Stereo Repair

A week or so ago Jenny picked me up at BART and said that there was something wrong with the stereo. It was shorting out, making an incredible amount of static noise and spiking loudly. I hit the front of the stereo with my closed fist and it seemed to fix it. It looked like we had a loose wire. For the next several days, we'd hit bumps and the short would come back, and then hit another bump and it would go away. So we made an appointment for service on the car at the dealership, and figured it would be covered under warranty. I left the car at the dealer and headed off to work. A few hours later I got a call from the dealership. "Do you have a little boy or a little girl?" the mechanic on the phone asked. I was taken aback, but responded that we had a girl. He said, explaining, that he found a penny inside of the stereo that is making contact and causing the short. It'll cost $80 to remove. "Obviously, this isn't covered under your warranty." Coming up next, a grilled cheese in the DVD player, I'm sure.

Mud Puddles

A short, silent film about the zen of mud puddles. [ Small (1 MB) Large (4 MB)]

Language Limits

She's an incredibly verbal kid, but we still get totally confused sometimes. A couple of days ago she wandered around the house complaining that she wanted "yellow and brown." No amount of cross-examination would get us any closer to what she actually wanted. We're still wondering about that one.

Throwing the Ball for Pilot

Olivia has started to like to throw the ball for pilot. It requires a bit of work on our side to make ure the bqll is in the thrower just right. Pilot, while not quite satisfied with the distance of the throw, can't resist chasing and retrieving it.

Mud Puddles and Lady Bugs

We found some deep mud puddle to stomp in and found a little sspotted red friend for Livvy to examine and release.

Reading with Adina and Olivier

St. Patricks Day Party

Livvy had a great time eating green cupcakes, running around and playing with the dogs at Mary andf Gary's place.

Bones

Livvy was eating a piece of pizza in the back of the car -- a hasty dinner that she devoured. In the process she said, "Hey, momma. This has bones." Jenny responded, "Huh? What kind of bones?" Livvy, cheerfully replied, "Pizza Bones!" We're only guessing that she was talking about the crust.