Plans for August

We've had a rough week since our last post. Somebody stole our family's only car. It happened at the BART station in a good neighborhood during broad daylight. It is quite a pathetic little tale. Somebody actually stole a 16-year old toyota with rust and body damage. Inside our car were our two car seats, two umbrella strollers and my baby backpack that I take to the grocery store. It was quite a sad thing to happen. And really bad timing with our upcoming move. What kind of creep takes a car with two carseats in the back? The monetary value of the car was not huge, but its the opportunity cost of getting a new car that is rough. To make matters worse, we just spent quite a bit of money getting the car ready for the drive back East.

We spent the weekend feeling sorry for ourselves and trying to come up with a new plan of action. We've decided to ship our stuff and fly home for the month of August in between California and NJ. We will divide our time between N and S Indiana. We're so looking forward to spending time with our families. Mark's parents have graciously saved the day by offering us their extra minivan. So, soon we won't be car-less (but we will spend August being homeless and jobless which is such a weird thing to think about!) Mark says I need to stop fretting and think of August as a long vacation. I will try to take his advice.

So keep us posted of fun Midwestern events for August. We're coming home!




You can't be sad for long when you live with these goofballs. Here are Lily and Elsa being silly with Mommy's shoes. They are cracking themselves up! Lily was the mastermind of this operation.

The girls have taken the loss of our car in stride. They like our rental and keep shouting "new car, new car" everytime we get in...they are also pretty stoked by their new carseats because they have drink holders and armrests. The girls think they are riding in style.



Elsa is having fun in her playhouse. It is just the right size.


This is Elsa's sadface. Poor Elsa has been having a lot of tantrums the past couple weeks. We're getting an early taste of the terrible-two's. In this picture, she is wearing Elmo on her back. Earlier that day, I'd been trying out my new-used baby backpack and had been using the girls as my test monkeys. Then the girls told me they wanted to carry Elmo on THEIR backs. They kept shouting "Elmo, Monkey, Back!" So, I tied Elmo to their backs. This was great fun until suddenly it was just terrible. Hence, Elsa's sad face.

My favorite twin quote of the week.
Me-- Elsa, can you tell Mommy the magic word?
Elsa-- Hurry!