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August 2, 2009

LJ Letters

It was so much fun to have you over today! Barry and I are now exhausted, but are both so happy that we have you all as friends. We both love the fancy new chairs and are very excited to work with you to finish the last part of them. We’d like to talk with you a bit more about staining them.

I really had a great time, but my favorite moment today was when Gigi and Jude got ahold of the hose and were drinking out of it. I’m not sure that much water got in either of their mouths, but they sure did look cute. I also really liked watching Sydney get chased by Martha. Gigi, you sure thought it was funny how Sydney (Cindy) put her tail between her legs to run super fact, huh? I think Sydney is still recovering from all the conversation she had with Jude.

Barry and I are so glad that you guys are our friends. We are excited to help you with your house – once that pole gets out of the way, dang-it! I’m a bit concerned that since we only have a ‘drill gun’ that our level of contribution might remain on either providing food or direct-instruction/borrowing your tools.

Thanks again for coming and helping us enjoy a day at HBHQ. I’m hoping next tim you come over it won’t be so hot! Maybe we’ll have to make popsicles….yummy! I hope you all made it home safely and I’ll speak with you soon.

Best Regards,

Hannah

August 1, 2009

Kick, Kick, Kick!

We met up with our friends at the river this afternoon. Luke & Carter were there and Carter decided that he wanted practice his swimming skills.

I think he also wanted to practice his smiling skills.

As far as I can tell, he’s pretty skilled at both.

July 31, 2009

Why Bike Shorts Matter

I planned my bike ride this afternoon to end up at the train station to meet Barry coming home from work. As I rode through the fancy neighborhoods of Edmonds I found myself thinking about how much more confident I’ve become on the bike and with traffic.

I was feeling smug.

After riding up and down a few hills I finally had my blood pumping and decided to head to the train station to be ready for My Man’s arrival. Edmonds is a busy place on Fridays, especially because of the ferry and train meeting up in the same area. There was about a 3 hour wait in the ferry line with cars waiting and police men directing traffic. I decided that it wouldn’t be a problem crossing a major intersection where a cop would practically escort me across.

I was feeling strong.

As the light changed and the cop started waving his arms at me, I launched myself off the ground and onto my bike. It was at that moment that I realized that my capri work out pants had caught on my pedal. The pedal that needed to be pushed down and around. Cars were waiting, loads of them, and the cop was grumbling, so I continued to push the pedal attached to my pants. They stretched to a billion sizes bigger than they really are.

I was feeling exposed.

Pushing on, I heard ripping and my leg became exposed and I tried to laugh it off saying something about my pants to the police officer. He didn’t really think it was that funny and I’m sure that I looked really awesome. After the ripping sound stopped, I just decided to keep pedaling and assess the damage later.

I was feeling regretful.

Apparently, the damage wasn’t as bad as it could have been. The pants are no longer a part of my wardrobe, but at least my unmentionables weren’t shown to the waiting traffic/cop. I made it to the train station in time to meet Barry to re-hash my ordeal.

I was feeling committed…..to my bike shorts.