to know what happened with Sprint, the wait is over! Sprint will credit our account for the correct amount of the alleged rebate. Sprint remains on our list of folks we like to do business with, but we reccomend being the first person in the LIttle Rock store when it opens at 9am. I guess most people are their most fresh first thing in the morning.
In the sad news, poor Silas is ill. First he got an ear infection. Then he had digestive problems. Now we add to that Croup. All you naturalists would be appalled at the number of prescription meds he's taking. All you medical enthusiasts who care about geeky stuff like that, email me and I'll tell you the list.
Oh, let's end on a happy note. Mom, Dad and I worked at Nana's long and hard (well, they worked long and hard, I was just there, mostly. You know- for morale. Nothing like a sick baby to boost morale.) and the house is nearly empty. Goodwill got 3 huge loads of stuff and Arkansas Hospice will be getting some nice furniture soon.
But the lucky winner of the most stuff is the City of Little Rock Solid Waste Division. Stay tuned for a summary of the trash and treasures.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Walking, Sprint, and Marathons
Silas has thankfully decided that walking is more efficient than crawling. I'm so happy to have a son who values efficiency as much as I do. Now we can quickly have toys, laundry, pens and papers spread about the room. You don't hear me complaining, though. Since this new development, several major joint and muscle pains that I thought were just pregnancy related have nearly disappeared! I don't think it has anything to do with the toys and such. I think it's because I'm not carrying him. But I'm not the doctor in this family, so I can't say for sure.
Sprint has another customer service challenge before them if they want to keep us happy. As you probably know, we make an effort to point out business that meet or surpass our expectations. We also want to inform friends and family when a business falls short of their contract. Sprint may be riding the fence. They claim we are not eligible for a mail-in rebate... this is not the time to inform us we will not receive refunds we were promised.
I should also take the time to remind everyone that Mega-life Student Insurance, Entergy Arkansas, and TXU Energy should be avoided, if possible. Compass Bank is a great bank that everyone should use if they live in a city with a Compass Bank.
Finally, my sister says she's going to run a marathon early this spring. She's posed the question: is running a marathon more difficult than childbirth? I think that it probably is. But a better question is this: is childbirth more difficult if you gain an extra 10 lbs over the holidays?
Sprint has another customer service challenge before them if they want to keep us happy. As you probably know, we make an effort to point out business that meet or surpass our expectations. We also want to inform friends and family when a business falls short of their contract. Sprint may be riding the fence. They claim we are not eligible for a mail-in rebate... this is not the time to inform us we will not receive refunds we were promised.
I should also take the time to remind everyone that Mega-life Student Insurance, Entergy Arkansas, and TXU Energy should be avoided, if possible. Compass Bank is a great bank that everyone should use if they live in a city with a Compass Bank.
Finally, my sister says she's going to run a marathon early this spring. She's posed the question: is running a marathon more difficult than childbirth? I think that it probably is. But a better question is this: is childbirth more difficult if you gain an extra 10 lbs over the holidays?
Friday, November 10, 2006
Silas' Bad Day
And it's only 9:15am. Poor Silas.
He spit up milk on my robe.
I wouldn't let him play with my cell phone charger OR the laptop.
He fell down 2 stairs and bumped his head.
I didn't feed him his oatmeal fast enough.
To make up for it, I let him feed himself the last half of his applesauce, but he's green at using a spoon so he quickly swept the little bowl off the tray and onto the floor splattering blueberry applesauce for 4 feet of floor and up 2 feet of wall space.
Last but not least, I wouldn't let him go back to bed with his face, hands, arms and shirt covered in snot and breakfast.
Add to all that the discomfort of 3 new teeth coming in.
Yes, Silas is having a bad a day. And it's only 9:15am.
He spit up milk on my robe.
I wouldn't let him play with my cell phone charger OR the laptop.
He fell down 2 stairs and bumped his head.
I didn't feed him his oatmeal fast enough.
To make up for it, I let him feed himself the last half of his applesauce, but he's green at using a spoon so he quickly swept the little bowl off the tray and onto the floor splattering blueberry applesauce for 4 feet of floor and up 2 feet of wall space.
Last but not least, I wouldn't let him go back to bed with his face, hands, arms and shirt covered in snot and breakfast.
Add to all that the discomfort of 3 new teeth coming in.
