Another List

Let's see if I can rattle off a few things that have been going on:

* Ashley went to the doctor for her nine month appointment and everything is right on track. Still average height and weight, but way, way, WAY above average head. Yep, that's how we breed 'em over here, big headed!

* We found a water leak from somewhere, thought it was the fridge so we actually pulled it out from the wall. TALK ABOUT SCARY (unless you are Melinda who does that kind of crazy thing regularly).

*Water leak wasn't the fridge, turned out to be the AC. Had to turn off the AC for WTF is going on? inspection for a couple of hours on a day that hit the triple digits. Not. Fun.

* Determined that the drain line from the drip pan of the AC was clogged, I ALMOST belly crawled under the house to get at the pipe to unclog it.

* After closer inspection of the under side of the house, decided against that brilliant idea.

* David comes up with even more brilliant idea (after I have a come this close to getting bitten by every bug under the sun (and house)) that flushed clog pronto.

* Ashley is a sippy cup fiend. Also a mad fan of the Gerber Graduates little puffy stars.

* I bought the GG puffy stars because I thought they didn't have wheat in them, something that we were waiting until 1 year to give her due to my allergy as a babe.

* They've got wheat in them.

* Shit.

* Marisa is ready, ready, ready to have baby AWE. I SO remember that feeling that it's going to happen TODAY, and if not today then maybe tomorrow. YES! TOMORROW! That would be a good day! Just get this pregnancy over with already!

* Making tentative plans to take a little trip south in the next three to four weeks. See above.

* Ella Grace still loves that mutton bustin' medal. I bought her a little plastic sheep at Tractor Supply that looks just like the one she rode. It lives with the medal now.

* Oh, and about Marisa... She's got Meat Feet now too.

* David has had some interesting phone conversations as of late.

* Ashley has been dubbed 'feet of fury' at diaper changes and other lying about type times. I have tried to video it, because it's so funny, but to no avail. I swear she's going to break her heels if she keeps it up.

* The Animals of Science departmental softball team finished the season with a perfect record. Perfectly horrible, as they didn't win one single solitary game.

* No teeth as of yet for Ashley Kate.

* I saw the neatest idea for 'flowers' outside of the gym today: hot pepper plants! Little peppers, in varying stages of greenish white, orange and red just popping from their green leaf background. I think I'll take a pic next time.

* There has been some craziness going on over at Smartini. Possibly even me singing karaoke.

* The new ride is FAB, BTW.

* Except that I just went and paid the property taxes on the new ride. The Old Rides are FAB, BTW, for their relative cheapness when it comes tax time.

* We are still the McClure Used Auto Lot, with 4, count them, 4, automobiles at our house.

* Got a call last night about the truck... I did my damnedest to charm charm charm this guy into thinking it was the perfect truck he's been looking for all his life.

* We'll see how that pans out.

* Tuesday was a fun day as Angie Jo found out that she is having a little GIRL! Yea! Keeping up with the McClure's, I see... I offered a M name that would go rather well with Mallory, but I don't think she bit. Now Karen, on the other had, who happens to be naming her baby girl Meghan, she's a smart one! (Love you, Karen!)

* Preschool is closed tomorrow so Ella is going to work with David. This is going to be good.

* If AK doesn't quit waking up at 6 AM on the nose, I'm going to go out of my mind. Seven, baby girl, SEVEN!

* My house is a wreck, but what's new? This weekend we'll clean it up. That's it! This weekend. Riiight.

* Who's going to obessively watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics like me? Who thinks Michael Phelps is cute, not like me?