Random Notes from the Sandwich Life

1.  We received this picture of Leo recently.  It was taken onstage at Krannert Center when he received his Outstanding Student award.  Could it look anymore like a mug shot?  It really cracked us up----if only they'd taken a sideways shot as well!!!!

2.  Leo was being kind of iffy about having a birthday party but Owen saved the day by coming up with a party activity suggestion that Leo was thrilled with.  Kudos to my Baby Owen!  Then Leo was off and running.....he wrote all the plans and lists down in a little notebook.  He kept saying, "I'm glad Owen gave me this notebook...otherwise we wouldn't be able to plan like this."  Good lord but I love that boy.  He was quivering with excitement.  I obediently ordered things online as directed.  Then he went downstairs and starting bringing his Lionel trains upstairs as he said, "it might be nice for the kids to be able to try running them."  A happy Leo is a wondrous thing.....

3.  Unfortunately this little birthday event means I won't get to see the Vertebrats playing at Amara Yoga & Arts that evening.  Technically the party will be over by then but it seems sort of rude to say 'nice party kid but I gotta run....'  Oh well....the next two nights of the Brats should give me a good fix....

4.  Ernie got new shoes.....and took a picture of them.

5.  Is it really healthy or really pathetic that the first thing I thought of this morning wasn't about my worries about my elderly mother, my kids or my husband or cancer....it instead was IT'S DAVID OLNEY DAY....WOO-HOOOOOO!!!!?  I don't know but either way I'm happy that at 6:00 CST Ernie and I will be ensconced with the laptop watching whatever has popped up in the strange but fascinating mind of Mr. Olney.  God help any child that gets in the way.....

5. I think my favorite flowers in the garden this year are the ones that reseeded and just showed up because they thought they should.....  Thank you spider flowers.