Music He Doesn't Like, Other Than Jazz

(Listen to the song here).

Boylee just told me: "This hippie, spiritual song is TORTURE."

Spring!

We're planting basil, and Juliette and Sungold tomatoes. Both of those are small, cherry-type tomatoes, which will be much easier to deal with when harvest time comes around. Last year Boylee found it incredibly painful waiting, day after day, for our ultra-big tomatoes to ripen. We already have chives, strawberries and a single green onion growing.

Four Months Later

Boylee finished the last Harry Potter book this morning. So it took about four months to read however many thousands of pages. He cried a lot over the last fifty pages or so, and as soon as he was done reading he said, " When will she write another book?"

Jogathon Highlights

Wow -- 21 LAPS! Unprecedented! Boylee really turned on the afterburners! Based on our pledges it looks like we'll be raising over $400!

Here's how it all went down:

First, a dad who's a big-time runner helped the kids warm up.


Then they were off! Boylee started at a great slow and steady pace, exactly how they've been practicing with their beloved PE teacher.


Some kids walked at times, but I don't think Boylee ever stopped. (And here he is holding a torch, which was passed from kid to kid.)


Volunteers gave the kids water throughout...though most of it ended up dumped over their heads.


At the end of the 15 minutes Boylee seemed a little wiped out...


But he perked right up!



Afterwards, they all had water and a snack




All in all, it was a great success. I'll be curious to see how much money we raise. Last year with 250 kids we raised $40,000. This year we have 500 students...

Projects!

I was in the mood to sew...

A purse for a girl's birthday:


Some diaper cloths for a pregnant friend:


And a dinosaur tail for a boy's birthday:

Boylee's Current Favorite Song

My Little Prince

Just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Tonight we watch the movie. Tomorrow, he starts book seven.