Dog Mustache

I'm sorry, but this is really funny. (Originally seen via Swiss Miss. Purchase here.)

Hard at Work

This is my MousePath for 4.5 hours of work today. The tracks show movements, and the circles are when the pointer didn't move. Doesn't it make life in my cubicle look interesting? You can download the application here.

I Could See Living Here

I love the white, wood and openess of this lovely brownstone. (Originally seen on Design*Sponge. Photos by Emily Gilbert).

Foggy Night

Weekend at Home

Here's H, relaxing in his room. He even put the "Enter, do not" sign up. I think we all needed a bit of piece and quiet this weekend. Oh, it was still busy. There was a bowling birthday party for C. He ended up not wanting to stay so we went grocery shopping, then went back to the party to pick up his friend who was coming over for a play date. There was the mall, where I caved and got a new phone. Finally. There was another batch of macarons gone wrong. Thankfully they still taste good, but they were pretty disastrous. I'm going to master these things yet. Also this weekend, I finally made it to the gym for the first time since July to go swimming. Today, I went on a 5.375 mile run. It seems to me that we really haven't had a lot of weekends when we are at home -- all four of us. It felt good. And now, it's time for me to snuggle up on the couch and finish watching the Academy Awards.

Art by C: Robot

Art by C: Princess

The detail leads a little to be desired. But I particularly like the hennin. And yes, I did have google "cone shaped princess crown" to find out it's called a hennin.

Yum

I ate this yogurt yesterday. I'm still thinking about it today. It was that good. True, it has 17 grams of fat (and, no, I probably would not have bought it had I checked before hand). But it was delicious. Kind of like eating a big scoop of coconut ice-cream for a snack. (Purchased at Whole Foods).

Art by C: Hearts

The Long Walk Home

We live only three blocks from C's school. But sometimes it can take us, oh, forever, to get home. Here's a glimpse into .... the walk home. (Song: Fly Me to the Moon by Ralph Covert)

Fun & Pies

Today was H's school's annual fun fair. The Pie-in-the-Face Contest is one of the highlights of the event. Throughout the week, students give money to collection jars for the staff member they want to see get a pie in the face. The winner is the one who received the most money in their jar. The lucky contenders (from right to left in the top photo) were the school secretary, a kindergarten teacher, a forth grade teacher, a third grader teacher (who H voted for), the Spanish teacher (who wore a Mexican wrestling mask -- classic) and the gym teacher. The school engineer was the MC. Mrs. Johnson, the school secretary, ended up being the lucky winner. And was cheered on by a bunch of screaming students. It was really funny. Of course, the fun fair also had games and a cake walk. H won three cakes. In a row. He's a lucky guy. After wards, we went to Pete's. They were passing out instant win tickets for Gyros for a Year. Thirty-five grand prizes are being given out by the company who supplies the gyros (odds of winning are 1:7,826). Guess who won? H! I almost sent him out to buy a lottery ticket after a day like that.

Ethiopian Dinner

For months, a group of us have been talking about getting together for Ethiopian cuisine. We've heard great things, but never tried it. Penny was the mastermind organizer. She had planned a surprise for Chris, and it worked out that this was a day we could all actually get together. We went to Ras Dashen, and Chris had no idea we would be there. It was fun. Eating Ethiopian cuisine is very interesting. You eat using injera -- a spongy sourdough flatbread -- and just scoop it up. Between 10 of us, we got to try a lot of different foods. And I have to admit, the live music and Xingu made the experience pretty nice too.

We ended the evening by coming home to these two little sleeping boys, with H still in his 3D glasses from watching Coraline. Sweet.

The Man I Married

For a funny Friday photo, I thought I'd share this one of Brian. It seems that every winter, he grows out a beard (for the record, I'm not a fan, but it doesn't stop him). When it comes time to shave, he tends to cut here and there, sporting various looks. Here's one of them. Enjoy!

It's Official

C is officially registered for Kindergarten next year. And it feels great. I am so excited to have the boys at the same school, with the same schedule, again. At least for three more years....

He wore his suit to school today (see above). It's either the suit, or his soccer uniform. Anything else causes major struggles in the morning. The ladies at his school asked if there was a special occasion. Maybe it's because we went to the dentist tonight? Who knows what goes on in that little mind of his. Today, when I picked C up from school, he grabbed up two icicles and started rubbing them together. He said "Back in the old days -- you know, like when you had short hair and Dad had long hair -- this is how you made fire, right?" Nice.