Oddities and pictures

* The other day, as we all headed down to my parents' house, I saw a car driving with a foot-deep pile of snow on the roof. Mind you, this was about 5 miles from the ocean, so it was a little out of place. Obviously, they were on their way back from the local mountains, but it was just so strange.

* Speaking of strange, we've been having some crazy weather lately. Torrential rains, sunshine, and tornadoes. Gotta love California. I'm thrilled with the rain though; we really need it.

* Steve and his dad have finished the garage, yay! They put up 3 massive shelves, and installed two fluorescent light fixtures. Very nice.

* Owen's top tooth is slowly working its way out of his gums, and he seems to be in pretty good spirits.

* The moms meetup for today has been canceled because of the rain, boo. I'm really happy I found this group, and I'm wondering if I should even bother with the other one. We have a meetup on Thursday, so I guess I'll see how that one goes, and decide from there.



( There are seriously a lot of pictures in here )

Did you know?

Did you know that I taught myself to read when I was 4 years old? I used to take books out to my dad and asked what sounds the letters made. I used to love reading when I was little. My grandma would take me to the store to buy toys, but I always wanted books. When I was in kindergarten, they sent me to 2nd grade for reading. When I was in 2nd grade, my teacher wouldn't allow me to choose the books I wanted to read; she began picking books for me, and ever since then, I've hated reading. I got into the Babysitters Club books, and read about 10-15 of those, as well as about 7 or 8 Mary Higgins Clark books, but when it came to school, I'd never read the assigned books.

Brilliant!