Silver Lining

The other day our water heater broke. It sucked. I was without hot water for 24 hours (Don hooked things up so I still had water, thank goodness). Unfortunately that was the 24 hours that I was waging battle against the horrific wallpaper glued to every possible surface of my house. (And I mean every possible surface. Stupid wallpaper...) Try scrubbing glue off of walls with cold water. Not fun. My arms looked like they had a rash because they were raw from freezing glue water running down them. How gross is that?

Don, however, was able to find a silver lining in all of this. After running to Lowe's to pick up a new water heater, he grinned as he whipped out his favorite tool.

"Well, at least I get to use this!"

That's my man.

Wise Man Say: Baby Who Feed you Food, Usually Have Soggy Fingers

I saw a fortune the other day that said, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you; the food tastes much better." No joke. Chalk that up to coolest fortune ever! ...which is the source of inspiration for this title, that and the fact that LiLi has started sharing with people. The first time was yesterday. She picked up a gob of blue jello, and pinching it between her two chubby fingers she offered it to me with a wide smile. Surprised, I went to take it from her, she tried to snatch it away at the last second, but I was too quick for her. I've got skills. Today she offered me a Cheerio, and this time she didn't try and take it away. She gave me three. Grinning each time I ate it from her hand. This has lead me to learn a very important lesson. I'd like to say it's about sharing, but it's not. It's this: when a baby offers you food, more likely than not, they'll do it with soggy fingers. I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to what that means.
But seriously, I'm really happy that LiLi is learning to share. I think Don Herold says it best:

"Babies are such a nice way to start people."

Here she is offering me a chunk of cheese:


Cheezes for me?!?


Obviously I was too slow. But it's the thought that counts.