anastasiav | Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.

Not Martha's entry today shows some cake forks - forks made specifically for eating cake! I need a set of those!

I'm trying to think what I haven't talked about. Saturday was (as you know) amazingly summer-like weather, and two things were notable: E had some stomach bug that caused him to have many messy explosive poops, and after a nap we let him go outside and play in the sandbox anyhow. It was a lovely day, and we actually spent time in our back yard, which we pretty much never, ever do. We should probably do something to make it more pleasant out there, but I have no idea what -- the fence needs to be replaced, the grass grows sparsely (or not at all in many places), and, in general its just a very bleak space, and I have no idea of what to do to make it better. We've tried for a long time (resodding, fertilizer, grass seed, dethatching, daily watering, etc.) to deal with the grass issue, to no avail. My mom is constantly telling me I should put in this or that plant, or landscape, but those sorts of gardening things fall far, far outside my a) ability, b) time, and c) interest. If I had the money, I would hire someone to come and just fix it but I don't.

Sunday we drove around a lot, he mostly slept in the car, and we bought him (among other things) his Easter suit. Also many PJs. I also spent a lot of time on Sunday sorting, washing, and folding his old clothes to go to resale, an activity which I increasingly detest.

I would be very happy if it stopped raining, as the wipers on GRUE are broken, which makes my daily 1.3 mile commute a little hair raising.

Here is a photo of the crazy smokestack that goes up through the center "courtyard" of the building I work in. Note that there are no actual doors to the courtyard, only windows.