A Note to a Friend
March 12th, 2010 by hannahKnut the Polar Bear
March 11th, 2010 by Barry
Hannah gifted both sets of parents and ourselves with a great collection of children’s books this Christmas. Without a doubt, my favorite was Knut: How One Little Bear Captivated the World. I admit I was strictly judging the books by their covers, so I had no idea this was a story about a real bear. Let alone, a huge celebrity animal with his own website. Several, actually, but I liked the knute.net one the best. I was even more impressed after searching Amazon a bit, and realizing the book is popular enough to have a spanish translation. And a DVD. Although, I was a little surprised that 5% of Amazon customers buy Inglorious Basterds after viewing the listing for the Knut and Friends DVD.
Anyway, I was planning on giving the books a read through once Maggie was born. That way we could both enjoy them for the first time together. Then Brian, my brother, sent me a message the other day about Knut. Brian’s as big a fan of the Knut book as I am, but he also was judging the books by their covers. His message:
I just saw this story about Knut. I guess he’s a real bear. Who knew?
Apparently, lots of people knew. Just not the two Miller boys. Consider us in the know now. Brian had a story come across his computer about Knut possibly being castrated, and passed it along to me. I didn’t ask how that came up at work, but was naturally grateful that a story of a bear being castrated reminded him of me. I now know that Knut is a real bear with lots of real problems.
Brian has assured me he will not seek out a sequel to Knut, although he’s certain someone will write Knoe Knut sometime soon.
Five free touches
March 10th, 2010 by BarryHannah ordered a new diaper bag about a week ago, and it arrived yesterday. Since then I’ve been finding it displayed in different areas of the house. This morning it was not only displayed on my work desk, but there was a note attached. “You may have 5 free touches with the bag. No more, no less”. There was no indication of how to buy more touches.
Apparently I Love ModPodge
March 9th, 2010 by hannah
I’ve waxed and waned about how I lack the crafty bone, but apparently when it comes to Mod Podge I’ll sit down and cover myself in the gooey mess with the intent of creating something. This past weekend I found myself, again, in the paper section picking out delicious colors to add atop a barn star.
I kid you not when I say that I saw no fewer than 5 other pregnant ladies wandering around the store with craft-lust in their eyes. If you feel the need to see a pregnant woman I suggest going to a craft store.
Anyhow, last night I sat down and hammered out a bumpy, sloppy, not-straight-even-though-I-used-a-ruler, paper & Mod Podge covered star. I’m happy with it, but now wonder what I’m going to do with the rest of my massive bottle of Mod Podge.
Back to the paper section to hang out with the other pregnant ladies at the craft store, I suppose.
Oh, I Did That Yesterday
March 8th, 2010 by hannah
I was recently at my parent’s house and noticed that there was a new rock wall planter in an area that they’ve been improving. I commented that I really liked it and it seemed to go perfectly with what they are planning to do. My dad responded by looking at the planter and saying, “Oh, I did that yesterday.”
Right, yesterday.
I thought to myself what I had accomplished the day before – I mean, certainly my body was busy growing fingernails and eyeballs for HBaby – but in no way was I out building gigantic planters. Jeesh.
Either way, today I am determined to do something that by tomorrow I can look back on today and feel a total sense of accomplishment.
HB Flashback
March 7th, 2010 by hannah
Kennedy Hot Springs Hike, 2003
Things to know:
1. We’d been anticipating Spring and decided to hike to Kennedy Hot Springs – although it was only March.
2. We were so intent on reaching the final destination it didn’t cross our minds to turn around when the road was closed and we passed people wearing snow shoes.
3. The snow was above our knees and we kept on hiking, I was wearing jeans.
4. At one point Barry fell off a bridge trying to rescue me and I thought I lost him in a snow drift.
5. We camped in the middle of a snow field with gear that was not meant to be used in snowy weather.
6. The hot springs were not that hot, but worth it.
Bike Vs. Car February Results
March 3rd, 2010 by BarryFebruary had some great weather that reminded me a lot of spring. There were quite a few days with rain showers, and sun breaks which made for some nice rides. February is also the month of Cascade Bicycle’s annual Chilly Hilly ride. This year, Brian and Adam joined me on an amazing day for a ride. We weren’t alone in thinking it was a great day, as over 6,000 people showed up for the ride. That was a new Chilly Hilly record. Having to wait in line for room on the ferries wasn’t fun, but it’s pretty cool to have been part of a record setting event. I didn’t count the Chilly Hilly miles as part of the February total, because I’m more interested in tracking commutes made by bike instead of a car. Here are a couple pictures I took during the ride though.
February results:
Driving = 41.7
Riding = 51No new low temperatures were set during February, but I did have one 30 degree day. Right after I shaved the beard too.
Overall Total
Driving = 411.8
Riding = 530.7
BFF Quality Time at HBHQ II
March 3rd, 2010 by hannah
BFF Quality Time at HBHQ I
March 2nd, 2010 by hannah
What’s in a Name?
March 1st, 2010 by hannah
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