Owen has finally settled on a naptime. He's ditched mornings completely and goes down right after lunch. Hopefully, he'll decide he needs two whole hours in the afternoon so I can get things done.

Yesterday, he tried to steal a sippy cup from a little girl in $30 Hannah Anderson leggings sitting in a $300 Peg Perego stroller. Her mother looked appalled. I got it away from him (making him cry and throw a fit in the process). I really like our neighborhood park but it's just a weird vibe. Two of the parents were talking on their cell phones while pushing their kids on the swings.

While I push my Graco (the Honda Accord of the stroller world) and O's in mismatched Old Navy t-shirt and shorts.

My park is only a block and a half away from the governor's mansion but we live in the barest fringe of the neighborhood and have a short drive/bike ride to get there.

Logo recently pulled from a Brazilian university web page for Oriental Studies:

How does stuff like this get made???? My screen is now covered with diet root beer.

How does stuff like this get made????

It's definitely...provocative. It's the colors, more than anything else. I'm thinking if the sky had been blue, certain ideas wouldn't, um, pop into mind so quickly.

Well. the red sun is the symbol on the Japanese flag, so maybe they were trying to tie it all together like that. Still. HILARIOUS that nobody noticed until it was on the internet.

Found out that my cousin (son of leaast favorite aunt) got his girlfriend pregant. My cousin is 31. His girlfriend just turned 18. He swears up and down they didn't do anything until she turned 18. My aunt seems more upset because there's now no hope that he'll reconcile with his psychotic ex.

Yesterday, he tried to steal a sippy cup from a little girl in $30 Hannah Anderson leggings sitting in a $300 Peg Perego stroller. Her mother looked appalled. I got it away from him (making him cry and throw a fit in the process). I really like our neighborhood park but it's just a weird vibe. Two of the parents were talking on their cell phones while pushing their kids on the swings.

With that kind of description, I'm surprised it wasn't a nanny that was there.

Logo recently pulled from a Brazilian university web page for Oriental Studies:

Oh my! I'm glad I hadn't just taken a sip of my coffee!

With that kind of description, I'm surprised it wasn't a nanny that was there.

I met some nannies in the sandbox. It's a very strange, upscale part of the neighborhood. But the playground is made especially for little kids (and they're building a tot lot soon, too). It's a REALLY nice park, so we're going to keep going. As long as I can keep O's thuggish tendancies to a minimum.

As long as I can keep O's thuggish tendancies to a minimum.

Bwah! It does sound like a really nice park. Don't stop going. Sounds like a fun place for O.

I need some advice. So, I've been looking at jobs. A new one today (well, actually it was posted last night) is this one: [link] Do we think this is a bad idea? It would basically wipe my weekend, and I do treasure that time to relax and get caught up on school work. Plus, it would basically mean not getting back to church, which is something I'd really like to do when this semester is over. Should I send in my resume just as an exercise? I'd be perfect for them...I have A LOT of real estate experience (granted, on the commercial side, but still). I would still have Tuesdays free...and it would get my work out of the way in two days. It's the perfect amount of hours, and the pay is good. I'm just not sure...

While I push my Graco (the Honda Accord of the stroller world) and O's in mismatched Old Navy t-shirt and shorts.

It's funny the messages this stuff sends. I feel like our stroller (a Maclaren) needs a sign saying, "Grandma bought it," because it's by far the poshest bit of baby gear we own. We really do get totally different looks from other parents if I happen to have Annabel in the sling (transforming me to Granola Mommy) or the cheapo stroller (earning looks of vague pity).

ION, I'll be glad when a certain news story disappears of the radar altogether. It's disconcerting to hear one's not-that-common last name everywhere from TDS to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

And vw, I'd personally be wary about giving up my entire weekends like that, but I'd say it depends on you--if it'd be less stressful to kind of keep school and work separate, a weekend job might be better, because you wouldn't be juggling your class schedule around it, etc.