With Phare

If the title doesn't give it away, the picture surely will. Tua spent a few hours with her pal Phare today. The two played nicely and volleyed small talk over various colorful toys. There was, as a matter of course (and safety), no tea. But they could have cared less. And besides, who needs tea as a medium for discussion when you have the veritable Farmer Tad.

Have a Seat

A short trip to IKEA- Stoughton on Sunday yeilded new office furniture for Tua. Here she is at 6am reviewing potential recipies for the week ahead. Absent from photo is the desktop phone which she is not allowed to have until the decent hour of 8 oclock in the instance she might inadvertantly place a call to someone who might still be asleep.

An Understanding

No, that is not a malicious curl of the lip on Fran's countenance. And Tua is not planning to burst into tears either. This photo was taken at the tail end of a conversation about Rudy and Edwards dropping out of the pack. From what little we were able to gather from their slightly unintelligible verbage, Tua is disappointed that she won't be voting until the 2028 election at which point Fran opined that by 2028, politics will have gone to the dogs.

mugs before bed

Tonight before bed, Tua discovered how to have even more fun in front of a mirror.

Visit

The daffodils have not sprung yet here, so we're content to do our visiting indoors. Tua and Bug took a drive to Pomfret today to see Tua's pal, Addison. They're a few days apart. They always play well together and they seem to remember each other, even after a few months of absence.

Other news you have missed out on because we've been too lazy to post:

Tua walks unassisted...

She sleeps through the night...

The principle reason for her new sleeping habits I'm convinced has everything to do with the fact that we bought a food mill and are able to make up all sorts of tasty concoctions that she loves.

A few of her mill favorites are:

-stewed apples, pears, and cabbage

-steamed carrots and curried rice

-chili and chocolate cake

-pasta with raisins and potatoes

-spinach and portobello mushrooms

Having tried the above combinations, I don't really recommend any of them. Tua, on the other hand, would cross any street just for a spoonful of the above.

Yes, Virginia

We're in Williamsburg this week with Bugs family. It is warm for Virginia with temperatures in the 70's and we haven't minded the warm spell either. Our days have been spent on our feet wandering around the sites of historic importance and soaking up our share of colonial America. Cydil (sister of Bug) has taken some very fine photos of the events so far and you can see them here>>>>>http://www.waggoner.blogspot.com

saddling up

Tonight, I celebrated my 31st birthday tonight with a dessert feast of chocolate cake and peanut butter pie. We had a house full of friends and family, including a guest appearance by the ellusive Kingston who, despite being three months behind Tua in age has more teeth and a better gait than she. Below is a shot of Tua with Kingston and Pascal. Tua is doing a lion impression, or perhaps a kangaroo.....

We also got a good shot of the two cousins sharing a real page turner.

By the way, I received a very fine outdoor thermometer for a present (thanks, mom and dad) and have just returned from taking a reading of the outdoor air temperature. At 11:15 pm, we have a brisk -10.