A Little Pain, $400 Gain

J and I got to be part of a research study at the hospital this week. They stick you with needles, take a unit of blood and give you money. In all, it is supposed to take 2 to 2.5 hours. Lucky (hmmm if you call this lucky) for me I got to leave after only an hour and fifteen b/c they couldn't find my radial artery. 50 minutes of prodding and 2 anesthesiologists later they gave up on me. Sweet.

Party like its 1773

I was hoping to go to our local Tea Party tomorrow, but Jordy works and I doubt I'm going to brave it with infant and wild child. Go to yours if you can!! That is, if you are into accountability from our leaders, having our tax $$ spent wisely and saying NO to generational debt. BAM! Here is the shirt I was working on for little man.

Most of the events have foodbanks taking collections for local charities.

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." -- Thomas Jefferson

Want Your Brain to Explode?!

If so, check out my brother-in-law's blog. He (Andy) does stuff with Flash, Papervision and 3D web experiments. I stopped by today and felt pretty smart reading words like "quaternion." It's a really interesting site even for us un-techy types. You can click on the pictures and do interactive things. Andy, you are my genius of the day!!

Our First Family Venture (postmaggie)

Now that MJ is 2 months +...

we decided it was high time we got out of the house.

Our first great adventure as a foursome?

The Aquarium of the Pacific!

There's nothing quite like drinking chocolate milk under a giant whale, running thru a room full of birds and dipping your finger into a pool full of "Mr.Rays" and sharks. Of course Noah's favorite part were the giant pretend animals that shot water from their mouth. Check out Jordy sporting the super hero backpack (aka my diaper bag) and baby girl front pack. HOT.