"Redfin"ding

Mondays are always so new and fresh so why not pretend we have a new and fresh estate to live in. This house looks super fun and would be an awesome place to raise boys:

15881 Ravine Road
Saratoga, CA 95030
1,959 sq. ft. on .95 Acres
3bd/2bth, built in 1915
Renovated in 1997 by Gary Schloh

$1,198,00

What a great front door:


The back:

The kitchen

The yard:

A small jar will be on my desk and everytime you walk by please put a penny in it. In 400 years I may be able to afford the place.

Still Here

From my parent's list:

posting for a friend who just had an infant:

"I have a small house and just had first child. My husband and I haven't been able to sleep in almost two months and don't know what to do. Tired and sleep deprived- are there any night nannies who can watch my infant son from their own home? "If you know if any or have any info please email me and I will pass along her email.


REALLY? I am trying not to be judgmental, but an 8 week old baby kind of does its "thing" to keep mommy and daddy close by. Someone needs to teach them the old "parents take turns sleeping in 2 hour blocks" routine. Sucks, but that is having an infant!

My infant turned son...

Blake always puts his treasure of the moment in his backpack so he can carry it around with him. At the park, I asked him what was in his backpack and he revealed all of his superhero underwear. Who knew the $8 package of underwear would bring him such enjoyment:

Junket

Fun Friday is here. I have been interested in Daly City parks for some time now so I thought we would go exploring. My main goal was to breathe in some ocean air and bathe in the blanket of fog that always covers the city. Blake asked why there weren't any other kids at the park and I laughed because it was only 9:30am. I guess I was ready to get out of the house today.

Great streets with lots of character:


Nothing like inappropriate "cartoons" at the park:


My child semi-enjoying Indian food:

Reade (Twelve Months)

At 12 Months I:
* climb!
* point to things with my chubby hand and say "that" (sounds like "dthagh")
* say da da for anything related to my dad and ma ma for anything mommy related
* love shoes
* still make an extremely high pitched squeal when I am mad or frustrated
* hit and push things with my head (just like Blake did) when I am angry
* love to cuddle
* crack up and grin that big, daddy grin where you see gaps around my teeth
* convince people I may just be a red-head
* tried to sleep in the same room as my brother, but cried a bunch so am in a room by myself
* sometimes wake up at 3am and cry for one minute, but go back to sleep
* am learning to drink cow's milk during the day because my mom is weaning me
* always have a bruise on my head
* get hurt in ways my mom never thought possible
* worry my mom because I am crawling and scaling things quicker and faster than Blake did
* amaze people at how much food I could eat in one sitting (I have slowed down a bit now)
* am considered my mom's favorite entertainment, boy can I make her laugh
* play rough!
* have the sweetest little mullet that my mom can't get enough of

Check out my Eleven Month photo.

Embarrassingly Late

I am very late to this party. Where have I been? I had never heard of the song Blackbird by the Beatles (here is where everyone *gasps*) before watching it on the show Glee. I am now up to speed with all you all. As punishment, I had to weed through tons of horrible covers on YouTube to find some decent videos.

Let's start with the original. No matter how much people "swear" their cover is the best, it is the Beatles who always come out on top:


Time for a bootlegged version of the Glee episode where Kurt and Blaine's relationship blossoms. This episode locked me in with Glee and now I can't stop adoring Kurt. Here, Kurt is upset because his canary, Pavarotti, died so he is singing through the pain (oh, if only I could carry that guy around in my pocket):


Carolyn: Why are the Beatles everywhere? Ever since you introduced me to them, I can't seem to shake 'em!

Ripples

Andrew's parents sold tons of stuff at their moving sale. Their treasures are now rippling around the community and spreading their love. Although the belongings are diminishing, the feel of the house is still full of laughter, love, and family. The good news is those things get to move with them everywhere they go. Blake also got to experience farm life. The barn cat caught a huge mouse and decided to eat it between the electronics table and the art/atlas table. I have never heard a cat chew through a skull before. You learn something every day:

Mess

It is just one of those days. A day when things go from somewhat organized to disorganized in the blink of an eye. Here is my son cleaning up one of the great messes he started without realizing that it would send his mother into a screaming fit of lunacy and result in some monotonous clean up.

Toddler tip of the day: If you are going to throw Craisins all around a room, remember that little brothers sit and step on them. The radius of clean up is going to be much larger when brothers are invovled.