Eleanor heard the fireworks from her room this evening, so I let her out of her crib to see them out the window. I told her there was a new president.

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We accepted a counter-offer on the Tuscan bathroom house,* and this week the seller agreed to the modifications we requested after our home/roof/chimney/sewer inspections. So, we're buying a house!
Our closing date isn't until August 15 because the sellers need time now to buy a house themselves, and both parties will be out of town in the coming ( Read more... )

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One of Eleanor's latest developments is playing pretend. It's interesting because unlike her other skills, she started it without really being taught or shown how. Also, it's cute: She carries around empty food containers and "feeds" Salal and me, or has her stuffed animals eat from them. She "opens" doors inside the house with her toy keyring ( ( Read more... )

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In an attempt to waste less time on the computer, I'm going on an information diet. I unsubscribed from all high-traffic mailing lists and most high-traffic web feeds. I love Google Reader's "trends" page, which ranks feeds by number of updates, and makes it easy to unsubscribe quickly. It also lets me see my progress:

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