Jul 26
Felicia was looking at herself in a small mirror this evening when I arrived home. After a bit of study, she announced, “My eyes are white.” So, I asked what other colors she could see in her eyes. Her answer, “Blueberries.”
Jul 25
Jocelyn’s self-defined culinary requirements are fairly stringent these days, but we cope. Among the more famous foods that she doesn’t eat are chocolate, mild cheddar cheese, milk, blueberries, and potatoes.
The potato exclusion also rules out fast food french fries. To avoid the sauna created in our house by ten straight days of 90°+ heat, the girls and I ate dinner at Carl’s Jr. tonight. The girls had their usual … chicken stars.
Once the stars were eaten, Jocelyn had to choose between some fresh fruit we brought (strawberries, blueberries) or french fries. She ate some strawberries; then she tried a french fry … and then another. After number three …
Jocelyn: “Is this what potato tastes like?”
Daddy: “Yes. Do you like it?”
Jocelyn: “I don’t like them; I just want something to do.”
I am pretty sure she ate at least five more before eating some more strawberries.
Jul 18
Making up for a cancelled concert we never really saw back in 1995, Karen and I finally made it to Pearl Jam show on Sunday, seeing them live at the Bill Graham Civic in San Francisco. It was a great show! Before the show, we had dinner at Paul K, featuring “edgy Mediterranean Cuisine.” It was a great birthday present, too!
Jul 18
So, we had a pretty lengthy power failure last night, going more than 10 hours without electricity (from 5:00 pm to 3:00 am). It was actually an isolated neighborhood failure, including only about 10 houses on our street, the result of high heat and bad luck. Dinner had already been prepared, so we ate at home, but then went for a walk to the Willow Glen Frozen Yogurt Company.
We returned home to a dark house, so we spent a little time locating flashlights and lighting candles. While Karen and I were scurrying around the house, Felicia did her part, too! She walked over to her play kitchen and turned on the battery-operated dome light for her stove. How clever! Neither of us can remember her turning it on very much recently, so it was fun to see her mind at work processing the situation and helping out!
Jul 17
  No, not a typo …. but a whole different Braden (spelled without the “y” no less)
The girls and I spent most of the day today at Great America with our friends Michele and Braden Carter. Even Karen joined us on her lunch hour, long enough to enjoy a spin on the new “Survivor: The Ride” attraction.
Michele watched Felicia most of the day, even passing on a lot of the rides … which allowed David, Braden, and Jocelyn to ride a few more rollercoasters than we could have normally. It was really hot, so we spent the last two hours at the water park, where Felicia enjoyed the wading lagoon and the lazy river, too. Jocelyn went on her first major waterslide, too! |
Feel free to enjoy the pictures here or on Flickr.
Jul 10
Our Fourth of July trip to Milwaukee was a lot of fun. Here are a few more pictures from the trip, courtesy of Uncle Timmy of the Nashville Martins … hey … Wait a minute! I took those pictures!
Aspen takes flight
Positive Peer Pressure
Coordinated flight
So what if I was using his camera … and the picture quality is lousy … I demand credit anyway! 
We spent the last few days celebrating a long weekend in North Lake Tahoe, taking this opportunity to acquaint ourselves with summertime on the lake. We’ve been dreaming of buying a vacation cabin in the Truckee area, but hadn’t acted on the dream thus far. We’re there all the time during winter, we needed to be sure there are things to do when the snow is melted.
