Matilda and I made a rare Tuesday crossing of the Bay to go spend some extra time with Emmett and the pool at EM's complex.

As I'd just had a big fight with EM, and was pretty angry at Emmett too it was actually good to go over there and kind of smooth things over. They were both conciliatory though and my kids had a great time in the pool. Then we hustled back to the apartment and wolfed down some food and I took Emmett and EM and dropped them off for Emmett's Krav class.

The good news is that his teacher and the owner of the school agreed that Emmett was able to move up to adult classes. This is great news because: (a) we pay a flat fee for krav classes, but there are only two kids classes a week. Now he can go multiple times a week without extra cost. This is especially awesome because he needed the exercise while he had a gap in his baseball schedule and he wasn't signed up for any camp this summer; (b) also awesome because the adult class workouts are way more intense than the kid classes. Emmett had sat in on some of the adult classes during Krav Camp and loved it.

Also his teachers really love him there so that's good.

PBS+MI5= no pee breaks and I REALLY HAVE TO GO DAMNIT.

The freeway on the way home tonight was backed up for over five miles because there was an accident on the other side of the freeway.

eta: sometimes, I just don't get people.

Loki is passed out with his tongue stuck out. I'm gonna go poke it.

Two Easy Summer Foods:

1. Asparagus tossed with olive oil, sea salt, Meyer Lemon juice (thank you java) under the broiler for eight minutes. Top with melted butter and shaved parmesan. Total cooking time...12 minutes?

2. Strawberries over vanilla ice cream. When I do it I chop up a bowl of strawberries until they are in fine bits with some juice leaking. Them I smush them just a little bit with a fork - not fully macerated but in chunks with a good bit of strawberry juice. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and mix through. I also smush the ice cream, chopping it up, then using the back of the spoon then stirring it until it has a consistency just slightly thicker than soft serve. Sweet strawberry bits with juice over softened Haagen Dazs is just so gooooood.

Oooh, strawberries would be awesome with the new HD5 lemon flavor, which has become my one true ice cream, just narrowly beating HD5 mint.

Okay, the annual gov't surplus auction has several barrister bookcases up for sale. Want! But how do I get them home?

No more strawberries at the farmer's market! cries We get 'em early, but apparently the season here ends late June. And after those, I think I'm spoiled against store ones. At least small tomatoes come into season right then. Apricots work too. Blueberries, nsm (in salads.)

Does megan have high def ice cream?!

Sara, I swore off strawberries that weren't local and in season a few years ago. They always look tempting, but they taste like the ghost of strawberries. I think I may have strawberried myself out this year, I didn't even know that was possible.