If You Ever Hire A Contractor...

...hire one with seven kids! He gets what it is like to live without appliances. Nobody else with studs for a kitchen has all of these amenities:





Yes, that is the old washer, dryer and portable dishwasher. When the floors go in, we'll lose them again, but it is heaven right now.

Conversation of the day:
T (bored because his brother is at baseball practice): I don't have anything to do.
Me: Well, just think about what it would be like if you were an only child.
T (sniffs): But Mom! I wouldn't be the only child. J would.
Spoken like a true younger brother.

On this date: In 1946, Liza Minelli was born.