously thru others!

rofl..now who is HE like?

Can't imagine where he gets it from ;)

Excellent! Tell him to use this one, too...."This is me, is this you?" I can hear him now....LOVE that kid!

Heee! Somebody get this kid his own show.

I am having fun with the same thing, mine is four but is already developing his sense of humor. He was eating a Reeses cup yesterday and said, " Oh, this gots the goods." Where in the hell???

LOL! Thanks for sharing. I love the patch one.

I can only hope that my child gets either MY sense of humor or my husbands, because a mixture of both would be just crazy.

That LilZ is something else, I tell ya. What a great job you have done with him!

Hilarious! I can't wait for my own to find the funny.

And with a comedian/juggler/magician dad, I wonder if they'll be MORE funny or just roll their eyes a lot. I'm sure there'll be a stage when they (and all their friends) think David is the coolest man who has ever lived, and the coolest dad, ever.

I never knew a dad who could ride a 6-foot unicycle. Heck, not even a *regular* unicycle.

That said, I'm sure there will be eye-rolling and dad-(and mom)-is-not-cool times, but I hope they balance out.

Actually, I thought the "Her last word to me was 'guts'." was pretty funny too.

Yes, the "guts" thing was hilarious. And clever. Most kids wouldn't come up with that!

They make a patch for that....he cracks me up!

What a cool kid!

I love how kids come up with the best sayings. I swear they should write TV shows!

It's gotta be in his genes!

Just so you know? He is a dad, and a good one, too, without sperm-donoring. ;)

And I'm glad you're not upset. You're a really strong woman, and I know that your heart's desire will come true.

Hugs.

9.5 lbs and 5 weeks early? OUCH!

I agree with alektra...mr. Z is an awesome dad! That baby is waaay to cute, wanna eat him up!

Mr.Z looks utterly and absolutely adorable holding that child! What IS it about grown men and little babies that can make any girl's heart melt?

I haven't actually seen Rob hold a baby yet. While we have a number of friends with new little ones, he said the other day, "I won't hold one until it's old enough to survive the fall if I drop it." Okey. heh

What a doll! (both of them!)

Aww, absolutely adorable. Though man...9.5 pounds? That's big even for full term! I can't even imagine that.

Cute kid.

Cute Mr.Z.

Awwwwwwwwww!!

Y'all are going to make a beautiful baby someday. :-)

dang, he DOES look good holding that sweet, kissable baby. (I think the same thing when I see The Boyfriend with The Cuteness) You are being very brave and strong, Miss Zoot, and we are all sending baby-enabling thoughts to you!

I can't decide who's cuter ;)

Yummy cute baby. Super. Sweet.

Maybe you shouldn't be holding a baby that you want to eat!!

Just kidding. I totally know what you mean. I like to say that I want to squeeze a kid/puppy/other cute thing until it's head pops off. I don't mean that literally, of course. I just want to squeeze them. SO much!

You just want to nibble on his cheeks!

Way to keep it together. You are much stronger than I could have been in that situation.

Holy cow! 9.5 lbs. and over a month early? Now THAT is one heck of a baby! I thought mine was big!

Dang, Zoot! These pictures make ME ovulate! These pics are great and yet knowing what I do about your attempts to have a babe, they make my heart hurt for you. I'll be thinking all kinds of baby thoughts for you this month.

YUP they're both too cute for words.
I especially like those yummy chewy cheeks.

I know how you feel. My aunt (she's my age) had her last baby right around the time my baby would have been born...I had a blighted ovum and had to have it removed. BUT, I now have a beautiful 4 month old baby girl, who's the light of my husband's, my son's, and my life. Keep hopes up Z!

Thanks. That was so laugh-out-loud, and just what I needed.

You have an Aunt Patty? Like from the Simpsons?

Very cute joke.

BWWAAAAHHH!

Oh, that is too funny! Thank you, Zoot's Aunt Patty!!

You crack me up! Thanks again for the laugh.

OMG! That is TERRIBLE!

LMAO! Always nice to start the day on a laugh ;)

That sounds like my barber...

Oh, that's bad. Funny, but bad.

reminds me of the kid in Love Actually. So sweet.

Aw, poor kid. It's always hard to have to break someone's heart. Hope he gets over it quickly. And I hope she gets over it quickly too.

Can my baby cousin marry LilZoot when they're 50 and old enough for these things? He's the best!

What *I* want to know is, when did kids start talking to each other in single words!?!?

So sweet, yet sad, too. But at least he did it, and she'll get over it.

awww...guts. THAT'S deep...

