we took Jimmy out for birthday steak last night and ch’boy here had his first smoothie

which was. The only thing he ended up consuming

but he loved it

last night at 4am he had called me to his room so I found his pacifier and then stealthily set his color clock back so he wouldn’t get out of bed until DST 6:30 and it fucking WORKED

an extra hour of sleep for me

he's so cute

hes so cute

smoothies though, useful, you can sneak all kinds of healthy shit in there

a cherub

it’s true, it was a real lightbulb moment for me

Mom & Jimmy made it home. It was a nice visit in which we avoided getting in any arguments

I even managed to get really intense about making sure mom gets an RSV vaccine and she was just like oh damn on

ok*

good!!!!

and gosh his little face

oh good!

I rescinded my choir bitching bc I learned the person frustrating me has super advanced dementia and I have completely reversed my position on her

she can do what she wants and I will help her all evening

fall is always hard on the ol brain but my unfortunate realization this year that Sterling was load-bearing

not that I didn't know that but she sneaks up on me unexpectedly

I'm sorry cami. it's so hard readjusting

Maaan I'm so sorry

I still have Pippin glued to my side which isn't nothing. he is the best boy

there's just a very specific experience of cuddling a cat that I'm missing. I definitely cried when June was here hanging out with me lol

we're pushing New Friend Adoption to after the new year bc Chris rightly pointed out that post-Christmas there will probably be some Returns at the shelter

anyway just made myself laugh bc I saw a post on facebook that one of my old teachers passed away. I gasped aloud and was prepared to go into Condolences Mode when I remembered I hated her and she hated me and instead I whispered "oh she was awful" and closed the window

Dick Cheney and Mrs. Hoover together where they belong

omg cami lmfao

I live in america in 2025 and I reserve the right to not be sad when someone dies who sucked ok

Good

hahahahahaha

oh no im sorry june made you cry!!!!

me googling who died and then a gasp of delight

it's okay it was a positive cry

good.

we were up all night bc Callen was coughing and now he is home sick. gonna be one of those days

I made him an appointment so we can go see the doctor after naptime. this poor dude

aw poor lil guy

he's getting a good nap in at least

more than we could ask of last night

we've got a pneumonia boy it's viral so not as scary as it could be, also negative for covid and flu, but still a bad time

he was feeling ok enough to fuck with absolutely everything in the exam room so with some TLC I think we'll be back to normal

Aw man poor kid

oh noooo

poor little dude. hope he's on the mend soon

ah man, rest up little guy

poor little immune system

since his fever broke he’s been in full psycho mode so I think as long as everyone can get some sleep tonight we’re gonna make it

last night was much better and we have still been up since 5:30. b...because he’s feeling better

I’m working today and Chris is working tomorrow and we are both already so exhausted lol

I think the fever’s gone at least. We’ll just keep it chill

today had to be the day work goes insane

imagine for a moment through a sitcom lens that I am in the kitchen searing beef and chopping vegetables with a bandaid on each upper arm, also tapping furiously on my phone because WHAT YOU'RE ASKING OF ME IS AN ENTIRELY SEPARATE AND TIME-CONSUMING TASK

frantically trying to finish prepping the stew in time to take a shower before Callen wakes up

people outside my team at work literally just dump trash over our heads and ask us to sort it

oh the bandaids are because I just got double vaxxed

anyway he just woke up and wanted to do nothing but sit and cuddle for ten minutes and that fixed me

Chris just showed Callen Toy Story for the first time and the latter had an absolute ear-shattering meltdown when it ended. MORE

MORE TOY STORY

his brain chemistry changing in real time

today is the day Callen decided not to nap. The day that I’m soloing him and got my vax boosters yesterday

I’m in hell

little dude please

lmao just. trapped in a house with the rudest person you know (for obvious reasons) who won’t let you have any downtime and you can’t tell him he’s an asshole

we’re watching Bolt and vibing and I completely forgot how hard this movie is to watch, especially in the beginning when they’re actively emotionally abusing the dog

I love this movie lmao but I’m like while Callen sits next to me enthralled

oh my god sorry you're in hell

hope he enjoys the movies

neither the walk nor the firetruck was optional

the face of a victim

he’s not allowed to lick Callen’s feet and that’s devastating

how can you deny that face