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This way, you can all help me recall what I’m supposed to be doing (and where I dumped my brain)!

To do today:

• Figure out how to make curvy corners using javascript and set it up for default inclusion in a Joomla! post template.
• Shower.
• Head to mall to purchase coats & ties & shirts & slacks & socks & shoes & dresses for children so they can look presentable at brother’s wedding in Atlanta this weekend. Remember, we live in CA and never have to dress up. Or look all that groomed. (Must find makeup.)
• Inventory luggage to see if adequate to transport gear for four days of fancy parties plus four days of beach for three children and one frazzled grownup. Borrow if necessary.
• Come up with system that separates children’s things without actually having to buy each one separate luggage. Once it’s all jumbled you may as well go home. There’s no sorting it out or getting any help at that point.
• Find coloring books, puzzles, etc. for six hour flights, plus six hour car rides between Atlanta and Myrtle Beach. Also, pepper spray.
• Find out from publisher if they can hurry up with the yearbook my friend and I designed and produced for pre-kindergarten class even though they work with presses, not wands.
• Fold all laundry and put away.
• Clean floors or learn how to do a decent soft-shoe.
• Empty fridge of anything that might breed in my absence.
• Stop mail.
• Wait, don’t stop mail. Friend must be able to pick up box of yearbooks when they arrive. Beg friend instead to hide mail.
• Don’t forget camera. Don’t forget camera. Don’t forget camera.
• Don’t forget portable DVD player and straps that harness it to the back of the front car seat.
• Buy booster seat for Daphne as she is too big for her Roundabout and too little to stay on the cute little perch Volvo intends for a booster. Get the pink one with flowers and she’ll never fight me on it.
• Eat something.
• Create budget templates for mother’s new job. Also, letter templates. Also, labels.
• Don’t forget cell phone. Don’t forget cell phone. Don’t forget cell phone.
• Set alarm clock for four a.m. Friday morning and pray for cooperation when Mom arrives at five to take us all to the airport. In two cars.
• Don’t forget meds. Don’t forget meds. Don’t forget meds.

Also! I was contacted by a terrific new site that I want to check out when I have a moment to myself. A lovely intern from Babble.com wrote and knew exactly how to interest me enough to look, and how to convince me to write about it. She is also a stone-cold fox, according to her pic on the About page!

Greetings! My name is Jessica and I’m an intern at Babble.com, the new online parenting magazine for the stylish, urban parent. Our staff is in love with your completely candid posts about life after divorce, your three kids (Daphne sounds adorable!), and your technophilia. I hope that the job interview at Yahoo works out! 

I’m writing because I thought you might be interested in posting about droolicious.com, the latest Babble blog which features fun product design and style guides for babies and toddlers. We just launched yesterday and would love for a hip, with it blogger (like yourself) to spread the word.

Happy to do it - I had a look and will definitely be back. I pored over the travel-fun books and was KICKING myself for not having something like that on hand for the trip!