11/12 - Ham and grits

On Monday, we had breakfast at the Trolley Diner, which may well be my new favorite diner.

The kid menu is on View Finders!

And then, it was time to fly back.  I slept (whee whee whee!) all the way home.

11/10 - Ham is some pig

Look! It's Mommy's old work friend Windy! We are having yummy burgers. I miss you.

 Then we went to see how Philly does roller derby.  Ham thought he was a champion and mugged for the camera.  What a ham.

11/09 - When pigs fly

Ham was very excited to go with me this weekend to visit friends in Philadelphia.  Turns out, pigs love to fly!

We had a layover in Houston, where Ham rode in the airport rodeo.  Giddy up!

11/08 - SpoonyHead finds trouble

We came in this morning to find this on my computer.  Not good.  Not a happy computer.  Not a happy Mommy.  (It’s fine now.  Phew!)

Charlotte told SpoonyHead he could share her umbrella -ella -ella.  Nothing like a little bit of singing in the rain, I always say.

11/07 - SpoonyHead says "Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

We saw this ad on the wall.  It was a call to be a goat.  SpoonyHead did not think much of this idea.  Neither did I.  In roller derby, if you are a goat, it means the other team has you cornered.  No, thank you!

SpoonyHead asked me why dogs can have raincoats, but talking spoons can not.  I did not have an answer for that.

11/06 - SpoonyHead is a good citizen

We should all vote today.  It does not take much work, and the country will thank us for it.

SpoonyHead called a tall trolley. He wanted to take it to the top of the hill, but we had to get back to work.

11/05 - SpoonyHead and David want to make a getaway

My work building’s lobby flowers were very interesting today!  SpoonyHead blended right in with them.

This happy little lemon scooter would have been a nice sunny day ride.  Except they did not have the keys.  :(

Thanks to the clock change, I got to see a pretty sunset on the way home from BART.

And I think the twins left me a little present at home.  Awwww.

11/02 - Space Horse and the book butterflies

Space Horse and I wondered what we would find at lunch today.  We found flying books!  Or bookish butterflies.

Rob took us to his favorite sandwich shop, where they put the French fries and cole slaw *on* the sandwich, Pittsburgh style.  His had meat, while mine had two fried eggs and cheese.  Good thing Space Horse helped me eat some of the cole slaw.  But we are still too full…

11/01 - Red Dragon tells Shy Guy to do his best

Red Dragon says, “Be extraordinary in everything you do.”  This means to do a good job whenever you can.

Shy Guy finds fabulous fall flowers.  Look at the pretty pots of flowers Shy Guy and I found.  They smelled pretty, too!

I am using last year's tall ship calendar with an overlay of this year's dates.  When I flipped the tall ship calendar to November, I saw that the HMS Bounty was featured and it broke my heart.  I met her in 2008 at the San Francisco Festival of Sail, and she was quite the lady.  #justsaying

From the HMS Bounty Facebook page:
A Relief fund has been set up by both HMS Bounty Organization and a couple of our former beloved crew members. We are working with the former crew members as well as initiating another way of donating to help raise as much money as possible for our 14 surviving crew as well as the families of Claudene Christian AND Captain Robin Walbridge. Please find it in your hearts to help out. You can donate via paypal at HMSBounty2012@yahoo.com or by going to our website and clicking on the online store where you will see a button to donate via paypal. We thank everyone for the support and prayers!

10/31 - Shy Guy loves a parade

The crowds, not so much…

There were a bunch of baseball fans on BART this morning for the big World Series parade.  When we got to the city, the train operator made a comment  about the Giants and the whole train car cheered, "Wooooo!”  It was very loud, and Shy Guy and I covered our ears.

This is how crowded Market Street was at 8:30am – just after you guys went to school.  The parade didn’t even start until 11am!

Now, we’re checking in on the parade on the computer – no crowds that way.  :)

Happy Halloween!!