Dosa Day

Who makes dosas from scratch during a heat wave? This girl. Great fermentation weather. But, damn, it heats up the kitchen. #sorrygrandma. #gonesoft

Monterey Bay, Baby.

 Day trip to Monterey Bay Area. Kids' first trip. Apocalyptic weather--warm rain at times--but indulged the kids in a scuba lesson. The jellies never get old.  We went with Suzanne and Quinn Pullen.  Monterey Bay Aquarium was the bomb.  We sang Happy Birthday to Brett near the Otter Tank and the kids got their first scuba diving lesson.  Cool beans!


Link to Facebook page with pictures

The Godfather

Brett's younger cousin and the kids' unofficial godfather.

Sashi Brown

Facebook Facts

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? fireball candy
2. Where was your profile pic taken? elementary school front office
3. Worst pain you've ever experienced? labor
4. Favorite place you've traveled? so far, jungles and backwaters of Kerala but Cosima's parents house in Nice is close second.
5. How late did you stay up last night? midnight
6. If you could move somewhere else? Canada or Oregon
8. Which of your Facebook friends live closest to you? Karen Handleman
9. When was the last time you cried? this afternoon, then I went to a meeting
11. Who took your profile photo? my 10 year old son
12. Who was the last person you took a picture with? Suzanne Pullen, her son, Brett, and my kids.
13. What's your favorite season? fall (a real one)
14. If you could have any career, what would it be? I love my current one...other one would be photojournalist or travel writer.
15. Do you think relationships are ever worth it? mostly
16. If you could talk to ANYONE right now who would it be? Kim Terry Infante or Scott Watson
17. Are you a good influence? Probably. Definitely when under the influence!
18. Does pineapple belong on pizza? Eeeeewww, no.
19. You have the remote, what are you watching? movie, don't watch TV.

Midweek Malaise

I am so effing bored. All I do is work, carry $hit, drive people places, move $hit from one room or floor to another room or floor, and pay bills. Work, carry $hit, drive people places, move $hit from one room or floor to another room or floor, and pay bills. Sometimes it gets crazy, and I move $hit to a different room ON A DIFFERENT FLOOR! #calgon

Catch Him, Derry!

This has nothing to do with our family, except that it cracks us up!
Derry video

Respect My Process!

According to a certain kid, picking random Lego pieces off the floor and making stuff on the way to the kitchen counts as cleaning up. #artisticinterpretation

Opening Day of Fall Ball

Sarek's first time doing an off-season league.  Brett is the assistant coach.  Team is the Angels. 

Plan is to play catch and bust a Buster Posey.

When Mama Ain't Happy...

ain't nobody happy.  Insomnia sucks.  Eye mask from Eithiad Airlines. Monkey from when Sarek was one.

California Dreamin'

 California Dreamin'--click this link to FB photos

Throw in a dolphin show, whale sighting, and cloud kaleidoscope at sunset, and you've got yourself a fine heat wave rescue.

+8

Boy, Heatwave, Sunset

This boy just said every holiday should be celebrated twice a year. My favorite one in the heat wave series.  Records broken over Labor Day Weekend, 2017.

Kid Snippets: Mean Nurse

Becoming

“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby.
But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”
Margery Williams Bianco - The Velveteen Rabbit

Tiny Potato

Fun Run Fundraiser

When you are overextended, the month's insomnia is kicking your butt, your daughter ate chocolate in her sleep and got it all over freshly washed sheets, it's gray hair-pimples-night sweats week, you regret volunteering for one of the two new school's morning Fun Runs.....but go anyway.

Girl's Got Goals!

Nola's first goal.  Fierce Foxes, Miraloma 3rd grade soccer team.   So proud!  She's getting hungry out there.