My Google Bio

You've heard of this, I'm sure. You do a Google Image search for the following, and create a sort of random visual biography.

~ the place you grew up
~ where you live now
~ your name
~ your favorite food
~ your favorite drink
~ your favorite song
~ your favorite smell

So, here it is.

Where I grew up:


Where I live now:


My name:


My favorite food:


My favorite drink:


My favorite song:


My favorite smell:

It's Blueberry Season

The other day we went blueberry picking south of town, and the girls had a blast. Wendy made pies and and a cake when we got home (cobbler and muffins to come, I'm certain), and all around it was a great day. Here are some pics:

First, Olivia was a real trooper. She picked her share.



Emme and Sophie had fun, too.




That's Sophie afterwards, drinking lemonade the guy had out for us. After the girls were getting hot and tired, he suggested that Sophie might be big enough to pour it herself. She was very proud.



Notice Emme's boots. She wore them the next day, too.



Olivia puckers up for a lemonade-blueberry kiss. You can see in her bucket that she did just fine on her own (only a few green ones).

Finally, our haul. He gave us gallon jugs with the tops cut off. The girls opted for their own buckets.



I should add that the next day was Father's Day, when I was presented some wonderful blueberry pancakes for breakfast.

Okay. It's June.

Sheez. What a loser. I can't seem to keep this up for some reason. I just read a post on my friend Courtney's blog, and she says she has the same problem -- balancing an appreciation for the medium with a dislike for the process required to be a "member of the online community."

So, in an effort to contribute, here are some random updates:

I just had about 10 blessed days off.
In summary, that means late night movies and playing in the water hose.
Sadly, I'm now back at work.
That means summer school with teenagers.
Thankfully, at the moment I only have two students.
And we're reading To Kill A Mockingbird, my new favorite book.
I'm also working my way through the River Oaks summer reading list.
Which includes Life of Pi, among others.
And Gathering Blue, a lovely little book about the power of Art.
I went to the doctor for a post-vas check. Clean. One more to go.
Bought the new Beck a while back, and I want Coldplay's new one.
Heard and fell in love with Tord Gustavsen's minimalist piano trio.
Been avoiding the news like the plague.
Still have work to do on the River Oaks literary journal, Musings.
My 20th year reunion is in July. Yikes.
I'm 38.
And tired.
That's all the energy (and time) I have, in fact, at the moment.
To post, that is.
It's 8:00 and the kids are dancing.
Goodbye.