ahem, it's over now, so much for a weekly update

Here is a photo from Milo's birthday. Milo wasn't too sure about the whipping cream that I put as frosting on his zucchini cake (yay Monroe). Rowan was able to help him out by sticking his finger in it, shoving it in m's mouth, and showing him how tasty it was. That was all it took. I sometimes worry about Milo not getting his own gig, but truth be told, it was a much more joyous and fun occasion with Rowan there to spice it up, and bring his little bro up to speed. Not so many adults watching this single one year old. I also had the benefit of experience to recharge the camera batteries which I DIDN'T do for Rowan, and the camera died as the candle was lit on his first birthday... ah well.

Funnily enough, I haven't had another minute to post since the beginning of the course! To sum it up in a sentence or so... Tons of information on my favorite industry.

The sense I got was that all people know that books will change, they're not sure exactly how, but that the "end of the book" has been repeatedly been threatened and hasn't happened yet. I'm not really sure how I see it all, except that I predict that there will be some sort of split in the types of books..... Books that help with research or provide information are much more natural in digital format. As for cuddling up with a Kindle, or the future generation of the ebook, when reading some good tasty fiction-- I don't know that it's going to be a transition like that.

In other news... (I could write about the Dpi for days, but I will spare you all.) Milo is WALKING! I have never seen a cuter child besides my Rowan. Can you tell who the mom is? Seriously, what amazingly cute boys we have.

AND there's three more adorable babies in our life. Welcome Emerson (born on Milo's bday) and Mason, Aug 4 and Michelle sharing that day too! It will be so fun to watch them grow and change. Our mom's group is a total crazy miracle of babies and siblings now. It'll be so fun by next year this time-can our houses handle all these guys?!

I am finally actually sending out our Solstice (ahem, only 8 months late) cards with our picture, so now maybe we'll make it to your fridge if you forgive us for being so tardy. I'm amazed that it happened at all, but it was my single goal this summer besides the pi.

Summer here has been really toasty warm. Tonight though, it's about 60 degrees, and steadily pouring rain... for more than an HOUR. This barely happens here! It is a huge blessing, and feels so cleansing.

We can't wait to get to the coast to be with the Messinas in a couple of weeks. George is beside himself waiting. I hope I can actually post some pics from it because we have come back from really fun trips or had great visits with friends, and then I realize that there's no record here.

For example, we got to visit Tracy and Dan at Chubby Bunny Farm (their CSA) and I never wrote about it, or posted the adorable pics of Rowan and Bea playing-- and that was in April!

And I also drug(dragged?) the kids to Kansas with me and we descended upon Kim and Blake in Manhattan, it was so fun, and I hardly took a picture there! They survived the nights with us, Milo doing an extra spectacular show for them. (sorry sorry sorry again)

And then the following week we got to actually see Jimmy and Marianne and their beautiful girls, got to bunk in their snazzy house far from them so that Milo wouldn't keep them awake, and lo and behold, he slept all night. *sigh* I am almost completely terrible at predicting what these boys will do. They constantly keep me guessing.

I can't wait for Saturday, I get to go meet Mason, and visit Megan and Scott. G is going to hold down the fort with the boys. Today my celebration began though, for the end of the Pi, because we got to go to the zoo with Cindie and the girls. What fun, to traipse around all morning. They were holding mock interviews, and tomorrow, the real ones for the pub industry, and I am in the peculiar place of actually wanting to get a job in the field, but having it be totally unrealistic!!!

School and boys 24/7 is enough right now. oh yeah, and my other four projects/responsibilities on the side.

I'll talk about them some day, maybe. I can't imagine you want to hear/read it.

:) Happy August. Does anyone have hope for the election this fall? Oh yeah, the DNC is here in a couple of weeks. I'll have to post a blog about it, or I'll be the only one who doesn't!!!