Today my bella is feeling much, much better. she still has a crusty nose. the husband takes a much different approach to the snot cleaning. he goes right in. and she screams like well...like Emily. (ha). i, because i can't handle the screaming, am learning to live with the snotty nose and it gets thoroughly cleaned once a day, at bathtime, when she's in such a state of euphoria that she's oblivious to my hands pinching and grabbing at her face.

Today was a first for me. i spent several hours at the mall and DIDN'T BUY A SINGLE THING. not even a coffee, dude. i have a disease. i feel better knowing that my friend Sharon suffers from it as well, but it's a disease nonetheless. it's called chronic buying syndrome. i. can't. stop. i'm a product whore. a clothing whore. a children's everything whore. toys. clothes. shoes. bottles. pacifiers. diapers. wipes. i can't control myself. i see a sale and i'm on it like white on rice.