Yes, Silas is having a bad a day. And it's only 9:15am.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Home
I'm writing this post for me. There. You've been warned.
I lost a dear, dear friend this week. Since I moved to Little Rock, she called me a minimum of 3 times a week. At first I found this a little annoying, espcially since she never started out a conversation with, "Hi, Alice." or "Hey! It's me." or anything remotely related to what I would call a greeting. The first thing I would hear when I picked up the phone after I said hello would go something like this, "I need to know what day Andrea's coming," or "Alice, where did you get the receipe for that soup? I couldn't taste any chicken!" Or, sometimes it was simply, "Is Silas sleeping?" After a while, I quit thinking about it and I was able to tell her things I thought she would find interesting. I now treasure these phone calls as someone just wanting to know and caring about the details of my life. Few people can genuinely do that and I've found there's nothing our hearts long for more.
We ate dinner together one last time Saturday night. I never would have believed then that in 48 hours she should be gone. We had a great time. We talked about the Razorbacks playing, how she'd stayed up to watch the end of the World Series for the first time in years, how she was concerned about my social life, and how once at the same restaurant she ordered a pork chop that "was no more tender than the leather on my shoe". We left around 6 so she could get home for the Hogs. We hugged good-bye and exchanged I-love-you's. The Hogs won that night so I'm pretty sure she died happy.
I'm so happy that for her, death was not final. It's a matter of time before I can see her again. Until then, Nana, I sure do miss you.
Priscilla Alden Poteet
April 24, 1921-October 30, 2006
I lost a dear, dear friend this week. Since I moved to Little Rock, she called me a minimum of 3 times a week. At first I found this a little annoying, espcially since she never started out a conversation with, "Hi, Alice." or "Hey! It's me." or anything remotely related to what I would call a greeting. The first thing I would hear when I picked up the phone after I said hello would go something like this, "I need to know what day Andrea's coming," or "Alice, where did you get the receipe for that soup? I couldn't taste any chicken!" Or, sometimes it was simply, "Is Silas sleeping?" After a while, I quit thinking about it and I was able to tell her things I thought she would find interesting. I now treasure these phone calls as someone just wanting to know and caring about the details of my life. Few people can genuinely do that and I've found there's nothing our hearts long for more.
We ate dinner together one last time Saturday night. I never would have believed then that in 48 hours she should be gone. We had a great time. We talked about the Razorbacks playing, how she'd stayed up to watch the end of the World Series for the first time in years, how she was concerned about my social life, and how once at the same restaurant she ordered a pork chop that "was no more tender than the leather on my shoe". We left around 6 so she could get home for the Hogs. We hugged good-bye and exchanged I-love-you's. The Hogs won that night so I'm pretty sure she died happy.
I'm so happy that for her, death was not final. It's a matter of time before I can see her again. Until then, Nana, I sure do miss you.
Priscilla Alden Poteet
April 24, 1921-October 30, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
Oh, would that I could post pictures
You could see my ultimate creation: Joel as Honest Abe Lincoln for Halloween. We went to a Family Fall Festival with our friends, the Lumpkins and Joel won second place in the costume contest. We really had a great time with Silas "playing games" and winning us candy as well as hanging out with the Skywalkers and baby Yoda. The only bad part: someone called me and Silas nurses when we were clearly doctors.
In other news, today is Joel's day off and we have NO plans. Sorry. I guess that wasn't really news.
In other news, today is Joel's day off and we have NO plans. Sorry. I guess that wasn't really news.
Friday, October 27, 2006
the bad news is...
Since we've replaced our hard drive, I have been unable to upload any pictures from our computer. I'll have to consult my blogger experts on how to upload photos from the internet and then you can see how we've all changed since late September.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Out with the Old
Our computer has been risen from the grave. We have a new, clean hard drive not clogged up with all those pesky iTunes songs we bought or pictures from this summer. Sad, yes. But we are grateful to have the miracle of the internet again.
Along with saying goodbye to the songs, we are also saying goodbye to the food network and ESPN. What will replace it? Reading books, playing games, enjoying the great outdoors and each other, when Joel's schedule allows.
We've also bid farewell to infant formula and welcomed the price of whole milk to nourish our TODDLER. That's right, no more crawling around here! Well, that's an exageration. For 5 whole steps last night, there was no crawling. We're hoping for more walking today but no rush.
