Do you not know what causes that?

Isaac & Grandma

If you haven't read Isaac's essay about his grandma, it's sweet.

Shine!

When I saw this shirt I knew I needed some. Have you seen the SHINE campaign? http://highlowaha.com

Updating My Japanese Smiley

You Are "Wow"!

You are a firecracker. You're completely unpredictable. You love a good adventure, and you're always up to something a little crazy. You love surprising people and defying expectations. It's great to see the shock on someone's face. You are alert and ready to act. You know opportunities don't come often, so you jump on anything that comes along.

What Japanese Smiley Are You?

Blogthings: A Fine Line Between Insight and Stupidity

You know your kid is a geek...

When you're driving down the street and some geese are flying in formation overhead and she says, "Look mom, it's migration!"

The Corvette Whisperer

Benjamin is totally into Corvettes.  Not so unusual for a boy his age.  But he told us the other day that he has a sense about Corvettes.  They follow him like "chick magnets."  He knows when one will be around and everything.  And sure enough we spot at least one Corvette every day.  Sometimes it's even the same Corvette.  It all stems back from a field trip to the Corvette plant where they let him turn a Corvette on for the first time...

The Ugly Plaid Shirt

I ran into a woman the other day, well, it was actually that I saw her from a distance.  But what I saw was this really ugly, plaid shirt.  My heart lept - Grandma!  It was only a second before I realized that it was not Grandma, but merely a shirt very similar to one that she wore frequently.  I don't know what originally attracted Grandma to this horrible shirt.  But she later came to love it for her doctor's appointments because it buttoned up the front and the back.  Here's a shot of it:

 

Hard to believe that they made two of these beauties... I also went back to check to see if my memory served me correctly.  It was the last shirt Grandma ever wore.  She wore it on Thanksgiving, a few weeks before she died.  The nice nurses at the Nursing Home dress her up for us...

Not ANOTHER Silver Minivan...

You'll know when this family is coming around the corner or down the street in our stylin' polka dot van...

The Ultimate in Multitasking

I got to H's school early. So I studied biostats until I decided I'd had enough. Then I checked email while I took a stroll around my van while crocheting...

Ike - One year later

This time last year, baby Ocho, finally had a name.  But only a few people actually got to hear it in person because her naming was in the middle of a hurricane here in Kentucky. A few brave souls made it over despite the flying trees and many more had damage to their cars or property trying to get there.  We still had a blast!  Though the resulting lack of electricity for more than a week wasn't so hot.  We stayed with grandma for a few hours but knew that her tiny condo was no match for us, so I took some of the kids back to the Galt house where the Lamaze conference had been.  I had to go as I was still pumping for Noa! Thankfully K was on paternity leave.  We're mostly healed from the storm with a few minor limbs still being worked on.

Things I Shouldn't Do...

Let Benjamin watch Marley & Me when I knew the dog would die in the end.  Anyone recall Derby 2008? It was a long evening...