Visitor from Utah

We were very excited to have a visitor from Utah come see us! Although it was only for a day, Tyler's layover dropped him in the South long enough to eat a fantastic Cajun lunch at one of our favorite, local spots.



Andy was on cloud nine.

Kate on aging

During a conversation discussing mom's upcoming birthday, Kate asked just how old Steph was going to be.

Dad: Thirty-two. Is that old?

Kate: Yeah, I can't count that high.

We also discussed living arrangements.

Kate: When you're old, will you live in a condominium?

Dad: I don't know. Why?

K: When mom is old she's going to live in a condominium, and you had better live with her.

Assessment of my remembering skills

After Aunt Rie tossed Kate off the couch while tickling her, Kate fell on one of my favorite fish bowls from Pearl River Mart and broke it in half. Everyone tried to cast around the blame. I asked Kate, "Who's fault is it really?" She grinned and pointed at Aunt Rie. "What about Mom, she didn't put her bowl in the sink?" Marie asks.
"Well, she doesn't have a very good thinking brain."
Easily demonstrated by the fact that I have lost my wallet 30 times or more.

Extra story: But my brain does think better than the employees at Wal-Mart who were holding my wallet in the lost and found.
"What color is your wallet?"
"Black."
"Can you show me some ID?"
"... um no, it's in the wallet."
Manager looks at my photo ID, "and your name?"
"... um, yeah."

Kate on flavor

Kate (pretending to be a chef, serves her mother – a food critic – a new dish): This is "Quesadilla dipped in Kateness."

Food critic: Kateness?

K: Kateness is really yummy. It tastes like sea salt.

Kate on the weather

Kate (observing that today's temperature was a comfortable 75): It's cool today. And I mean the cold kind of cool. The other kind is like rock on!

Pictures of Jane explanation

Some have questioned why we have featured a disproportionate amount of Jane pictures lately. Quite frankly, it's because she moves the slowest.

Jane picture update

Jane's parents love her, even when she has a hard day. When she's feeling particularly spent, they pick her up and comfort her. But first they grab the camera.

When the dog isn't in her kennel, Jane expresses concern that the soft blanket and space are going to waste. Then she climbs in and closes the door behind her.



Getting to play outside is fun, unless you don't get a turn with the camera. Then it's pretty miserable.



So is Jane really a sad little girl? No. We just put up the more interesting pictures. And besides, when she's happy, she runs away from the camera.