It was a laid back, mellow weekend, mostly because nearly ten year old spent it at Porche-family's lakeside cottage. She adds a certain energy to the household, and when she's gone we can all catch our breath. Five year old is entirely different, she would be content to spend all day watching Spongebob videos.

Friday night we had preschool_mom and her two kids over for pizza, wings and wine, and the kids canbe bratty. I wasn't too sad to see them go, but once they left I had to leave IRC to play with five year old for a while. We mostly emptied the wading pool (using a watering can, to water the gardens, since fresh water is a precious commodity for nearly everyone outside the Great Lakes drainage basin), but we also had some batting practice.

Saturday was a bit of shopping, including pressies for nearly ten year old's bday. We went to the mall, and I got to gawk at teenage hawties, though I'm getting appalled at the number of chunky ones. I can cut a mom some slack, she's carried a sprog and deserves a little padding, but a teenager with GLH is pretty sad.

While browsing in the library I came across Altman's 3 women, which we watched Saturday night. I found it a little boring, though I enjoyed the cinematography. Mrs. Ha really liked it. It's definitely odd and surreal.

Sunday we had Irish_girl and her daughter over, and I felt good enough to multitask, watching Irish_daughter, five year old, cross-street boy and upstreet girl while building a charcoal fire, sharpening a grass scythe, and hacking down some of the overgrown growth in our back yard. I depooped they yard, too, and even started the Kawi, just to feel it throb underneath me.

Sunday we also broke out Pick Picknic, a game I got five year old for her birthday. Five year old and I played, and then we played with cross_street boy. it's fun, a game you can play with preschoolers and still have fun (as opposed to Candyland). A+++, will play again.

Last week I finished The Light Fantastic, the second book in Pratchett's Discworld saga. Perhaps quality was higher earlier in the saga, perhaps I'm getting used to it, but I enjoyed it more than that one with Music with Rocks in it.

I also finished STrip Tease, another Hiaiaiasen one. It was hard to put down, but not very memorable, perhaps Hiaiaisen is wearing thin on me. Next up, Tourist Season.

Mrs. Ha was telling me a friend of hers is having trouble with a bf because he lacks girth (Mrs. Ha suggested kegels, which are quite wonderful). Once we got past the mutual admiration of our assets, I suggested a cock ring as something that can add girth and stimulating nubs for her pleasure. What's your favorite sex toy?