even the kitchen sink

For those of you keeping score at home, here's the loss/trauma tally for the summer.

1. reached $60,000+ in legal fees
2. stressful, stressful job that may or may not be relocated
3. Kid #1 adoption disrupted
4. Co-worker passed away after a long illness
5. E.R. trip for both twins at once
6. Cat #3 passed away
   (cats #1-2 went last year and the year before that)
7. E.R. trip for Little Guy
8. Aunt P's house lost in hurricane Ike
9. repairs needed for car #1
10. Cat #4 passed away, leaving us cat-less
11. repairs needed for car #2
12. cool neighbors moved away
13. Little Girl got a bug bite on her face, which swelled up like a balloon on one side
14. I'm starting a new job at the end of the month
15. Kitchen sink faucet replaced