Zoo, August 2009

False Fact

Basically Larry's proudest achievement is getting people to believe things that aren't true. Last summer he managed to convince Kalina that watermelon is highly caloric.

My co-worker's boyfriend has a website where he illustrates and publishes one "false fact" a day. Today he chose mine! Now that is my proudest achievement.

Duck Neighbors

Upon waking up the morning, I often am greeted by two ducks sitting by the apartment pool which we can view from our balcony.

A Question from Kiki

Question from Kalina to me:

"Why do you think it is that we were born with no talent?"

Let the new hat season begin!

One Lonely Tomato

I think our tomatos were planted too late, so far we only have one small, red fruit to call our own. I think the fact that Odessa is obsessed with picking the green ones doesn't help.

Zoo August 2008

Odessa looking at the "shish"




Line to see the just-born baby elephant.

3:39 a.m.

Hey, guess what? It is 3:39 a.m. and I am up again! See: http://landofodessa.blogspot.com/2008/08/just-update.html

That number (or time) must have some significance for me. Or, more likely, my brain is naturally-trained to wake up around this time after all these years of off and on insomnia.

A book that I need...

I think that this book would really save me time: it would be so much easier to have all the ailments in one place rather than having to Google each random symptom.

Question: How early is too early to start vacuuming the apartment?

I have a kid that wakes up at 6 a.m. (or earlier) every day -- even Sundays! So, what time is too early to begin vacuuming the apartment? Once I am awake, I want to get things done.

Found on Ebay: Very Sexy Shoes

ALDO Womens Black Fabric Wedges Shoes 38 EUR 7 US SEXY!

Really? They are? Well then, my orthopedic clogs must be on fire!

Blogger.com Frustration II

Now all the lists and photos and things that use to be on the left hand side of my blog are at the bottom -- after all the posts! When I go into edit the layout, it doesn't appear as though anything has changed.

Blogger.com Frustration

I am not all that super-savy when it comes to publishing a blog. I mean I have all the basics down, and when I want to try something 'fancy' (and actually have the energy to do so) I can usually figure it out.

But here is the problem, I write my posts and they look great. Then I publish them and the blank lines in between the paragraphs dissapear...but not all of them. I have even edited in html and sometimes that works but it is inconsistent. What am I doing wrong? Or is blogger playing Jedi mind tricks on me?

If anyone knows of what I am doing wrong, please let me know...

Oh man...this is so real "LIFE"

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/area_man_makes_it_through_day

A tee-shirt that I HAVE to buy for Odessa...

Reflections

Door to Nowhere

Winter Berries

Bite "O" Apple

Odessa bit into this apple and it is the cutest, tiny apple bite that we have ever seen. Thank goodness I had my camera on me so that I could preserve the memory forever ;)

Yes, we are first-time-crazy-about-our-baby parents. I wonder if that could be an official diagnosis. Should we update the DSM?

Very Specific Parking Requirements