3/12 - Pinky procures a Box Tops bonanza

Pinky and I felt like marathon runners --or at least like sprinters-- this morning as we ran for the train.  Happily, we made it just in the nick of time.

Pinky + Ashley = cover "girls."  Aren’t they a vision of springtime loveliness?  :)

Jeanine has been collecting Box Tops from our office supplies and said I could bring them home for our collection!  Everybody say, “Thank you, Jeanine!”

3/09 - Fumi is furiously fuming on a Friday

I tried to give Fumi an architectural halo, but she was not amused.

I thought a walk around Chinatown might cheer her up (and score us some shirts for tonight’s decorating party), but I struck out on both accounts.   Ah, well.

The kids and I joined my new roller derby team tonight to decorate shirts for our appearance in the Dublin (CA) St. Patrick's Day parade.  Come see us!

3/08 - Peso finds some kind of navigation device and new friends

Peso found a mysterious device on a rooftop garden.  For a minute, he thought it was Captain Barnacles’ missing compass!

Then, he found the cutest little squirrel.  Peso offered him a bandage, but the squirrel said he was not hurt.

After work, we had a happy hour with Wonder Wanda all to ourselves!  (No, we were not drinking in the bathroom!  This was after!)

We walked through the Hyatt for funsies and found a Very Large Hat.  Not sure which is heavier -- wearing this Beach Blanket Babylon hat or having the weight of the world on your shoulders.  (Not interested in either, thankyouverymuch.)

3/07 - Sauci takes shelter under a giant cupcake

We learned a lot of things about knees today at my appointment.  Hopefully what we learned will keep my knees healthy and happy and not so upset when I fall on them in derby.

Sauci thought I said “Heel!” instead of “Kneel.” Silly pup.)

Raj brought us yummy cupcakes again. Since dogs can’t have chocolate, I shared some of the vanilla cupcake with Sauci instead (leaving more frosting for me!).  NOM!

3/06 - Velma tries to outrun a robot cheetah

Velma (or as we’re calling her today, “Mario”) and I saw a story about a (headless) robot cheetah on the computer.  Watch the video!   

Lil' Gal was asking for a robot cheetah for next Christmas!  Do you think the scientists will let her have this one for a pet?

Silly Velma thinks my M&Ms are dinosaur eggs.  I had to ask her to please not sit on them.

3/05 - Mario witnesses the halo effect

I’m not sure why there was a small porthole in this bus station ad, but Mario’s head fit neatly inside it.  He said, “All right!”

On our lunchtime stroll, Mario found green things that reminded him of Luigi. He jumped for joy when we saw a green trolley.

He started to karate-chop a mini Hulk, but then ran away quickly when the Hulk growled at him.

3/04 - Weekend fun: stripped down with animals

This weekend's fun activities involved skate geekery and a field trip with the kiddos.  While others were out partying on Saturday night, the stripping down at my house consisted of me taking my skates apart, cleaning them, and falling asleep.  (I put them back together on Sunday.)

I also learned how to put a bearing back together after all the little beads go flying out.  Skillz, folks.  I have 'em.  (A big shout out to the internet for saving me.)

Sunday, the kids and I went to Kennedy Park in Harward.  We went there last year when it hosted the Zucchini (less) Festival, and wanted to go back and visit the goats at the petting zoo.  So we did.  We also enjoyed the train ride, merry go round, and about 40 different kinds of monkey bars on the play structure.

How was your weekend?

3/02 - Spider Ring finds a heavy-duty web

It’s the age-old feud between PowerPoint and Excel charts…  Looks like Excel has lost this round.  Spider Ring does not like crashing.

We saw these big metal counterweights(?) on the sidewalk and looked up to see where the cable attached to them started – it went all the way up to the top of a skyscraper!  Spider Ring wanted to climb right up it, but I am way too afraid of heights for that.

3/01 - Spot and the kingpin

Spot stoically faces the rain:  This was our morning commute – cold and drizzly.  It was raining sideways on the train platform!

We didn't walk around or go out for lunch -- it was all windowless work.  But after work, we joined my new derby team for a skate clinic.  Shadow Soldier taught us all about skate parts and how to take them apart.  I can now say with confidence that I've found my bearings and my bushings are in good shape.

2/29 - Yoshi Egg and the great egg roll

The escalator at the train station was out of order and the line for the narrow stairs was really long, so Yoshi Egg and I tried a different path.  Unfortunately, this long tunnel ended at an elevator that required a badge to get in.  As we walked back down the long tunnel, Yoshi Egg wanted to roll down it and I wondered how it would be on skates. (Egg roll?  That reminds me – I’m hungry!)

We walked by a barbershop at lunchtime, and Yoshi Egg wanted to get a haircut until I reminded him that he’s as bald as an egg.

We went out after work with Linda and ran into Keith.  They are both good eggs.  :)