Yaay LilZ! You need to tell him that was a very classy and brave thing to do... that men twice and three times his age often don't have the cojones to do what he did by being HONEST with her! He could give a lot of men a lesson in manners, etiquette and paying attention to the feelings of other people.

That's just so cool. I want a LilZ!

Good for LilZ. That was a very honest and manly (in a good way) thing to do.

i love it - 'guts! as in, I hate your guts!' LilZoot did good, as they say, and I hope it works out with his crush.

AWWW he did the right thing and the girl dissed him. Poor guy. He was honest...that's more than most. I think he'll stay that way. He sounds so sweet. Hey I have a 7 year old girl!! She's a sweetie. HUM...BUT she's not getting married until she's 40. She informed me of this today. So if he could wait...she would be worth it!! *snicker

awwww, he's so freakin' cute I can't stand it!

He is the sweetest. I bet his mom totally rocks!

You're doing a good job with that one...honesty, especially painful honesty, is difficult to instill. I'm proud of him (and you).

Watch out, Zoot. He may be on the receiving end soon. Seems the universe has a perverse way of acting like a boomerang.

Hope Zoot does OK, and that his little groupy finds someone else quick, before she turns into a psycho like that girl in Garp.

I love how quickly you go from love to hate when you're that age... I distinctly remember being exactly like the girl who loves LilZoot. So don't call her too crazy, OK?

Aww he's learning early. But what a great little heart he has! I hope he keeps that through the years ;)

Watch out, by this time next week they might be "going together."

Is that still what kids do? Or is it all about the casual sex nowadays?

Good to know Leah is in good spirits. She's a brave little girl, and her family is lucky to have a friend like you who is willing to help out!

Let me know Nurse Bitch's address. I'm studying negligence in class right now. ;)

You're a great friend, sweetie.

I'm glad to see you back, and glad to hear Leah is doing well!

I'm just now catching up with YOU! I'm so sorry to hear about Leah. You are a great friend, helping out and all. My prayers and well wishes are being sent out immediamente!

I know what it's like to have a little one in the hospital...my nephew was hit about 4 years ago by a drunk driver (at 7 p.m. at night!) At first they thought everything was okay, turned out he had internal injuries and now he has no control over his bladder, bowels, or feet. He has braces on his feet and walks funny. This from the 7 year old who LOVED soccer. *sigh* I LOATHE drunk drivers...I'd even turn in relatives who were driving drunk. I know that Leah's injury wasn't caused by a drunk driver, but it brought back memories. I'm glad she's doing great! You are definitely an awesome gift giver! I know all about the little girl stuff...since my baby girl was born I feel like I wanna buy everything pink! I love my son, but girlie stuff is more fun!

Oh, Zoot, I'm so sorry about Leah! I'm glad to hear she's doing so well considering. Fie on Nurse Bitch! And, you do very well on little girl gifties.

Welcome back, Zoot! You, as always, rock.

welcome back, glad all are on the mend. missed ya!

Welcome back!

I didn't wanna bother you with e-mails asking how things were going. Yeah, that's the ticket.

:)

You are now dubbed "Saint Zoot". Evrything you did for your friend this weekend and her little girl deserves a big kudos. My cousin's son was 3 when he fell and broke his upper thigh bone and was in a 1/2 body cast for 6 weeks....the good news I can report about it is that after the first week or so (like Leah's surgeon said)it does stop hurting and really becomes more of just an annoyance. I will keep her in my thoughts.....and hope that all their electrical appliances come back to life too.

i say, karate CHOP! the mean nurse. Or just fart in her general direction. Or report her to a supervisor. thanks for the update!! I hope everything gets worked out at the house. You are being SUCH a good friend.

You're such a great friend!!! As far as shopping and gift giving, sometimes girls are more fun to shop for. You know, when it rains, it pours. That's how I feel at least.

We missed you too, Zooty-Poo!!

Awe Zoot, I feel for your friend and her family. My little brother (age4) was in an accident with a riding mower last month and lost part of his leg, so I am so familier with seeing the little ones in pain and it breaks your heart. I'm glad she loved your presents and is feeling better...sending good vibes your way! Missed you too!

You are SUCH an amazing friend. The only thing that could make you better is if you punched that nurse!

(I'm kidding, of course. I never advocate violence by Zoot.)

I've been avoiding your blog, because I needed to catch up on my reality shows.

So I missed hearing about Leah, until now. I'm sorry to hear that she was in an accident. I hope she makes a full and quick recovery.

Seeing children in pain is one of the worst things ever.

You rock as a friend and an auntie. And what girl wouldn't want to sleep in Hello Kitty slippers?