bad day i think this week is still getting to me... i'm just grumpy as hell.

and i feel disappointed. like, in everyone.

the icing on the cake is that tonight my sister said my niece is unsure about visiting this summer. i asked how come. she answered, "because she's 14." a month ago, she was looking forward to it.. and i was really looking forward to it... we were talking about taking her to key west and stuff. but whatever, what can you do? this isn't the kind of thing you want to twist someone's arm about, so i guess i just have to hope she changes her little teenage mind.

i am not disappointed in macy, however. she calls me every time she poops and tells me that i owe her a sucker. yes, this is my two-year-old niece. apparently that's the carrot my sister dangles in front of her to get her to use the big-girl potty. "if you go poop on the potty, aunty stacey will send you a sucker." she called twice yesterday, which i guess means she's getting plenty of fiber. i am thinking, however, that i really should find some suckers appropriate for a toddler and send them off before i become a disappointment. because, you know, at least she's making me laugh on a day like today.  ¶ 12:56 AM