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there’s no rain in the forecast, a room temperature high of 72 degrees is expected, and chloé is 25 today! jenny & i still remember the moment her maternal grandma, janelle, said “IT’S A GIRL!” and chloé’s paternal grandpa, bob, repeated “IT’S A GIRL?!!!” as he smiled in a rare display of giddy joy. chloé will probably receive a lot of gifts in the next few days, but she actually likes to give gifts as much as she likes receiving them. she gave this gift to jenny a couple of weeks ago, and it really brightened up her day. happy birthday kiddo.
-above image borrowed from martin gram’s kickstarter page for the big show

they must have stayed up late the night before. sometimes it’s too easy to roll around in the sky, and bounce off each other like big cushy pillows. they can do that sort of thing when the boss isn’t around. now it’s morning. i know the clouds are still asleep because there’s a heavy fog that hasn’t lifted yet. you can almost hear them snoring. the sunlight from their boss is slowly exposing their laziness. it won’t be long before they can’t take the heat, and go back to work. but for now… in this “in between” time, i can be sleepy with the foggy clouds.
big thanks to dav mohler for taking this ft. scott photo!

if you go to the website for lockwood R-1 schools, you’ll see this pic, and read these words: Congrats to the following music students! Exemplary Rating and will go onto State Contest: Mary Lynn’s solo; Casey’s solo; Sara’s solo; Vocal Trio of Mary Lynn, Casey, and Sara. Outstanding Rating: Abriel’s solo. i am one proud uncle!

i woke up this morning and all of my dreams had come true! the MTV VJ’s were back on TV (even J.J. Jackson– and he’s dead!), i was hosting my own radio show from a WKRP-ish studio within walking distance of my house– my house had a second bathroom! my bald spots had grown back hair! jenny & i had a vacation home on lake michigan… and then i realized it was april fools day.

my family had lunch waiting for us when we drove down to joplin last saturday. we took this picture shortly after eating sandwiches, chips, and guacamole. we also sang happy birthday to darla, then mary lynn & sara sang more songs. a few hours later we all met at outback steakhouse, and ate again.

my friend eric john posted this image on facebook yesterday. he found it while going through his closet which he calls “the great vortex of time” because he is a pack rat. when i saw his drawing, i made a guess about its origins:

paul and chuck were friends from college. it was their dream to live on the beach. it was all they ever talked about. “everything we need is there, right?” paul asked. “sure,” answered chuck, “and if it isn’t there today, it will wash up on the shore tomorrow!” one night they gathered some blankets and hot dogs, and set out to make their dream come true. they found a good spot on the beach, built a shelter of out driftwood, and used the leftover sticks to start a fire.

if i could shrink myself down to this size, it would be a small world after all! we found this kid-sized diner at a gift shop in lamoni a couple of weeks ago. it reminded me of another pretend diner that i went to about this time last year.

one of the best episodes of everything is alive went up last month. in this podcast, inanimate objects are given a voice, and take on a life of their own. ian chillag, the show’s host, asks questions, and usually gets a new perspective. in this show he spent 27 minutes talking to shannon the bath towel. at one point he found out she has real concerns of being too good at her job, and what might happen if she dries someone off so much that they disintegrate.

the roads were wet, and the rain fell, but that didn’t stop me from driving to joplin saturday to watch darla blow out her birthday candles a few days early. jenny & i spent the day with mom, jim, darla, steve, mary lynn, sara, and jane. when jenny asked darla the first birthday she remembered, she said, “when i turned 6.” mom & i confirmed that was the year she got a blue bikini and modeled it on the dining room table.