Looks like I have takers for 2 of the 4 pieces of furniture I need to unload. The biggest and the smallest, so just the two middle pieces that need homes now. I am hoping 1 (the smallest) will be picked up tomorrow (need to empty it) and the other next weekend (started emptying it tonight).

Congratulations, Stephanie! I'm amazed at how you've got this down to a science now.

msbelle, that's good news. In the grand scheme of things, how much more stuff do you have to unload?

I have a small tv box full of smaller stuff to ebay: clothes, canisters, trays. Then I have a bed and a clothes dryer.

Wherefore art thou, Woodford Reserve

We did a wee bit of a taste test at Pacificon, thanks to SA. I liked the Buffalo Trace, which is what I am drinking tonight, a bit more than Woodford Reserve, but both were Tasty.

That's exciting, Stephanie. Congrats.

Emmett and I spent all day in Walnut Creek playing on our new wood bat tournament team. (Well, he played. I watched.) We tied in the first game, then played poorly in the second game and got our asses handed to us.

We could've won the first game too but had too many misplays.

And the great pitcher we had in the first game? Off to work for Habitat for Humanity in Guatemala for the summer.

Have a sense of priorities, kid!

Actually it wasn't a bad day. Not too hot, and we were at least competitive in the first game. But this team needs to pull together and play smarter.

Emmett didn't hit much, but he played good D today. Made a couple nice plays in right and his usual excellent catcher. (If he'd been catching in the first game, I think we would've won. Though he would've taken a tremendous hit at home on a straight steal to get that out.)

This is mostly a team of 14 y.o.s and Emmett's kind of on the bubble among the 13 y.o. players. But it's good experience, and it's baseball and learning to play with wood bats is important.

Posting from iPhone ack. BBQ ala bro tonight. Several vdka & somethings in w/Sil. Apple pie, too. If I do not gain lbs this trip ...

Took kids to zoo. They were fucking cute. Anyway, patience with keys has run out.

I forgot to say Happy Birthday Plei!

Stephanie, that's just wonderful! I'm a little envious, to tell you the truth.

We are proceeding on the built-ins, and once they're up and installed we can finally finish unpacking.

Maria, that hand lotion sounds awesome--do you mind sharing the brand?

I think these might be the flames I want for my car: [link]

Thank god for normal keyboards, good grief. I have a headache after typing those few lines, but my brother gave over his laptop to me.

Anyway, so far, a really nice trip. Very glad these people are my family.

For furture record, they can be hard to tell apart [link] but the kitten has clearer eyes and is browner [link] and MK is [link]