Flat Stanley visits the oak street girls...

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Littles and the Ocean

Other than Fisherman's Wharf or a drive by Ocean Beach, this was her first time on the beach, looking at the ocean. She just looked and looked. When I asked her what she thought of the ocean she said "Big." It reminds me of the first time she said "water" while on the Maid of the Mist, looking at Niagra Falls.

Contentious objects for our toddler

AKA playing with this WILL end in tears...

Zippered rainjackets
Umbrellas
The infamous purple-pink sandals
Cell phones after a conversation w/ Mama when she's at work
Cameras or V cameras
Sunglassess

Oregon Pond Safety Cover

Made for us by a local metal artist in my town...

My little Mexican red owl...

Perched on my porch. 4 months old.

Today is 09-09-09

10 years ago I was working in the VA hospital in San Francisco on the medical service. There was an elderly male Vet under my care who was a bit paranoid. After several days working together he asked me whose side I was on and who was I working for and I hesitated just a moment before replying and he grinned, pointed at me and nodded as if to say "Aha! I gotcha." On 09-09-99 I walked in to his room and in my cheeriest voice announced "Did you know that it's 9-9-99 today?" He snarled "Well good for you" to me and that was that. Happy 9-9-09 to you dear little Vet, wherever you are.

La Mas Preciosa

Via's Milestones

First smile: 5 weeks
First laugh: Today 8/1/09, 3 months old. We were playing a game while I was trying to get her to nurse "drink mama's milk" and she laughed 3 times.
Rolling over to one side: About 10 weeks. Always to the right, looking for Mama to nurse.

Things that Littles' Says...

Big! Garbage! Truck!
Take away?
Lena Honey?
Nana take Via?
Lena Smoofie?
Outside??
No like!
Broken?
Chacho, outside!
Ernie Bert? Fire truck? Dump truck?
Helicopter!
Only Nana...
Don't eat crayons.
Bubble gum?
Dadu truck

Littles' footprints

May 2009

Anita Tijoux - Despabilate

This is the rapper from the Julieta Venegas video "Eres Para Mi." She's French, Chilean and HOT!

French and Saunders cat food commercial

For those with extra cat-like extra-sensory hearing.

Indeed!

Found this in the stairwell where I work.

Oregon is full of contradictions

It keeps life in this small town somewhat interesting.

My little güera preciosa

Born 4/27/2009 7 lbs 5 oz

Donde esta la gatita

Rogue River Gorge

Summer 2008

Union Square, San Francisco

Style + Synchrony + Sass

Yes, I live in the sticks.

And these are the people in my neighborhood. Gads.

Don't let your LOL cat end up this way--

more animals

Cool Bowling Trick

Even cooler than the 2-handed bowling of Jason Belmonte.

Crater Lake, Oregon

On a hike with some friends.

Little Göteberg Kitty

Won't you come out for some swedish fish?

Elmo and Norah Jones

Man, I can't wait until our kids are old enough to watch Sesame Street, this is good stuff!

Sepak takraw: what a beautiful game.