Reading a Pooh Bear Story
Last night when I was putting Kaeta to bed, she insisted that we read a Pooh Bear story. She picked up the book, handed it to me, and looking up at me with her big brown eyes she said, "Pooh Brr!" So we read a Pooh story.
And as I proceeded to read her the story In Which a House is Built for Eeyore at Pooh Corner, she found another Pooh book, opened it, and began to read it. This is what she said:
"Wah wah wah wah rah wah rah wah Pooh Brr. Wah wah rah wah rah wah rah wah wah Pooh Brr."
Well, she was reading a story about Pooh after all!
Mr. Ru and His Many Faces
We had the priveledge of meeting
Reuben Ellis Bishop when we visited the Bishops this Saturday. The family is doing well, and little Reuben is super cute. Big Sister Abigail affectionately calls him Ru Ru, so Barry and Karen refer to him formally as Mr. Ru. Also, he makes adorable faces, especially when he yawns.
The Year of the Monkey
This year for Father's Day, my daughter gave me an amazing gift -- a monkey that she painted all by herself! Here he is:
Kaeta and Mommy went to a ceramics store here in Pflugerville, and Kaeta picked out the monkey herself. When they sat her down with a plate of paint globs and a brush, they didn't even have to show her what to do! She immediately began dipping the brush in the paints and painting the monkey! Here's our little artist at work:
I never thought I would feel such affection for a ceramic monkey, but I really do! It was a great Father's Day.
Listen to your iPod while mowing your lawn!
Back in January I bought an iPod Shuffle, and I am totally hooked on it. I load it up with my favorite podcasts (
Dave Ramsey,
This American Life,
Extreme Theology, whatever looks interesting on iTunes) and listen to them every day as I drive to and from work.
A few weeks ago I tried to listen to the iPod while mowing the lawn, but the mower was
way too loud. Then, just last week, my dad told me about ear protection you can wear while shooting a gun that allows you to put your iPod earbuds in underneath the ear muffs! So on Friday, I went out to Sportsman's Warehouse in Round Rock and bought these:
They were about $30. I tried them out on Saturday while mowing the lawn, and I could easily listen to the iPod (at a reasonable volume) the whole time! Success!
All these babies are making me hungry...
Our friends
the Bishops had a baby last week. Reuben was born on May 30, and we can't wait to meet him. Since "Reuben" is also the name of a special
corned beef sandwich, I give you:
Top 10 Foodstuffs That Can Double as a Baby Name10.
Falafel. (Thanks to Colin for this suggestion.)
9.
Georgia Peach.8.
Papaya.7.
Cookie.6.
Pita.5.
Meatball Hero. (Could also be the name of a poorly translated Italian comic book.)
4.
Tarragon.3.
Aunt Jemima.2.
Apple, Cocoa, or whatever the celebrities are going with these days.
1.
Garbanzo!We didn't think to name our daughter after a food, but we do sometimes call her "Kaeta Potata." And we've already sold the naming rights to our next baby, whom we will affectionately call "PizzaHut.com."
