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mr. joseph says working without his dominant hand isn't too bad, but he can't really lift things.

boog seems to be sprouting two more teeth. that'll make six in a month. yikes.

i got a bunch of stuff done for the nephews' christmas last night. i'm kinda psyched. i also kinda want to keep it, it's all so cute! i REALLY want to get going on the main part, but can't without some extra info. hint, hint sister girl.

i still haven't decorated for halloween. shameful, i know. i swore to myself that i wouldn't put up my decor until the place was all cleaned. apparently, i'd rather craft. i know you're shocked.

i miss my friends. russia buddies, mgs, neighbors. i heart you, why haven't i seen any of you in a bazillion years?

broken

did i mention that mr. joseph was injured on monday? yep. i made him close the window and it shattered. suddenly his hand was outside our apartment and blood was threatening to be outside of his body. ick. see, our windows have to be manhandled in order to open or close them. apparently at least ten people have suffered similar injuries since our handy maintenance guy was hired. lovely. we're a little peeved.

anyhow. two clinics, one burst of tears (mine), one person still in pjs (boog), 13 stitches, a lot of gauze, and one income verification later. all is fairly well with the world. mr. joseph goes back to work today. i'll let you know how that goes.

halloween

anybody want to make our costumes for me? mmmkay thanks.

I know, right?!?!

two posts in two days? i know. don't worry... i'll slack off to my usual self soon enough. just a few things on my mind.

i would really love a dishwasher. dishes are my least favorite chore. i kinda hate them. kimbal usually does them around here (i'm so freaking lucky) but with his new work/school schedule they're kinda piling up. why people think they can charge $200 for a used, ancient, tiny washer i don't understand. i do understand that i can't afford it though.

boog gives kisses now. possibly the cutest thing ever. ok, maybe his laugh or dimpled smile are cuter, but the kisses are new so right now they win. he's way more likely to give me kisses than his daddy, which i think makes mr joseph sad. i'm slowly, but surely winning the boy over to my side too. it's nice that he doesn't always leave me for mr joseph now.

netflix is pretty much amazing. not gonna lie, i have mr. mom playing in the other window.

if i had the money, i could probably blow through a thousand bucks on modcloth in about five minutes. easily. i find that frightening.

have you missed me?

you better. because i missed you. the three of us have all been sick on and off for the past three-ish weeks (more like a month). it's been gross, and sad, and generally unpleasant. i do think we're almost out of this though. i really hope that's the light at the end of the tunnel that i'm seeing and not just the stars you see before passing out.

for your viewing pleasure, here's a list of updates/things i've been thinking about/cool stuff-

boog had a cold, which caused double ear infections, which caused pink eye. sad and icky.

i've had the never-ending-cold/cough-from-hades.

mr. joseph had it fairly easy. lucky guy with that strong immune system.

boog has his front top teeth and two more bottom teeth threatening to pop in any minute.

i freaking love halloween.

related note- the dollar tree had some really cute halloween stuff this year. lucky me!

we've completely rearranged/repurposed our furniture. again. so far i like it.

the rearranging has lead to me desperately wanting a big long dresser to use as a tv stand.

we need to make friends with someone with a truck.

our car's registration is up at the end of the month. no idea how we're going to get it to pass.

i want a mini-van. desperately. does that make me weird?

mr. joseph is doing well in school so far this semester.

he's taking TWO math classes (yuck) and his earliest college class yet. i'm impressed.

i tried making these because hers are beautiful. it did not go well.

i utterly failed at the 30 days of music. granted, i was sick. still failed.

i'm getting nervous about finding a way to pull off our trio's costumes for halloween.

apparently, i HAVE to be difficult about these things.

boog is kinda standing on his own now. it's freaking me out.

i miss my family. they should come visit. munchkin, get on that.