Finally, I am no longer in my mid-twenties. No worries though, the "late twenties" were ushered in with a bang. Five out of 9 Poteets (6 if you include me) were in LR to celebrate. I got a fantastic coffee maker that looks like the head of the alien from that historical sci-fi thriller "Alien," starring Sigourney Weaver and of course, the alien.
Along with saying goodbye to the songs, we are also saying goodbye to the food network and ESPN. What will replace it? Reading books, playing games, enjoying the great outdoors and each other, when Joel's schedule allows.
We've also bid farewell to infant formula and welcomed the price of whole milk to nourish our TODDLER. That's right, no more crawling around here! Well, that's an exageration. For 5 whole steps last night, there was no crawling. We're hoping for more walking today but no rush.
Finally, I am no longer in my mid-twenties. No worries though, the "late twenties" were ushered in with a bang. Five out of 9 Poteets (6 if you include me) were in LR to celebrate. I got a fantastic coffee maker that looks like the head of the alien from that historical sci-fi thriller "Alien," starring Sigourney Weaver and of course, the alien.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Lives on Hold
Our computer is broken so until sometime in October, there will be no posts on this blog site. If you really need to know what's going on with Silas or how we feel about service at the Sprint store in Little Rock, you'll have to call us. Home and cell numbers remain the same.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Abu Dhabi
This was Silas' new word yesterday. He said it over and over. I'm not sure if it had something to do with remembering what we lost this time 5 years ago or needing a vacation, or having developing a heart for those hurting in the UAE. Whatever the cause, I said a prayer for the families still grieving their loss of their loved ones in New York, a prayer for Joel and myself already in need of a vacation, and a prayer for the people of UAE.
We started the Great Celebration of September 15 on Saturday at the grown-up Fanks' house. Silas' attempt #1 at a birthday cupcake ended up with gagging but thought sticking his fingers in the icing and smearing it on the highchair tray was pretty serious fun.
Finally, to which of the following do you think this pair of glasses orginally belonged?
We started the Great Celebration of September 15 on Saturday at the grown-up Fanks' house. Silas' attempt #1 at a birthday cupcake ended up with gagging but thought sticking his fingers in the icing and smearing it on the highchair tray was pretty serious fun.
Finally, to which of the following do you think this pair of glasses orginally belonged?
Friday, September 08, 2006
Monday, September 04, 2006
Fall Reviews
The following are ranked on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being that I highly reccomend this experience and 1 meaning I think you should avoid it at all costs.
PLACES TO VISIT
North Park Mall, Dallas TX: 8 points
Now that the new wing is finished, the mall goes in a full circle. The new wing features a food court for the common people, like Chic-fil-A and a more expensive version of Sbarro. Why do I like this mall so much? I can't think of any GOOD reason. Maybe because the majority of the stores are so full of silly fashion and coordinating silly fashion prices, it doesn't feel like reality.
Maumelle Park, Maumelle AR: 6 points normal, 2 points during Labor weekend
Joel and I agree this would be nice place to have a family reunion if you have an RV. Labor day weekend was too crowded and too noisy to be relaxing. Silas liked playing with the pebbles in the park though, and Lewis liked barking at the other dogs who had come to camp. It has a nice view of the river, but no good walking or hiking trails that we could find.
MOVIES
"Princess Mononoke" 10 points if you like Japanese animae, 1 point if you don't.
I can't say that I like Japanese animae. I tried though. I gave it an honest to goodness try. I just don't understand how getting stabbed enough times makes you turn into a demon-worm animal, nor can I follow along with the introduction and disappearance of characters (such as the Ape Tribe). It's rated PG-13 for violence and some language though I imagine if someone tried to make this into a real-people movie, it might have been rated R for all the arms that got cut off.
"Merlin's Apprentice" 1 point
This came on the Hallmark channel Saturday night. Tooooooo boring. Tooooooooo cheesy. Why did we suffer through it? We had no-bake cookies.
NON-CATEGORIZED ITEMS for the Fall Review
the No-Bake Cookies I made on Saturday: 10 points
The receipe called for brown sugar instead of white sugar. Joel and I ate the entire batch (minus a few we shared with the neighbors for letting us use their saw) within 24 hours. But with all the oatmeal we were getting, they couldn't have been THAT bad for us, right?
Silas: 10 points
Despite teething, he's really a sweet kid. Polite too. He says, "thank you" to everything, "good dog" to Lewis, and sings "dooby dooby dooby" to me while I'm doing the laundry.
