To My Watch

Dear watch,

I miss you. Remember when I bought you? Robinson's May was going out of business. I got you for a great price. I thought you were beautiful. Then you were stolen. Probably by the same person who got my iPod. Sometimes I forget about you, but then I see this pictures and I notice you on my left wrist, where you always used to be. I liked you a lot. I'm pretty bugged that someone would take you from me. It has been about two years now and I still haven't replaced you. I keep hoping you will show up unexpectedly one day. I think that's why I've been holding out. In the meantime, I have been wearing my timex running watch. But I am afraid it looks sort of lame to wear a running watch when you're not running. Especially at church. So I'm beginning to think it is time to move on. I'm just afraid my new watch won't be as nice as you were. Or as cheap. Either way, I will always love you.


Dana

Memorial Day

 

I am sort of confused by the new Blogger post editor thingymahooha. I can't get it to arrange my pics the way I want, so I simply did the same thing for them all: HUGE! 

For Memorial Day we went to one of our favorite places...Laguna Beach. I wish I were a decent photographer, and I could capture some of the beauty of this town. I tried, though, and here are a few shots I took of Laguna today. Laguna is a beautiful town. It has a creative, artsy vibe, which I love. It reminds me of the NorCal town where I went to college...but more beautiful and with a beach. The downtown has golden fire hydrants, hand-painted parking meters, London-style phone booths, and plenty of art, statues and unique shops.

Residential:

The gardens in this neighborhood were gorgeous! Here is a sample:

 

More residential. There was a gap between these two houses. This pic gives you an idea of the view.

 

Taking a little path to a secret beach. Shhhh!

 

Playing soccer in the grass.

Nobody took my picture, so I took my own. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear...

Slumber Party and Food Allergies

Check out all that pink! For Zach's bday we invited all of the cousins over for movies and popcorn. Too bad only the girls could make it. I painted the girls' nails while they all watched "Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakwel". Zach loves to sing "All the Single Ladies" from that soundtrack. The kids all had fun singing and dancing. Zach even wanted me to paint his nails. I did a few, but he just wanted to lick it. Gross!

P.S. I've started Katelyn on a gluten-free, dairy-free diet because we suspect she might be sensitive to those foods. If anyone reading this has any experience with eating this way...PLEASE let me know! I feel so overwhelmed and confused. I bought her fortified orange juice to supplement the calcium from milk, only to discover that the calcium in the oj was derived from milk protiens...or something like that. Bottom line--she can't even drink the fortified oj. Plus, I feel clueless with Zach's party coming up. Our traditional party foods are pizza, cake and ice cream. That translates to: dairy, wheat, more wheat, and more dairy! I don't want Kate to feel like she's missing out, but I don't want everyone else to feel like they have to eat weird stuff, either.

It hasn't been long enough for me to decide yet, but she seems to be healthier and happier on her new diet.

Maybe. 

I don't know...

Help!!!

Happy Birthday Littleman

I love you, Littleman...what more can I say?

Par' Mee the Pirate

I found a new book of crochet pattern dolls by Amy Gaines. I think they are adorable! I made this pirate panda for Zach and I was really excited to give it to him. I was nervous because I wasn't sure how the bonding would go. I know that sounds weird, but you must understand...the doll is HANDMADE...by ME. If they didn't hit it off I would be very disappointed. Well, it's taken some time, but I think they are friends now. And I noticed that Zach started calling the pirate panda "Par' Mee". You don't even know how pleased I was by this. I was hoping he would give the panda a name.

What does Par'Mee mean?, I wondered. I had a few wrong guesses, but I think I've finally figured it out. We were all in the bathroom one day: Katelyn on the potty, Zachary watching, and me standing by to supervise the quality of wipeage. Zach grabbed the almost empty roll of toilet paper and put it to his eye like a pirate scope and began dancing and singing "Par' Mee, Par' Mee". Then I figured it out...and I laughed. From the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland:  "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!" I love how sometimes a mom is the only one to speak their kids' language! In Zachary-land, "Par' Mee" = "pirates life for me!" Soooo cute! I'm so glad that Zach and Par' Mee are friends!

Here is a kitty we made for Katelyn's cat friend, Kedareda, who is moving. :(
Katelyn chose the color of the yarn to match Keda's fur. I thought Keda turned out cute, too!

Meow!