Ordinary Life

Fresh Pressed Coffee Clay took me to Starbucks for coffee on Sunday. While I was there, I picked up a French press (finally). I love the coffee that comes from a press. I have given them to others as gifts...but I always held out splurging on myself for some yet to be declared occasion. Spontaneously, Sunday became that day.   I always brew way too much coffee in the mornings and even when I recycle the leftovers into a pitcher of cold coffee in the fridge, I run out of room in the pitcher after a day or two. I have also used leftover coffee to make ice for my iced coffees but again, only so much ice fits in the tray and I'm always sadly pouring out coffee that couldn't find a home...  I used to have a nice Cuisinart KCup & Hot Water Machine (not the official name) to assist in a cup by cup brewing method,  but moving always breaks stuff... usually the good stuff. And this last move was no exception. The Cuisinart was dropped by a well meaning helper-child and le...

You can grow things... (We L O VE MR ROGERS)

You can grow things... (WE L O VE MR. ROGERS)

Chandler & Fisher are playing Babe Ruth Ball.  Tomorrow is Opening Day. Two games, opposite fields, identical start times... this should be fun! On the bright side, Logan cheers early in the AM...and finishes just in time to catch her brothers' games. Dear God, Thank You For Coffee. AMEN. :)  Chandler @ a recent practice Coach Dad encourages Chan before bat Florida: The Other Rain Forest

...are you gonna win today? ....You know all you gotta do is put your mind to it, do it do it ... UPWARDS! ::Repeat ONE MILLION times:: Seriously. Around our house these days, even the boys are walking around sing-song-ing cheer chants. Like chewing gum ground into shag carpet...(yes, first hand analogy) the lilting cheers are just stuck...and good. Logan's first game was Saturday. She's loving it and already sad that her cheer career ends the same year it began (UpWards stops at age 12 and we are unaware of local options that include both an honorable atmosphere and a lot of clothes ;)  Thankfully, the Brewer Brothers and * Coach Dad   weren't due on the ball field this past weekend and were able to be there. The coming weekends between now and November aren't always so pleasantly blended...  Fisher was a big help with Riley- they played catch with her new bouncy ball. (She seriously loves the ball... I have to pry it from her hands to put her to bed...she doesn'...

Today's lesson: Jellyfish, Coral and Anemones....sounds like a great excuse for popcorn and Finding Nemo, no? We've seen several displays of jellyfish at zoos and aquariums over the years. The movement and translucence of a jellyfish never cease to mesmerize. Perhaps we need one of these personal jellyfish tanks.  Loosely related and highly distracting is this song about Jellyfish, which we sincerely hope gets stuck inside your head :)

We've been learning about Invertebrates in science. Mollusks specifically. Today we watched this video on cephalopods.  Be amazed.

I'm not Baptist...I'm blood-bought . And so are you ...whatever your label.

All too familiar: 

We all need to remember....every single day... from whence we came....