PLACES TO VISIT
North Park Mall, Dallas TX: 8 points
Now that the new wing is finished, the mall goes in a full circle. The new wing features a food court for the common people, like Chic-fil-A and a more expensive version of Sbarro. Why do I like this mall so much? I can't think of any GOOD reason. Maybe because the majority of the stores are so full of silly fashion and coordinating silly fashion prices, it doesn't feel like reality.
Maumelle Park, Maumelle AR: 6 points normal, 2 points during Labor weekend
Joel and I agree this would be nice place to have a family reunion if you have an RV. Labor day weekend was too crowded and too noisy to be relaxing. Silas liked playing with the pebbles in the park though, and Lewis liked barking at the other dogs who had come to camp. It has a nice view of the river, but no good walking or hiking trails that we could find.
MOVIES
"Princess Mononoke" 10 points if you like Japanese animae, 1 point if you don't.
I can't say that I like Japanese animae. I tried though. I gave it an honest to goodness try. I just don't understand how getting stabbed enough times makes you turn into a demon-worm animal, nor can I follow along with the introduction and disappearance of characters (such as the Ape Tribe). It's rated PG-13 for violence and some language though I imagine if someone tried to make this into a real-people movie, it might have been rated R for all the arms that got cut off.
"Merlin's Apprentice" 1 point
This came on the Hallmark channel Saturday night. Tooooooo boring. Tooooooooo cheesy. Why did we suffer through it? We had no-bake cookies.
NON-CATEGORIZED ITEMS for the Fall Review
the No-Bake Cookies I made on Saturday: 10 points
The receipe called for brown sugar instead of white sugar. Joel and I ate the entire batch (minus a few we shared with the neighbors for letting us use their saw) within 24 hours. But with all the oatmeal we were getting, they couldn't have been THAT bad for us, right?
Silas: 10 points
Despite teething, he's really a sweet kid. Polite too. He says, "thank you" to everything, "good dog" to Lewis, and sings "dooby dooby dooby" to me while I'm doing the laundry.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Home from the Big D
Silas and I got back from Dallas last night. It was our most exteneded trip without Joel and we really missed him! We had a great time with friends and did a lot of things that we did while we lived in Dallas such as:
sit in traffic
eat tomato-basil soup at leMadeleine
browse Williams-Sonoma and window shop at North Park Mall
buy Tums at Super Walmart
enjoy God-given friendships at a mini-playgroup
The pictures are taken at Andrea's on our way back. We had a great time playing in the playroom with Abbie, Anabelle and Ava. Anabelle is very generous in making coffee and strawberry drinks. Stay tuned for a picture of Silas and friends at an icecream shop in Dallas...
We'll add a few more details about the trip then.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
More First Foods
This is Silas' first (and hopefully last) meal at the Gurdon Truck and Auto Plaza, where we waited for the tire shop crew to finish eating their lunch. We had a flat tire on the highway so to commemorate it (and because it was lunchtime) we ate green beans, chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and cottage cheese. The waitress even threw in a piece of cake and a roll.
On Joel's day off, we invited Silas to be a third wheel on our date. We ate at Leo's Greek Castle. Silas' first greek food included hummus, little bites of a pita and some meat from a gyro. He was thrilled with all of it, but not thrilled about the man who kept talking to him at the table across from us.
This is a picture of a post-call day sno cone party. Joel and I got my favorite flavor: sour cherry and coconut. Silas' first flavor of sno cone (pictured here) was snow flavored.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Diversions
We've had a lot going on here this week so buckle those seatbelts and get ready for all the news!
Since Joel posted about the national rock paper scissors tournament, the Bradleys (bring Sara with them) came through for a night on their way to visit Heath's family. Highlights: Ava was the happiest I've ever seen her, except for when Silas followed her on the stairs, touched her booster seat at dinner, or when Silas was being held by Andrea. It was exceptionally amusing. We all drank coffee, watched "King of Queens" and ate Nana's sticky buns. I was sad when they had to leave but comforted by the pajamas, dress and booster seat they left behind.
Then Mom Poteet came. We walked around the mall, went to Kohl's and then met Joel at the Dixie Cafe for dinner.
