I miss writing in my weblog. There are too many things to do nowadays.

Right now I am sitting in the living room with baby Jaelithe who I am trying to keep asleep as long as possible.

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It was a record for heat today in Seattle… 93 degrees. It did not seem crazy hot to me, but that probably is because it does not get all that humid here. Baby Jaelithe is not pleased with the heat and neither washer big brother, although he is better able to deal with it.

We had bfast at Geraldine’s Counter and risked pertussis infection for Baby Jaelithe. She made it through, tho.

We went up to Jefferson Park so that the Kai could run about the water features. We could also see the Blue Angels fly about, although we could not really see their actual air show. The fountains were not working when we got there, and all the children were sad. However, someone was working on it and did get them working again, much to the delight of all.

Unfortunately for sun-challenged people like Amanda, Jefferson Park (at least its current incarnation) is very new, and there aren’t really any shelters and the trees are still very small, so there is little shade or protection from the sun. We put our blanket by one small tree, but Amanda had to keep moving it to stay in what little shade was available. She slathered herself in sunblock, but still got a little burnt.

I did end up getting a lot of pictures of the Blue Angels as they flew to and from Lake Washington. Jefferson Park is a good place to see them fly about, although one can’t really see all the maneuvers that they do in their shows.

I was annoyed by a group of people who basically camped out in the lookout point on top of the new hill play area… they had blanked down inside and all their coolers and food and whatnot there covering most of the area. It is a public viewing area after all. That did not stop me from walking over their stuff to look around. Perhaps that is why one of the women there was completely obnoxious to me and the Kai as we were waiting to use one of the zip lines.

In order to get out of the heat, we ate dinner at Blue C Sushi at the request of my mom as she knows the Kai likes it. It was nice to be in the air conditioning. Baby Jaelithe again escaped the pertussis scourge, at least we hope.

So, ya, a lot has been happening, but mostly relating to raising baby Jaelithe.

• my mom is currently visiting
• the Blue Angels are here for Seafair
• we went to the zoo today
• I had lost 15 pounds with my new lifestyle changes, but our scale broke and who knows how much I have gained back
• GF, PKF and family came over for dinner
• I bought a whole copper river sockeye from Mutual Fish because I want to eat more fish and it is cheaper to get a whole one
• henhouse is getting oh so close to being done; only functional things left before they cane move in is putting in a door for the pop hole and putting up perches for the nesting boxes. Plus final caulking and painting. Still have to enclose the bottom and make a door there.
• had a delayed anniversary dinner at Crush. Tasting menu and wine pairing. I think it was the best meal I have had here in Seattle.
• ya, a couple of months ago I got my Masters at Seattle University. woot.
• it’s hot. high 80s and 90s hot. good tomato weather.