less than 24 hours to go

oh i can't believe i almost forgot! it's less than 24 hours till bite !!! wow... time flies when you're not thinking a 'gosh-darn' about something :)

very exciting news - since the inception of time there have been little plastic objects that you screw into doors of cabinets etc to keep small inquisitive children from opening the doors and pulling everything and the drawers out from within.  however, these tend to take lots of time to install.  since i've been here each day has had some amount of time spent in keeping little boy out of them.  we have most recently been shoving dishtowels into the doors, which actually works pretty well - till they figure out all they have to do is pull on the towel.  today our dad was amazing and installed 8 out of the 10 latches in the kitchen for the cabinets (hurray for grandpas!!!!) so exciting, i mean i can't even tell you, needless to say it's taking a while to remember that they're there (this is what is has come down to - and it's only been a month - but it's ok - it's the little things in life :) ).

on a completely other note ( if i keep going it'll make a full circle) if you're in the mood for children's books - or in a bookstore and browsing - i seriously suggest -- & i mean highly recommend:

the big orange splot

by daniel manus pinkwater

ish

by peter h. reynolds

please don't let the 'children's' part deter you these are amazing books - regardless of their projected age range.   being around kids and reading their books to them is reminding me how amazing some children's books can be - at any age, all ages, anytime in our life --- esp the older we get and the farther away we get from our childhood and our children's childhood etc.