That night we watched what is, in my opinion, the best movie of the summer. "Everything is Illuminated" gets a 9.5 on my 10 point scale for movie ratings. Since I'm no good at writing movie reviews, I'll wait for you to watch it and then we'll discuss it in person.
So mom and Sara left yesterday. Silas and I took a good long afternoon nap. Joel came home and tried to make a bottle with coffee instead of formula (and it wasn't even decaf). And we watched "So you think you can Dance". Go Travis! Go Donyelle!
Finally, thank goodness for people like Mel Gibson who give us something to talk about other than firestrikes, gas prices, and all the murders in Little Rock.
Since Joel posted about the national rock paper scissors tournament, the Bradleys (bring Sara with them) came through for a night on their way to visit Heath's family. Highlights: Ava was the happiest I've ever seen her, except for when Silas followed her on the stairs, touched her booster seat at dinner, or when Silas was being held by Andrea. It was exceptionally amusing. We all drank coffee, watched "King of Queens" and ate Nana's sticky buns. I was sad when they had to leave but comforted by the pajamas, dress and booster seat they left behind.
Then Mom Poteet came. We walked around the mall, went to Kohl's and then met Joel at the Dixie Cafe for dinner.
That night we watched what is, in my opinion, the best movie of the summer. "Everything is Illuminated" gets a 9.5 on my 10 point scale for movie ratings. Since I'm no good at writing movie reviews, I'll wait for you to watch it and then we'll discuss it in person.
So mom and Sara left yesterday. Silas and I took a good long afternoon nap. Joel came home and tried to make a bottle with coffee instead of formula (and it wasn't even decaf). And we watched "So you think you can Dance". Go Travis! Go Donyelle!
Finally, thank goodness for people like Mel Gibson who give us something to talk about other than firestrikes, gas prices, and all the murders in Little Rock.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
rock, babies, scissors
In honor of the inaugural USA Rock, Papers, Scissors championship which ESPN felt the need to cover online 3 months after the event, i offer a picture of my baby being cute. and going with the "aggressive" rock...
Friday, July 28, 2006
Cheers and Jeers
Miracles happen every day. For example: the microwave oven is a miracle. It cooks things many times faster than the regular oven, or even toaster oven. And speaking of "faster", I would like to put in a bad word for Comcast Cable Internet services.
Much like our previous insurance companies (and maybe even out current insurance company) we were paying top dollar for a service we weren't receiving. We called to find out why two times. TWO times, I tell you. When I told comcast we were switching to DSL because we thought we would get a faster speed the lady assured me that there was something wrong with our service. That was what WE told the previous two customer service reps, one of which told us there was nothing wrong, and the other of which was just plain rude.
The rates of speed between our new DSL and the old cable internet isn't as dramatic as the cooking time difference in the conventional oven and our new microwave, but it really is remarkable. Shame on you, Comcast, for waiting until we cancel our "high speed" internet to offer professional customer service.
Here's a picture for you to ponder. It's my youngest sister, Rock Star Barbie Sara and my son, the Alien.
Much like our previous insurance companies (and maybe even out current insurance company) we were paying top dollar for a service we weren't receiving. We called to find out why two times. TWO times, I tell you. When I told comcast we were switching to DSL because we thought we would get a faster speed the lady assured me that there was something wrong with our service. That was what WE told the previous two customer service reps, one of which told us there was nothing wrong, and the other of which was just plain rude.
The rates of speed between our new DSL and the old cable internet isn't as dramatic as the cooking time difference in the conventional oven and our new microwave, but it really is remarkable. Shame on you, Comcast, for waiting until we cancel our "high speed" internet to offer professional customer service.
Here's a picture for you to ponder. It's my youngest sister, Rock Star Barbie Sara and my son, the Alien.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Because Benji Asked For It
update #1: the plumbing and electricity are fixed. with help from my good friend, jesse.
update #2: i've decided i'm not going to be a gastroenterologist, although hepatology is fun. organ donors are better livers, as they say... boo, boo for the horrible puns.
update #3: you became a cafe for lunch? well, that's convenient. i was just sharing with my fellow intern that i was the one who actually invented sliced bread. he didn't believe me. and i don't believe you.
update #4: silas cannot, to the best of our knowledge, regenerate foreheads.
update #5: at 14 weeks, we have our first photos of little fank #2. he/she is cute/translucent/grainy.
and update #6: i can't think of anything funny or important to say. (but you probably already figured that out, didn't you?)
