Tien'sPetLurg

Sorry. That makes me sad that you can't get the download. Maybe he'll let people access it later. He was very nice in person.

Nooooo!!! Are you certain? He said we could share them. Oh no!

Sorry. Code only worked once apparently. total bummer Here's a pic of the card though.

When you're at a book signing and you check the 17th shard board... And he's throwing out cards with codes and you're hoping someone gets one and shares it here.

I am so sorry about your dog, Quiver. Loss is awful. I'm glad you have a little bit better feeling today. I hope you have lots of good memories to reflect on. I only had 1 dog because I didn't think I could stand that feeling of loss again. Wouldn't life be easier if we had some sort of emotional attachment switch we could turn on and off when we want? Ok maybe it wouldn't. (thinking of how that might work against us...) *sigh* I guess you just have to go through it to get to the other side. Hoping happier times are just around the proverbial corner for you.

On mothers: The hardest part of Life is dealing with other People. It gets so complicated. It's easy to repeat parenting missteps. You go by what you know. Either you model the opposite of what "they" did that bothered you or you go the same route. Seldom do we think of additional options because we don't know about them. Everyone flies by the seat of their pants in each generation. None of us have all the answers. If our kids knew that and we (parents) knew that about ourselves and stated as much up front, if we all gave each other some grace when that happened and gave each other permission to be individuals, things could go a bit smoother. To make it worse, different kids respond differently. The thing that made you crazy as a child may be Exactly the thing your child needs. The thing you loved as a child may have zero affect on your kid. "When I grow up, I'll do it differently. I'll let my child...." You get there to that One Day and find out your kid could care less about what you worked so hard to make sure that they'd have. "But I would have LOVED it if my parents had only..." Life splashes water on your face and says "Surprise your kid isn't you!" It's a miracle we keep the population going. Ha! (A chemistry miracle: All of those chemicals that make us procreation crazy are what keeps us going.) Despite every effort, None of us are going to get it perfectly right. Most people overlook their primal parental function: Train your offspring to survive in the wild. That's a bittersweet process for an emotional mother. This little being that feels like your heart walking around outside of your body is to learn to need you less, all the while, the scales are tipping and you feel like you need them more. The job description: Give up most of yourself and bust your backside to grow close to a small person (who gives pushback and demonstrates little to no appreciation) so that you can teach him/her not to need, or possibly, want you. What a sweet deal! Right?! hahaha As long as Baby can fly from the nest and can fend for itself, the parenting job has been successful. That's one dose of reality a lot of us can't handle. (big hugs) to everyone because no role in relating to others is a "breeze." (Oh B.S.---how well you named that character!) _________________________________ Financial aid fiasco- glad that is getting resolved. Clerical errors are so easy to make and can create so many problems. Glad this one is going to be a slight inconvenience. ----------------------------- Cluster headaches - Those sound Terrible. I have a friend who had them. She had to have medication custom compounded. I will check and see what worked for her.

favorite hero: superman (idealistic) & wolverine (tough guy but good heart buried) favorite"villain" Loki. (sympathetic lost boy- awwww) I enjoy some of the personalities of characters of the Watchmen.

You are in a tough age. Physical movement will be key to your moods. Staying active is a wise choice. I used to black out just before completing 1 mile in 10 minutes at your age. Seriously. It was a hormone-related issue. I was so embarrassed. I decided to only run if someone was chasing me with a life threatening object. (Not a wise choice to let my embarrassment prevent me from pushing forward and improving.) I hope you get to participate today. It was nice of you to walk the other kid back. I hope he/she decides to keep trying and can catch up. Setting an accurate base-line for a skill is ok, as long as it's used to measure progress. The word "limit" sounds like something that should only apply to destructive things like stress, abuse, etc. I should try your 1/2 caff coffee trick. I get jittery after too much coffee on an empty stomach. I have a rave vs rant today. In the good news column, I got to go back to bed for an hour today. It was great. We are on morning 4 of back-to-school and I already feel stifled by routine. SMH

Speaking of paper bags... I stayed up way too late coloring this one for my son's lunch today. He's all about Minecraft right now. I messed up Steve but was too tired to fix it. Maxal: I hate being bored. I also hate being overwhelmed. Clearly, I'm just full o' hate. Where's the balance, eh?! It's a pretty good day over in my sphere. Hoping everyone else is having a fine time.

ahahahahahaha If people ask me about having kids, I tend to make them go sterile. I have that affect on people. /humblebrag My experience with family life is pretty off the norm so pay no attention. We are really weird but make it work for us. Life is what we make of it. I just don't remember adding that dash of Chaos to the recipe!

Are you making mist cloaks? Maybe you could snap a picture of those. (definitely don't do anything to ruin your privacy though...especially if you are a minor, kthx) I saw one on Etsy once. It's gone now. It sounds like you guys are going to have a lot of fun.