I-man puzzles out the faucet

 
 
Don't know why this was so interesting today, but he spent a good 20 minutes figuring out how the faucet worked.... 

Ike takes a bite

 

This kind of sums up our weekend to KY. Frustrating on the whole...lucky for Ike that he can just BITE whatever comes near him when he gets pissed. 

Good Eats....somewhere in Indiana

  

Old man in the sand

 

Here's the hubby laying out for a score in the recent beach frisbee tourny. He assures me this WAS a catch and that the somersault afterwards was not gratuitous. I-man and I didn't see this...we were too busy hiding out under a tree away from the sandstorm winds on the beach! 

Some good books

Rainy day here in SB (a nice break from the heat and sun!). A good day to read books. I'm reading What to Eat (loaned to me from Ike's nanny...Prof. H!) She goes through the aisle at the grocery store and talks about the politics and nutrition behind groups of food. Interesting, but a bit depressing because you are left not really thinking anything we eat is good!!! Also, check out Tenspeed Press We got some fun kids books as a gift from them. Ike's favorite is "Hola Jalepeno". I like them because it makes for a more interesting read for us than a lot of the kid books.

New furniture

 
 

Here are the latest furniture additions to our house. One was a bargain used at only $10 and the other was handmade by Amish craftsmen. Can you guess which is which? Ike's not quite big enough for his toy, but he's going to love it when he can reach the toys!!! 

Confessions of a tea-drinking vegetarian who loves the outdoors

Or...one could title this "what has happend to me since having the boy". I daydream about turkey sandwiches and decaf lattes while trying to get the boy to sleep and I've become much more fond of hibernating indoors this summer than ever before! The sun and heat are too much for me. I'm much happier just hanging out in the cool dark house. Strange, but I think Maggs (the dog) thinks along these same lines. Except perhaps for the latte?

We're headed to Chicago for the weekend. Staying at a place off of www.athomeinnchicago.com
C to play in the beach frisbee tourny at Montrose Bay and Prof. H and I are going to hang out with the boy. Rumor has it that apt. we're renting has a baby grand piano!

My frisbee days are over, too. The thought of hanging out on the hot beach all day does not sound fun. I didn't have much fun there last year, either. The sand was so hot it burned your feet.

I wonder if they have good turkey sandwiches in Chicago?

Fourth of July

Anyone else looking forward to the end of The 4th of July? ARound here the 4th means fireworks and rednecks. There are ALWAYS rednecks around here, but it just seems like they are MORE dominant right now. Ugh. I apoligized to Ike today that he was born here. Poor kid. And poor Maggs. SHE HATES THE FIREWORKS. You know what a strange state I live in? Previous law here was that you could SELL and BUY fireworks in state if you signed a form saying you would then take them to ANOTHER state to shoot them off????????? What a weird law. But now it's legal to shoot them off on private property...which means every redneck around us is doing that. Ugh. And thats A LOT

C just downloaded this album by Bruce Springsteen

Not bad