"Slimy, yet satisfying"

Yesterday we went to the LA County fair and we saw a goat being born!!!!! I actually saw the second half of the goat come out! A little yucky, but soooo amazing! She had a second one but it was stillborn. We came back later and she was walking around with the afterbirth hanging out-definitely yucky!

The fair was fun on a weekday-I've never been except for on field trips. We got to go in the petting zoo-there was no line! We watched the trains and went on rides-again no lines! Connor had so much fun on the rides and especially watching the "big choo choo trains".

"TV's New McDreamy"??????? Seriously?

While watching my new favorite show last night, Grey's Anatomy, ABC aired a commercial for the new show Men in Trees where the New York Post referred to the main guy as "TV's New Mc Dreamy". I WAS SHOCKED!!! I cannot believe anyone would STEAL a nickname from another show. Come up with your own nicknames!

I had a few thoughts during the show:
~Last week some friends and I discussed Callie's (Dr. Torres-the orthopedic surgeon with the tree trunk for a body) standing with the group. I think last night she may have gotten herself inned. She claimed the panties for Meredith! And now she is living with George at Meredith's house.

~Speaking of the panties, not surprising that Meredith is sooooo selfish that she didn't even thank Callie for claiming them when she had numerous chances later that day.

~And, is Meredith really that great that she has TWO (count them - TWO) hot guys fighting for her? so unfair...

~Save the best for last - the return of McSteamy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yoda

What the heck is "Pageant of the Lord"? I saw this advertised at Forrest Lawn-yeah the cemetary. Is it some sort of beauty pageant with Jesus as judge? Or maybe it's a pageant for all of the different gods to compete in. Or people dressed as Jesus competing in a pageant? Well, it's on October 8 if you are interested in attending :-)

Well, we've gone past the Nemo phase, past the "Kitty cat movie" phase (The Aristocats), through the "Lion Movie" phase (The Lion King), and have now entered the Star Wars Phase. Dan is, of course, ecstatic! Also Connor has decided to be Yoda for Halloween. The costume arrived today and we put it on immediately. He loved it! He did not fight taking it off for naptime, but I have a feeling that "Revenge of the Sith" will be viewed in full costume this evening!

I love maternity leave!

went to the mall with "Grandma Annie" today. We went to the playground and had a starbucks while Connor played and Kelsey ate. Then had lunch, did some shopping and rode the train! What a fun day! I wish I could be a stay at home mommy. Or even work part time. I love planning things with friends on a weekday. I am going to go to the MOMS group at my church a few times while I am home (they don't meet during the summer-do we need a special MOMS summer group for teachers?)

FYI: The LA county fair is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays! I did not know this. The original plan for the day was to go to the fair. OOPS!

baby hickeys and other rantings

Well, it has been over a month since my last blog! WOW! My apologies to my loyal fans! j/k

As you can see baby Kelsey is here! She is 5 weeks old today. She has started smiling at us and making little "cooing" noises (which sound nothing like cooing, but more like she's saying "uhh". She also sounds like she has a scratchy voice! So cute!)

She sometimes will suck on her hands, especially when she is having "tummy time". The other day she sucked so hard on her arm she actually gave herself a hickey!!!! So funny!

Connor is a great big brother. Always kissing her and playing with her head. He is very sweet.

Well, today is the 5th anniversary of September 11. The coverage has been on all day. It has once again been overwhelming emotionally, as it is every year. It seems my emotional "wounds" are still fresh every time I see the buildings on fire or collapsing. I guess it's a good reminder of what can happen and that we need to do everything we can to protect our country. Also, everyone kept talking about the amazing unity and patriotism that came out of that day. I hope that with all of the coverage today that people will remember once again patriotism, humanitarianism, how to love your neighbor, and to fly a flag. The stories even carried onto ESPN's monday night football countdown! And of course onto the football field as well. It's great to see everyone waving flags at the game and chanting "USA! USA! USA!"