A Tuesday Brain Dump

1.  It's summer, even though the weather doesn't feel like it.

Last year:

Notice what's behind the boys...

Yah.  One of three fire-fighting helicopters.

This year?

Rain.

Oh well, keeps it safer for fireworks!

2.  I want to do this.

But I won't

Where do you even get beach balls that big?

And what kind of paint would stick to them?

But wouldn't you love to do this?!

I mean, what if you looked out your window one morning and saw that!

It's a giant Muppet!

3.  Gunnar and I watched a little friend recently.

She wasn't entirely happy to be separated from her parents for a couple of hours.

If only she'd realized that hanging out with us is WAY more fun than

sitting in the car for a couple hours!

Oh well.

At least I got a good baby-snuggle :D

Isn't she a cutie?!

4.  Just down the alley from us...

a beautiful madrona tree.

5.  This is what I have to contend with in planning the next school year...

boys in THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

Of course they all have a different schedule.

But would it really be too hard to put their calendars in the same format?!

6.  This could be my boys, all day long.

7.  Kon-Mari this:

So, what's new with you?