Tommy got a soap bubble science kit for his birthday.
It’s hard to see, but we were able to make square and cube bubbles with the wire frame.
It blew my mind.
Bubbles-within-bubbles were also a hit.
Quiz time:
Me: So what are bubbles made of?
T: Water!
Me: Yes, water and soap. What’s inside the bubbles?
T: Well, they come up when I fart in the bathtub.
Close enough.
Red Ass Rhubarb, originally uploaded by djennewe.
South Dakota wines have been kind of hit and miss with us in the past, so we were not optimistic about this one, but it was actually pretty good.
Lindsey has a cold (or worse…), and her throat is red and swollen.
Thea has (yet another) ear infection. The doctor said her left ear is red and swollen inside.
Thomas did a faceplant off his bike into the sidewalk tonight (yes he was wearing his helmet), and now his chin, upper lip and gums are red and swollen from excessive contact with pavement.
I took my contacts out tonight and remembered a second too late that I had been chopping jalepenos and cuban peppers for supper. Now my right eye is red and swollen.
Because of Thea’s sensitive tummy and food sensitivities, I made a special cake for her for her first birthday. I made a Namaste gluten-free white cake and mixed avocado with powdered sugar and poured it over the top. It was really good. I might have gone a little overboard with the sugar — no matter how much I put in, it wouldn’t “harden” at all — but that just made it taste all the better.
mmm….cake….It’s finger-lickin’ good!
She just knew she didn’t want it, I guess. That was her reaction at the first bite. She’s a very silly little girl.
Little Drummer Girl, originally uploaded by djennewe.
She’s feeling better.
T: Daddy, you’re just weird. But you know what? I still love you.
I’m betting the second half of that statement will drop off in coming years. Tommy walked in during a workout this morning and noticed the chin-up bar in the doorway.
T: Daddy, I saw the man do that on TV.
Me: Yeah, it’s pretty tough.
Tommy watched me do a couple chin-ups and then:
T: Daddy, the man on TV does more. He really does it.
FAIL
While playing Star Wars:
T: You can be Greedo and I’ll be Han Solo.
Me: OK. Look out! Pow pow pew!
T: No, Daddy. Han Solo shoots first.
Me: Right you are, my boy. Right you are.
Thea’s been keeping up her habit of scaring the hell out of us by contracting strange illnesses this week. Though she’s had c.diff for at least five days now, she’s acting normally with just a slight fever. She’s still eating, still laughing, still being cute, and yes still pooping normally.
We were supposed to have a birthday party this week, but that’s been pushed off. So instead I’ve posted a picture from last week of Thea eating an apple. Click for seizure-inducing animated-gif goodness.
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