Author: Andy

Stringing it together

This morning during the car trip over to my parents, I convinced Ella to string together two “dah” sounds to end up with a marginally accurate “duh-duh.” Close enough to Dada that I’ll take it.

This evening after getting home a little late from work, I joined Michelle and Ella on a blanket in the yard and led her to again spit out a dah-dah. They’re just sounds to her still, and “dah” turns in to “bah” or “blah” quickly, but it’s rather satisfying to hear.

Maybe the mother-child bond is really about “mah” being easier to pronounce than “dah.” Well, maybe it’s the whole food thing.

Sale Pending

We acceptend an offer over a week ago and we’re now past the inpection addendum and feel comfortable saying “we sold our house.” Well, we’ll start with “Sale Pending” just to avoid getting arrogant. The couple who are buying it make us feel ok with leaving our first home. Last night we reached our final agreements and all breathed a sign of relief. I’m sure we would have slept better if Ella hadn’t kept waking up.

TV Guide

Did you know that Jeff Bridges is going to be on Craig Ferguson next Thursday night? I did – I get TV Guide Magazine.

I’m not sure how or why, but I started receiving TV Guide Magazine a few weeks ago. Maybe even a few months. I’m not sure who Craig Ferguson is either.

I really don’t have much use for it, so I just cancelled my mystery subscription online. Hopefully. I’ll be navigating the airwaves using Democracy instead.

Another 50

Greg and Joe on our Memorial Day 50Joe, my dad and I rode a nice 50 mile ride on Memorial day largely following the 40 mile loop. We met at N. Vancouver and N. Killingsworth at 8 am and headed south to the river, then east on the Springwater corridor to Gresham. We made our first stop in Gresham, then took Kane Drive down to Marine Dr, where Joe was offered as a sacrifice to the flat tire gods. After a quick patch, we continued to I-205, where we ran the gauntlet on the 205 bridge in to Washington to check out the Vancouver side of the river.

I can’t explain it, but the I-205 bridge seems to to only go uphill. For 1.5 miles. With 3 lanes of quickly moving traffic on both sides. Then, once you cross, the route along the Old Evergreen Highway is no comparison to the Marine Drive trail. Oh well, lesson learned. I think we all agreed that we felt rather good for having ridden a little over 50 miles, though we didn’t do much climbing. We’ll have to do some of that before STP. Which is in July. Soon.

Apparently, calories and hydration are key. I’ll have to keep that in mind.

On the move again

We’re most of the way through the process of buying a home in NoPo and are gearing up to sell our current home. It’s really, really hard to leave this wonderful neighborhood, but the new place is closer to my parents, who care for Ella during the day. The move will reduce the amount of driving we do significantly (after the move, of course) and will hopefully be a great an experience as the last 2 years have been in our current home. If you’re on the market and like thai food, have a look.