Penvy

I LOVE pens. The pens in the photo (taken by my husband) are thin tipped, flow smoothly, AND are scented! I tried to go back to Hello Kitty and buy another pack, but they were long gone. I used them everyday and somehow, they would always get buried under things. So I was always asking Russ, "Where's my pens?" or "Have you seen my pens?" It drove him nuts. It drove him to go onto eBay and find another pack of them and buy them!

I LOVE pens, but my sister Tina loves them more than me. I want to go to her house and count how many pens she really has, because she says there's no way she can count how many she has accumulated over the years. I was telling her about the expensive pens and pencils over at Kinokuniya, and she knew exactly which ones I was talking about because she already HAD them. Geez!

Another Baby Hairstyle

Here is Cody at three months old (August 2004). His hair started growing real long down the middle of his head, forming a faux hawk. It didn't last long, and it grew out within a few months. Boo!

Sukiyaki!

Here's Tanner waiting for his bowl of sukiyaki! YUM! My sister Tina and her husband Scottie made it for my dad's birthday. It was DELICIOUS!

List of the Day - FOOD again!

Here are the things I'm glad I can eat once again!

1. Gayle's Bakery - polenta, ribs, roast chicken sandwiches, spinach Gorgonzola, franchese bread, mocha snaps, downtowners with sugar, crocodiles, and napoleons!

2. Andale - fish tacos of fire

3. El Burro's - chile verde, chicken flautas, chips & salsa, huge portions on flaming hot plates!

4. King Egg Rolls

5. Classico sandwich at Le Boulanger (I took these for granted because I thought they were everywhere, but LA doesn't have any!)

6. Zachary's Chicago Style Pizza (kind of far, but my favorite deep dish style)

7. It's It (this one's for Russell, IT'S his favorite treat that we couldn't get down south!)

Trainloads of Fun!

We went to the Great Mall this weekend, and Cody spotted those kiddie rides he loves so much. I was cracking up because this one family would put their quarters in, and ALL FOUR kids would cling to the ride the entire time! I wanted Russell to take a picture, but he didn't want to be obvious, so we had Cody stand and pose like we were taking a picture of him. You can't even see one of the kids (and I think it's the one that's actually supposed to be enjoying the ride!). I think the girl in the glasses was on to us though!

OUCH!

Here is my niece who needs to wear kneepads when playing basketball! YIKES!