"Look! I have a really, really big skin here!"

"Actually #2, that's an ankle bone. It's a nice discovery, but you need to go back to bed."

Last Spring Game

It never ceases to amaze me the number of slimy cars salesmen that assume you are ignorant. Imbeciles.

#1 finally made contact a few times with the ball in a decently appropriate fashion in the final game of the season. We ended up 7-1, and had quite a good time.

Reem's

Melissa visited with family in Idaho this weekend and brought gifts from afar. Reem's gourmet chocolate milk. Ingredients? Milk, Cream, Dutch Chocolate, potato flakes, and a little slice of heaven. 30% of your saturated fat for a day in one cup serving - but it's summer, so biking to work justifies 1/2 a gallon. Plus, the spirit world is a better place.

Spring Demo

Some people clean, we demolish. Well, sort of. For our memorial day reorganization of the house event, we cleaned the garage and then proceeded to the storage side of the basement (a maze of boxes, food storage, and other storage. Our weapons of attack? Shelving units. Take that foul crickets! Back, ye dust bunny demons of the pit! Well, now we have a larger mess than we began with since we spent Saturday putting them together. Hopefully we'll get them organized tomorrow...

Back on the mound

#2 got to try out his new mitt for the first time yesterday at David's softball game. He and dad played catch while warming up. The idea of a fluid throwing motion is currently escaping him. David's slow-pitch softball team, which took second place last year, started the year off with a win since the other team forfeited. So they split up and played a scrimmage. David is the team's pitcher, and was pleased with how well he placed the ball yesterday.

Celebrating

Thanks to all those who have provided gifts for David and #2! David received some pants and Mario kart Wii, then went crazy at the bookstore. (Obtaining "I, Robot", "Foundation", "The Invention of Hugo Cabret", "The Complet Sherlock Homes", "The Jungle", "Fahrenheit 451", "Bulfinch's Mythology", "The Sun Also Rises", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and "The Old Man and The Sea".)

#2 received clothing, some toys, a new bike, and some school/coloring books.

Player

Last night Melissa and I went out for a celebration thanks to my brother - who got us tickets to the Utah Opera. We saw Don Giovanni. Interestingly enough, the best performance of the evening went to the pit orchestra whose precision, interpretation and tone carried the evening. Gracias.

Spring?

After a bike ride with Dad, #s 1 & 2 noticed a butterfly coming out of a chrysalis under one of the bricks on our home next to the garage. They enjoyed watching it squirm out. #1 was excited to teach dad the term chrysalis, which she picked up from Little Einsteins. Could it be that winter is actually over? About stinking time. Now to start hate'n on summer. Wouldn't it be nice to live in an area that had more than 2 seasons?