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Hello, rain!

It’s raining today and I love it! We’ve been having some crazy hot/dry weather lately so I’m welcoming this rain with open arms. It was perfect weather for having soup and hanging out at Barnes & Noble all afternoon, which we did today.
On Saturday, I went to the Long Beach Marathon Expo with Holly. Unfortunately the vendors were pretty boring this year and all I came home with was lip balm and a Luna Bar. Later we went to Patti and Howard’s new house in Cerritos. It was in really good condition and will be a nice home for their little family. We also took Patti out for an early birthday dinner since both Holly and I will be our of town next weekend (her actual birthday weekend). When we got back to Patti’s house, Katie was awake so we got to play with her for a bit. She’s grown so much and has three little teeth in the front. I can’t believe she’s almost 1 year old!

catching up

Marie and Cole came over yesterday to have lunch and just hang out. Marie and I got to catch up and I helped watch the little dude so she could relax a bit. By the way, little “Taku-chan” is getting big and moving a lot. He can sit up and rock back and forth on all fours. That gave me a good opportunity to play with my camera a bit. It’s fun trying to capture the expressions and quick movements that this little kid makes.

Later in the evening, I met up with my old pals from PTN. Four out of the five of us have already left PTN and we’re all living in Orange County now. It was fun to see them again and we got to chat about what we’ve been up to lately and where we’re headed next.

Cheese!

The brother emailed this to me today. This is so typical of me and my brother together. Here’s an example…
Even when Johnny and I try to smile, my dad tries to prevent the “cheesy smile” by saying, “No teeth, OK?” Well, then it turns out like this…
I think showing teeth is good. Don’t you think?

Bananas are yucky.

This weekend was quiet and uneventful. Even the dog looked a little depressed or at least frustrated with all the inactivity. After a few days of having a cold, I managed to get in one last 6-mile run on Saturday morning and Koa got to run at the dog park today. Jesse made gnocchi and enough lasagna to last us a week and we had the neighbors over tonight for some drinks. Not much happened this weekend but it was a nice change after a month of birthday hoopla.
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In other news…I have been defeated by the banana this week. Last weekend I bought a bunch of 4 small bananas and made a goal for myself to eat all four of them by Friday. Well, it’s Sunday and there are two left. I hate bananas. They make my throat and lips itchy. They’re mushy and have a strong scent that stays in the room for hours (especially if it’s in an open trash can). Jesse says they’re the “perfect food” because they have lots of vitamins and are especially beneficial to athletes. I’m not much of an athlete and I just think they suck. I have two more to go this week. Time to power through!!

I like work. Huh?

Last night was Back to School Night and I actually participated in it this year. I got my clinic all spiffied up and hung up the newly made pumpkin projects that my kids worked so hard on. As I was setting up, I realized that I’m actually enjoying my work this school year. Maybe it’s because it’s still only October. Maybe it’s because my kids are much cuter this year. I don’t really get it. All I know is that I’ve been staying until at least 5:00 each day (instead of leaving at 2 or 3) and I’m actually working! What makes me think I’m going crazy is that I’m sick today and totally bummed that I have to stay home! I even drove to work at 10:00 to pick up a binder so I could work on some stuff. What is going on over here?! Anyway, I was home sick today and felt like a total slug. I stayed in bed and watched Tivo all day. In fact, I watched a whole week’s worth of Days of Our Lives, which is getting rather exciting. *sigh* I hope I’m better by tomorrow.