so i realize i just posted a lot at once, but really i've been writing things down when i've wanted to post them for the past couple days and just put them all online now. why, you may ask, would i do a thing like this? because not only am i home without constant internet access, but i am home where we have dial-up (ah, the horrors!) and phone lines are somewhat scarce (4 daughters living here, what do you expect).