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When Paul sat down to put on his socks and shoes to work outside this morning, Will grabbed Paul’s socks and started to put them on himself. With some help, this is what happened. We had to keep a close eye on him because he kept slipping and sliding on the hardwood floors. Oh, and then there were all the phone calls from the 80s, wanting their legwarmers back… 
The second part of what will be a many part project… repairing all our drainage and sewage issues! We are having problems with pooled water running through our front garden. Our friendly neighbor wasn’t sure about hooking up to our underground line that connects directly to the storm drain so we put in a drain vent that hooks into the pipe. (Paul dug up the ground, installed the pipe, connected it to the storm drain, and installed the vent — which is what you can see in the lower left corner of the picture.) He had to move the gravel from the great gravel and stone paver path he made along the side of the house last year (you can see part of it if you look far into the picture). When we moved in, it was old brick with slippery algae growing. Paul dug up the bricks, power washed them, and used them to make the new front steps last fall. We have to wait now for rain to see how it works before putting it back together again. So much for the hurricane! We haven’t had a drop of rain.
Our sewer cleanout. It is a terra cotta pipe and over the years, was very badly cracked and no longer was properly sealed. (All jokes aside, this means the release of dangerous and noxious fumes and who knows what else.) The circle to the top left is the seal that sits on top of the pipe. Paul re-enforced the pipe drain by cutting an old orange work bucket and placing it around the pipe. Then, he poured concrete around the pipe and, using one of my old flower pots, created a new opening. Once the set was dry, he pulled out the flower pot and presto! A new pipe opening. Then, he put the top cover back on, the opening to which now fits perfectly on the orange bucket (you can see the opening and seal to the left.) Great job, Paul!
Paul working out in front of our beautiful house!
Paul and I celebrated our FIFTH wedding anniversary yesterday! We couldn’t get a babysitter, so we treated ourselves to take-out from August Moon (a local place we hadn’t tried yet) and were pleasantly surprised to find it had an extensive Vietnamese/Chinese vegetarian selection (with lots of tofu options, yeah!) Very ordinary, very fun family night.
Hats off to five years of wedded bliss! 🙂
A post from Randy sparked my interest to faceanalysis.com. It found Randy (who is of German and Welsh decent) to be a mix of Japanese and Korean. What would it find Will, I wondered?
It found Will 100% Chinese.
I promise, I gave birth to this child. So what would it find me?
47% Korean/Japanese, and 53% Chinese.
So much for accuracy! And really, the whole thing is a tad offensive. Anyway.
I posted the results of our “analyses” below…
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| Personality Profile:
You are a long-term planner, diligent worker and avoid risk as much as possible. You are of above average intelligence and have the ability to focus on tasks that seem unimportant at present, but can lead to greater things in the foreseeable future. You are not keen to interact with others or make social connections. You would rather gain material wealth before putting yourself in a position to be judged. You are not confrontational unless someone directly opposes your intellectual beliefs. You are highly concerned with your social status. You are keen to avoid risks that could jeopardize your long-term plans. You take a calculated approach to life, working hard to control all aspects of it in order to not leave anything important to chance. You tend to be a perfectionist and quite self-conscious. You sometimes wish you were less reserved and more like some others you see who are more bold and outspoken in social situations. But as much as you try to be like them, you cannot, because you care too much about the future to ever be comfortable taking risks in social situations. |
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Last Saturday, our part of Magazine Street had a “Shop and Sip” event with the usual New Orleans fare: live music, street performers, balloons, food, and wine. We went to check it out and signed Will up for the “Whole Kids Club.” Now, when we visit Whole Foods (something we do daily since we live about 50 feet away), Will shows his card and gets a free snack! In what I thought was a moment of weakness, I also signed myself up for the “Whole Families” email listserv. I’m usually not one to put my email address on anything, but now I’m so happy I did. The emails are great and have put me in touch with my new point of culinary inspiration: Whole Foods Recipes!
Paul, Will and I enjoyed the privilege of Aubudon Institute Membership and went to the members event, ZOObilation!, at Audubon Zoo. There were live bands everywhere, “fest” foods stands, animal exhibits, inflatibles (Will’s still too young), and feedings. We arrived when it opened (at 4:30) and stayed for a little over an hour (big lighting, thunder, and black clouds rolled in, plus, we had an errand to run in Harrahan.) It was great fun!
In this picture, Will and I ride the carousel. Will is either saying “Whee!” “Wow!” “Up” or “Down”. These are the four things he said over and over again as we turned round and round!
Will emerges from the tunnel slide at the ZOObilation members’ night at the Zoo.