Monday, July 03, 2006
It all broke
The light in the bathroom, the pipe behind the kitchen sink and wall, the telephone, a pie crust I made for dinner with Nana and Silas' forehead. We are learning so much about owning a house. And about having a crawler. Silas has the first of many marks of pulling up on the wrong thing. He has the smallest puncture wound from hitting his head dead on the corner of an entertainment center.
The flies left and have returned. I think they like the smell coming from the hole under the cabinet where the dishwasher should be. We found the picture dealio for the computer so I've attached a picture eating a biter biscuit. Mmmmm!
A word on church visiting: we are really appreciating things about Northwest Bible Church in Dallas that we didn't before. Like greeters at the door who don't assume you know where you're going, not be discouraged from taking our child into the worship service and singing songs that make sense. One really great thing happened on Sunday that hadn't happened at NBC though in a while: Silas was happy in the nursery (at the church where we were discouraged from taking him into the service)! He ate cheerios the whole time indicating that the nursery workers took care to follow my instructions for keeping a happy Silas.
A final word of happy things: it's been really nice to reaquaint with a few old friends who call LR home. I still enjoy the company of friends who go back as far as 4th grade. And Joel gets tomorrow off! HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!!
Monday, June 26, 2006
Bad news for the Roly Pollies
I can't find our camera charger/downloader. If you've seen it since the move, please leave a comment.
In other bad news:
There are little flies here. Like the plague. They get in our water and cereal bowls.
Morningsickness is not wearing off.
All the shows on the Food Network today were reruns.
I started consolidating unpacked boxes today in the extra room. It's nearly full and I'm not done yet. I thought when we packed we didn't have that much stuff. Do boxes have babies?
In other bad news:
There are little flies here. Like the plague. They get in our water and cereal bowls.
Morningsickness is not wearing off.
All the shows on the Food Network today were reruns.
I started consolidating unpacked boxes today in the extra room. It's nearly full and I'm not done yet. I thought when we packed we didn't have that much stuff. Do boxes have babies?
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
And some coffee from Peet's
Here's a few things that might be worth blogging:
Silas started crawling 3 days ago. He's the cutest crawler ever. It's slow and seems like he's carefully calculating exactly where and how he should place his hands and knees.
Sabrina has been going outside to play.
Joel started orientation and we had what I thought was the best pulled pork bbq I've ever had at one of his "meet your interns" dinners.
We've been tearing down all the useless fences in the backyard. If any of you would like some free chain link fencing, come and get it.
I found that we have 5 jars of peanut butter. I knew it was an excessive amount, but I didn't realize how excessive.
We went to the great dance recital of 2006 and then Emily and I threw a cast party to remember with such games as "build something cool with dominoes" (congatuations to our first prize winner, Mom!) and Mafia and with such great hors d'ouvres as Thai chicken lettuce wraps, spinach and artichoke dip with baguette crutons, fresh shrimp cocktail, lemonade cakes and mocha puddings. The drinks were virgin stawberry daquiris and pina coladas. Maybe after the baby is born, we'll kick this party up a notch!
Finally, I'd like to promote Heath and Andrea's blog this week. They have posted several things that I enjoyed reading.
http://thebradleys.blogplot.com/
Silas started crawling 3 days ago. He's the cutest crawler ever. It's slow and seems like he's carefully calculating exactly where and how he should place his hands and knees.Sabrina has been going outside to play.
Joel started orientation and we had what I thought was the best pulled pork bbq I've ever had at one of his "meet your interns" dinners.
We've been tearing down all the useless fences in the backyard. If any of you would like some free chain link fencing, come and get it.
I found that we have 5 jars of peanut butter. I knew it was an excessive amount, but I didn't realize how excessive.
We went to the great dance recital of 2006 and then Emily and I threw a cast party to remember with such games as "build something cool with dominoes" (congatuations to our first prize winner, Mom!) and Mafia and with such great hors d'ouvres as Thai chicken lettuce wraps, spinach and artichoke dip with baguette crutons, fresh shrimp cocktail, lemonade cakes and mocha puddings. The drinks were virgin stawberry daquiris and pina coladas. Maybe after the baby is born, we'll kick this party up a notch!
Finally, I'd like to promote Heath and Andrea's blog this week. They have posted several things that I enjoyed reading.
http://thebradleys.blogplot.com/
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