bekah has been taking steps for over a month. however, this week she has decided that she prefers walking to crawling in most instances. my schedule has kept me out of the house during their waking hours, so it was fun to sit on the floor today and have the girls circle around me and 'talk' to me.
as i drove home from the hospital post-call today i almost headed straight to the church building for the last 40 minutes in my scrubs. after that thought crossed my mind with all its attendant fashion concerns, i had a new-found respect for my father. i don't recall all the details, but as a child i remember seeing him at our church in ventura in his scrubs to teach his lesson to the youth. the hospital was next door and he would sneak over during call to teach. that type of defiance of fashion (and dedication to a calling) demands respect.
these are a few pictures from last sunday. i thank jill for teaching us how to 'corn syrup' bows to poor unsuspecting girls heads. amy faithfully affixes these ribbons on their hairless heads to give their heads the femininity their dresses require.
the results are fun:
it's a shame i had to mess up the view in this picture by jumping in between them.
and finally, a few random thoughts.
i turned on the first ten minutes of 'flags of our fathers' and i cannot wait to watch it. i was riveted from the get-go.
'friday night lights' is the second best drama on television (not that i have seen any other television dramas besides 24 this year). tivo it. watch the last three weeks on nbc.com.
my brother is pretty witty.
i heard an NPR listener impune rush limbaugh because he openly admitted to conducting his show to get an audience and hold them. i then sat through 'mail' from NPR listeners who skewered all things conservative. what about NPR's spinning their coverage with the aim of holding onto the listeners who are donating during membership drives? i'm not a rush fan (rush's funding sources are the least of his concerns. peter, am i wrong?), but there is a smug arrogance in thinking because you use big words and feign impartiality that you have the corner on 'the truth'. i listen to NPR everyday on the way to work and i prefer the depth of their coverage to grant and amanda's treatment of our world (not to mention the graphic content on other southern california morning radio stations--i've been shocked). however, my skeptic meter is often tested on the way to work...
amy isn't going to know what to think of my late night, post-call ramblings, but indulge me please. we enjoy all your comments and are glad you come to visit us on the web now and then.
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