Wanted: Sanity and a Larger Monitor

Me: I am obviously not at my computer right now, so I must be away, asleep, or temporarily insane. If #1, I will be back eventually, if #2, I'll wake up whenever it becomes absolutely necessary to do so, and if #3... ...well, the prognosis is uncertain. The doctor has recommended gifts of computer hardware to boost recovery, and donations of money (cash only) are also welcome.

Thank you for your time and please try again later.

Mom: (I think all this heavy cramming is going to your head....)anyway, more about ME. As well as the usually arduous task of perusing the news sites, I 1)took the trash cans to the dump,

Mom: 2) took care of paperwork, with the added advantage of dragging two ragamuffings along for effect, (Ethan and Nolan),

Mom: 3) Mixed up cookie dough for twelve dozen ginger snaps after arriving home from dump and discovering no one had bothered to fix lunch (I did) or put the baby to sleep (I did)

Mom: 4) drag Daddy out of bed so he and Jason could go along in freezing red car to Cedar Falls* to pick up fixed van, which tremulous but capable 15 year old** drove home,

Mom: 5) BAKED twelve dozen ginger snaps for cookie exchange at Diane Nolte's tomorrow am, which I discovered takes TWO HOURS, and which I am attending by myself :-D,

Mom: 6) threw together a bang up supper of frozen chicken nuggets, frozen french fries, and canned pineapple chunks, the latter of which arrived in a box of food from people at church (labeled "for poor, indigent Hoyts" - well, ok, maybe it just said "for Hoyts")

Mom: 7) discovered that approximately 7 minutes after chicken nuggets go into 450 degree oven, smoke begins to pour from oven door and smoke alarm will sound ten minutes later, adding further flavor enhancement to 144 ginger cookies,

Mom: 8) spread warmth and cheer to poor indigent college student, sufferering in inclement Texas weather***,

Mom: 9)put off reading to kids while spreading cheer to said, poor, indigent Texas collegiate

Mom: :-D :-D :-P :-D