John Stewart on Palin

I've never posted anything political here, but this one is just toooooooo good to miss.

Demon Beep

You know that shrill, metalic chirp a smoke detector makes when the battery is dying? Well something in our house has been making that beep for 6 weeks! We've moved all our belongings and ripped apart everything we can, and have determined that it's coming from the wall. Every 35 seconds! Right outside our bedroom. We've never done work in that section of the house. We can't figure it out and it's driving us crazy. Did some evil contractor have a battle with the previous owner and hide a smoke detector behind the plaster? Aaaaaaarrrrrghhhhhhh! Any ideas?

Beautiful Girl

Just playing

Mat sat.

Big, big day here! Lily read three books! (Scholastic readers with about 12 pages and words with no more than three letters).

Mat sat.

Mat sat on Sam.

Sam sat on Mat.

Mac has a bag.

Mac has a bag and a dog.

You get the idea. She's proud, we're amazed!

Up North

We made the annual pilgrimage to Wisconsin this summer. Mike and Lily drove up at the end of July, and then I followed later by plane. See more Wisconsin photos on Flickr.

A teeny tiny little plane.

Lily drive the pontoon boat for real.

Don and Joann

Lily and the loon.

Claire

The whole family.

Baci

Musi and Hoxie on alert.

The leech that was really stuck on Lily! Eeeeeeew.

Lily and her friends Rose and Grace from across the lake.

Michael building a fire for smores.

Days end.

The Giantess

Lily had her 4-year doctor appointment today. She was a trouper about the 4 shots. And, she's 43 inches tall! That's the 99% percentile. Where does that come from? According to an online height calculator, she'll be 5' 8" tall. Wouldn't that be cool?