I thought the Righteous Gemstones was fiction!

The week after Halloween I made a trip to Trader Joe’s for dark chocolate pb cups because the Reese’s ones I snatched from my kids’ hauls did not scratch the itch they used to (I swear mass market chocolate, at least the mini sizes sold for Halloween, have taken a big dive in quality).

🤞, but good if you have a cushion in your schedule the next day just in case! My spouse was miserable the day after his recent covid booster, and our 12-yo was fevery and lethargic yesterday after getting it the afternoon before. I'm getting mine tmrw am too, expecting some lousiness late but 🤷‍♀️.

The dog is perfect. He knows there are no rules for how to use a bed!

A bit later . . .
(dog was wearing one of my kids’ hoodies because Chicago was experiencing a “polar vortex” and since she didn’t seem to mind it I just left it on rather than having to put it back on for every trip outside).

Can relate.

OMG, I love her so much. Those EARS! (you'll need to get acquainted with cleaning them occasionally - we once had a floppy-eared pointer mix so we learned from experience that they don't get aired out like other dogs' ears).

Oh, look, they’ve gone and redefined “children” to be under 19, not 18.

Only by adding an h at the end where there is none, but I actually don't care.