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Gaby is finally choosing to curl up in her new bed. First she lay half-in half-out. Then, after some skeptical sniffing, she finally crawled in and curled up. It's a nice mini-sofa with high sides and back, and I hope she takes to it. It has to be more comfortable than the bed she was using, which was Mickey's old bed. In decent enough shape, but starting to flatten out. Also, a little big for her.

King seems to be opting for his new bed more and more as well.

I think we avoided the snow up here--for once, they're getting more south and west of the city. Wind chills over the next few days will be killing, though. -30 to -40F (-34 to -40C) tonight. Then it warms to the 20s and 30s over the weekend, which will feel downright tropical.

And finally, do you confuse lie and lay? I still can't get them straight, even though I look them up repeatedly and can repeat all the rules. I took this quiz, got a perfect score, and I still get confused.

It's sad. There are also words that I can't spell. I look them up repeatedly, and still can't remember. Even when I get them right, they look wrong. "Achieve" is my biggie in that regard.

Are there any words you can't spell to save your life? Grammar rules you can't get straight?

Date: 2009-01-14 02:57 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Uggh!!! I can't manage lie and lay either. Though I keep trying. And "occasionally" nails me nine times out of ten, as do "balance," "despair," and "manageable." I must click "fix this darned spelling" a hundred times a day.

But thank goodness for Google! Give it an off spelling, and it does a *far* better job figuring out what you *meant* than any of the spell checkers I work with.

Adrianne

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