It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... then we had ice cream.

As the title implies, it's been a crazy weekend, but we finally took Simon to the DQ to get some ice cream. Unfortunately, we couldn't stay long, but we did get to enjoy most of it on our back porch even though it looks like Rocky got impaled in the brain with a plastic spoon. Hopefully it will make him smarter.



The quest for ice cream actually started Saturday afternoon. We were planning on heading to the DQ after a quick trip to Menard's for some mulch to re-landscape Simon's play area. Shortly after leaving Menard's, Mrs. X (our Xterra) died on the road with no chance of recovery. So Grandma came to the rescue and I got Mrs. X towed to a shop. Her fate will be determined Monday when the shop calls me with an estimate.



So right now, Betty (our Cooper) is the only vehicle we have. We figured we give her a test ride with our alternate car seat installed, but it broke upon installation. It was another minor setback, but once we put in the good one after a small act of contortion, it worked... for a little. It must have been the suspension in Betty, because Simon decided to load up his drawers and let us know about it for the entire trip. But in the end, Deborah got her Peanut Buster Parfait and I got my Girl Scout Tag-Along Cookie Blizzard. Then they all took a nap.



In honor of the Tigers' 10-1 pounding of the Cleveland Idiots, Simon sported his new outfit from Grandma and Grandpa Curson.



This was actually from a photo shoot we do on the bug blanket (thanks Sar-bear) every Sunday to track his growth progress. Eventually, we'll put it into a slide show so you can see how he has grown from week to week. The Watch Simon Grow gallery is also on my FB page. Here's an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette of today's photo shoot.



So things could be worse. Luckily the weather should be conducive to me riding my bike everyday so Deborah can get Betty. I'm just getting over a cold too, but the exercise should quash that out. And Deborah got a slammin' haircut from Nadia's (see above). And of course, we have our little pinenut Simon, who you can't help but love with pictures like this.

Sleep Dancer


Moose Ears!!


Kind of Dr. Evil-esque


Catch ya all later!