What’s this? A rare photograph of the blog author herself! And, yes, I got my hair chopped off. It’s been way too long since I’ve done this. I love it!
Monthly Archives: May 2010
"New-yeek"
You know, Noah, Ellie looks a lot like you did when you were this age.
But Mummy…I’m…I’m new…I’m new…new-yeek. I learned that. That I’m new-yeek.
New-what?
Mummy!!! Don’t you know? NEW-YEEK! There’s no one else like me in the whole world. I’m NEW-YEEK! You never knew that before?
Bambi
This is by no means a great photo, but it gives you a little glimpse of what we saw this morning across the way at our park. A doe with her brand new little baby fawn following on very shakey legs. It was so cute. At one point the fawn even laid down for a rest and I had a great opportunity to snap a better photo, but my CF card was full! Doh!
Noah's Big Catch
The big fishing opener was this weekend and…well, we fished. Dave got a license, the kids fished for free, and I took pictures. It was really a lot of fun! Noah caught the first fish of the day… (Navinah Riley, to the left of Noah, and Tirzah Riley, to right of Noah, are pictured here…they’re the daughters of some of our BFFs from college days that have recently moved back to the Cities)
It was a Sunfish, I think. (?) Not much meat to them, so we threw it back in. Oh, and that fin on top? Razor sharp.
He was pretty proud of himself!
P.S. I like this pic of Dave and the girls…
P.P.S Elijah and Zeke wanted to make sure that you knew that they caught fish last night.
Here I Stand
Ellie has just recently aquired the very useful skill of pulling herself up to a standing position. Useful, that is, for getting on her mother’s very last nerve. 
Why sleep in a crib when you can stand at the rail and scream?
Weathering and Erosion
The boys have been studying weathering and erosion in science recently. This was a fun little experiment in which they observed and recorded the effects of glacial erosion. Very interesting, I must say. Honestly, I’ve learned almost as much as they have this past year.
And while I’m on the topic of weathering and erosion… I feel weathered. Beaten down. Tired. This year has had it’s ups and downs, but it’s been a pretty good experience for the most part, I think. These days, though, I’ve been feeling, for the first time, like I just want to quit. Probably a good thing that this is happening with only three weeks left until our summer holidays begin. Oh boy, I am so ready for summer holidays! Wahoo!
