Last Weekend

Here is an album link to pictures from our big spring break trip to Indianapolis last weekend:

Julia's Birthday

This is my first time to use Picasa for a blog link to a web album, so bear with me if you don't see anything!

Footprinted!!

I'm so glad I didn't undertake this art project by myself- it was a three person job to get this tile done!! Dave was my artist and did a fabulous job!

Mail, Mail where can you be??

If it's not one government agency, its another. Today I had to call the post office and complain about all of our missing mail. First we had a blockbuster movie go missing. Not a big deal. Then it was a birthday party invitation. That was a little awkward because we had to email to ask whether or not we were invited (after a friend mentioned the party). Now my sister has mailed her CPA (me) her tax documents and they have not arrived. This would be a big deal.

We've had similar mixups over the years, but it usually turns up at a similar address in our neighborhood and they bring the mail back to us. If it goes to the pot smokers next door, it probably ends up in their trash.

Speaking of the neighbors, this week there are strange people sitting in cars parked in front of our mailbox in the evening for a long period of time. Yes, I don't even care anymore if they see me spying on them. It's just weird. Maybe they have a secret false bottom in our mailbox. Maybe I need to get a life.

TSA Strikes again

Well, it took a few years but now Dave's alternate name (his middle name) is on the TSA Watch List. Dave couldn't check into Southwest online last night and today when he checked in at the airport they told him the bad news. It is so frustrating because even though everyone knows this is a problem, no one is doing anything about it. 60 Minutes did a great story on it this summer, but so far there has been no government response.

If anyone has any suggestions for a new name for Dave to travel under, let me know. We know how David Stewart got on the list, but I wonder what James Stewart did....

Hard at Work Playing!

The Train's a Comin'

Yesterday in the park, Daniel heard the train whistle in the distance. He hears them all the time at home, so it's no big deal. But this time, Daniel started shouting "A Train! A Train!". I told him, yes, that was a train. Then he said very decisively, "It's Thomas". I almost wish it was....

Last night he also used all of his IKEA train tracks and built a 6 foot long track by himself across the bonus room upstairs. Dave was very impressed with the design.

Gone to Pot

I swear there is some pot smoking going on at the House of a Thousand Cars next door. The teenager and his buddies have been hanging out in the garage for a few months now, and I went to get the mail today and caught a little whiff of something. Now, it's been about 17 years since I've been in the vicinity, but I think I remember it. There was also a lot of coughing going on in there. Maybe I'm just looking for a reason to bust them since they've been parking in front of our mailbox every night again. It drives me bananas... Why can't I have normal friendly neighbors? I am so jealous of my friend Missy who has a nice babysitter friend across the street and a like-minded friend next door.

In other news, the XBox has returned. So much for my little vacation from it. I asked the UPS man if he could just keep it and he said no.