6/06 - Fredlet's funny friend

Fredlet* thought this morning's meeting to review test scripts was boring, so he made friends with the spider finger puppet at my desk.  They wanted me to make a spider web for them in my notebook, but I told them that was their job!

Fredlet thinks my umbrella looks like a spider web.  (Yes, it's raining. Again. Still.)

* Lil' Guy named the little blue spider "Fredlet" after Lil' Gal announced he (Fredlet, not Lil' Guy) is the tiny cousin of the new spider "Fred" we found on our living room ceiling yesterday.

6/03 - Super Pooh does not have correct fare

The orange one is my favorite streetcar, with all its signs in Italian.  Pooh and I wanted to go somewhere, but we had to go to work.  Another day...  (At least I wore my cowboy boots so I could kick this week outta here.)

When Super Pooh said he wanted to soar like an eagle, he meant it!

6/02 - Pan's Big Day Out

Pan and Linda say hi!  Aren't they cute?

We had lunch with Dana and took advantage of a rare moment in the sunshine to walk by the water. We found a giant bow and arrow statue!

People have been asking me about my new haircut, so Linda took a photo.

After work, we volunteered at a fundraising event, that hopefully raised a bunch of money for some great organizations.  Yes, we were coat check girls.

6/01 - Puddin' wishes Oscar the Grouch a very happy birthday!

Of course, he did not want to be wished a very happy anything.  What a grouch!  (40 will do that to you.)

Puddin's (formerly known as Cornay) cuteness makes other cats scream.  Michael's not so bad either.  :)

Here's one of the many BART escalators that are frequently out of service.  See what the steps look like when you take them out and lay them on their sides?

5/31 - Pan haz an orange

Linda says this is a magic orange and will make us strong and healthy.  She picked it herself from the family orange tree over the weekend. I will share it with you tonight!

Lots of clouds today!  What a crazy spring!

Speaking of crazy, the magic orange haz a lucky worm! The orange was tasty and delicious.  (We did not try the worm.)

5/30 - Happy Memorial Day and thanks for all the carrots

All that we fired up today were 2 big naps, one for each grownup.  Zzzzzzz.  While I was on kid duty, the Littlest Rabbits heisted Diego's Rescue Mobile and a load of leaf curl.

I also took time to delight in new strawberries and the gorgeous blue California sky.

Tomorrow brings us the return of work and rain.  :(

5/27 - Giant DC Robot eats everything

Whenever Mama has an empty Diet Coke box, it becomes a giant robot with an insatiable appetite.

The next time you can't find your keys, ask the DC Robot...

Oh no!  Poor Gleep!  Down the hatch he goes!

5/26 - Sick Mommy is sick

Today is a very boring day, photo-wise.  I'm sorry.  For our 1-week anniversary, this cold has presented me with a budding sinus infection.  Awww.  So romantic.

Lil' Guy gave me the other Snoopy to keep me company while the twins went to pre-school.  I ended up doing some work stuff and we never did anything photo-worthy.  He did help me remember that I needed to order more Flu Buster.  (That and Lung Tonic helped me come back from multiple rounds of bronchitis last year, BTW).

Then I took a nap for four years and it was suddenly bedtime.

Twitter suggests I follow the CDC.  A slight hint, perhaps?

Here are some cute twin quotes from today:

The twins were on their way to pre-school with Mama, looking for the Number of the Day as they drove.  Lil' Guy said, "I can't see any sixes, because of how a certain lady is driving."  (Mama said, "Hey!")

Lil' Gal's favorite joke these days:
  Knock, knock.
  (Who's there?)
  Love.
  (Love who?)
  I love you.

5/25 - Snoopy gets kidnapped by a Robot Whirlybird

Snoopy and his Snoopy posse had some big adventures today.  First, Snoopy and a monkey friend were kidnapped by a Robot Whirlybird (formerly known as Condor, actually an Easter duck from Rosemary).

After that ordeal, Snoopy and his gang had a lovely tea party.  (The monkey was not invited, nor was the Whirlybird.)

Lovely, that is, until Blue Bear started sneezing loudly and NOT covering his sneezes.  Well.  Then all the Snoopies started sneezing all over each other and the next thing you knew, everybody was sick.  Bippy (Lil' Guy's blanket pal) was kind enough to tuck everyone in for a nap.  And they were all better by dinner time.

The end.

5/24 - Nurse Uniqua and Silly Dogs for dinner

Lil' Guy gave me Uniqua to keep me company when they went off to pre-school today.  She pretended she was Nurse Uniqua, and gave me all the tissues I needed.  I told Lil' Guy she sang me a lullaby for my nap.  He looked at me sternly, "Did you sing for her?  Are you telling me the truth?"  (sigh)  I told him he was right.  She only sang in my imagination.  But, oh, what a song it was.

During the day, I saw a link from @FeedOurFamiles to a recipe for Silly Dogs.  It was stunning and super simple.  The kids were intrigued, and Mama surprised us all by making them.  Lil' Gal refused to try them, but Lil' Guy loved them.  And since he's such a skinny lil' guy, we're always happy to find something that he'll gobble up.

Before:

After:*

NOM!

*  Yes, 2 kinds of pasta.  But Lil' Gal was having the bow ties and therefore, Lil' Guy had to have them too.  It's a twin thing.