oh, mr sun?

normally, i love this weather.

Sctd t-storms after 9am

Showers and thunderstorms developing by 9am.

Cloudy with temperatures warming into the mid to upper 60s. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph.

its a major reason i wanted to move back here.

yes, yes... mark hates it.
but i hate his weather-love: humidity.
so there.

but today?

today we could use some of this:

the newest pastime

heaven help us, we have a new love.
and its nauseating.

i used to have an iron stomach for things like this.

flying glasses

recently we were graciously given
this magnifying glass
from sophie and grace.

and by 'graciously given,' i mean, of course,
they cheerfully and lovingly
handed it over to joshua
as it became clear
he wasn't going to leave their house without it.

most mornings now, after the requisite
Stroessler Man Wake Up to Functioning Level period,
i get a casual,
"hey, mama! where my flying glasses go??"

right here, buddy. they're right here.

#13

we have another cousin!
meet the littlest lusnia, Evelyn Faye.

grace, sophie and the little lady, born 5/6/10.

while i was in target...

someone else was keeping busy.




(thanks, aunt mo. it was a delight to shop minus 1.)

ah, sunny florida

you know your Weekend Away was excellent
when you come home with 5 pictures.

these five:

my husband, rescuing my hat.

the boat-accessed dog beach. (heaven!)

the good captain.

the beach stroll.
(thanks, amy. without you, there'd only be 3 pictures.)

the disgusting thing.

which, in case you're interested, is a SEA HARE.
only took me a handful of hours to find after
googling: "sea snail...Estero FL... ewww!" repeatedly.

and yes, virginia, its as gnarly and squishy against your leg as it looks.
did you hear me? i said "AGAINST YOUR LEG!"

MY LEG.

once back on land, i sent a picture of this little beast of the sea to kim
knowing full well how much her boys would love it.
follow their subsequent story HERE.

so, thanks,
sister & boyfriend & niece.
(that's RIGHT!)

h, i, j, k...y?

lately, joshua's been substituting "Y" for "L."

so instead of the common 2 year-old "lellow" for "yellow,"

he says "yeyow" :)

or "HeYo, mama!"

or, in this case, "Yook! A smiYey face!"