Shots and Veggies

Yesterday was the MMR/Tet/whole/string/ofmedicalacronyms shots day. Woohooo! So today is the feel like crap/sleepy day. The LW had an appointment too, so I was able to avoid the carnage at the doctor's office. It seems that our little one could have led an ancient Roman siege with the yell she let out. I guess it wasn't pretty.

On a brighter note, the lovely wife has been able to drop her cholesterol by almost 100 points simply through changing to a vegan diet and not drizzling everything with oil. I'm glad that the Esselstyn's have both written books and helped us change the way we look at (in a general sense) and consume food.

Mmmm....Sunshine

We've broken out of the freeze-thaw cycle a couple of days now and it's great. The sun streams through the windows and warms the walls instead of hitting the floor. CP's been a little snotty lately as the most recent round of colds passed through our house. She's doing preschool once a week now on Mondays and loves it sometimes, but hates leaving the house on others. The photos above reminds me of CP's Aunt Melissa in Tucson...must be the glasses.

Panasonic DMP-BD45/65/85 1.43 Update

Well, it appears that the software geniuses over at Panasonic have rolled out a special update for Viera Cast customers just in time for Thanksgiving. If you upgrade the firmware in your DVD player from 1.27 to 1.43, you end up without Netflix. Isn't that great!? Just in time for having a house full of kids! SWEET!

I guess I know where all of the wankers from sprint's ION translation team (..ya know, the ones that used to roll out updates on Thursday nights and leave everyone else with a weekend of nightmares) all must have ended up.

Best News...well..in a long time

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/09/13/daily32.html

Open Windows

have allowed distant train horns and other neighborhood sounds and a 58 degree breeze to float through the house lately. This is the dreamy time of year here. Before the sweaters come out and the leaves fall.

CP has mastered two wheels after a week of sustained pedaling. We can no longer keep up with her on foot. She can navigate around picnic tables, crooked paths, and sometimes off into the grass. Brakes are still a bit questionable at times, but it'll come soon enough. For now, we're just enjoying the sight of her blasting down a path with a new smooth form of independence.

Neighbors

I hope that the house across the street sells to a family. Rumor has it that the primary contract guy now is a person who used to live in the house. That's great, but he's looking to put renters in it. We keep hoping for good neighbors like the folks who are selling the house, but it's a bit iffy for the home team right now. Good news is that he's low-balling Bank of America...pretty funny. Bank of America is hard enough to deal with on any house deal, so hopefully BoA will drop him and look at the backups.

203K Lead Based Paint

Our lead based paint inspector was just here and I hope that all turns out well. We've got quite a bit of money tied up in paint and when it passes, we look forward to not carrying that debt. Here's a bit of a rundown.

CP's been out playing a bit today and has been enjoying our NetFlix or RedBox forays during the heat of the day. Pretty much the same thing we did in Tucson except that summer and winter seem to close us in the house here.

Our trip to FL was good, but long. CP and my brother's youngest weren't exactly on their best behavior and we only separated them in the back seat on the way home. We should have done that from the start. They're close in age and I guess that always creates tension after 12 days or so. Of course, CP is asserting herself more now than she did a year ago too.