I'm just not in a blogging mood right now. My family got some sad news about a friend this morning, so that's contributing to my mood a little. But even yesterday, I just didn't have much to say. Tonight, I am leaving to go on a women's retreat with my church for the weekend. It really couldn't come at a better time for me. I need to retreat a little (maybe a lot). I have way too much of me in my life right now and not nearly enough of Him. So... I will just post a picture of the kid for today. Please say a little prayer that she and her daddy get along ok without me (and that I don't miss her too much).

The Sun Also Rises

This is what my backyard looks like at about 6am. Pretty isn't in?

Harper has less appreciation for the sun than I do. When we're driving, she will often complain of the sun being in her eyes (complain is a nice way to put it). To remedy the situation, I've started handing her my sunglasses. I love this kid.

Yeah, I let my kid watch TV.

Last night, I was trying to video Harper saying Trick Or Treat (we've been practicing). But, she just wasn't in to it. All she wanted to do was watch her favorite TV show, Wow Wow Wubbzy. She loves this show. I don't know why. I mean, it's ok, but I'm not totaly convinced it's worth the deeply devoted love that she feels for it. Oh well. To each his own.

Hoax

I'm sure you've all heard about the balloon boy saga by now. I have to admit, when it first happened and the balloon was flying through the air, I really felt for the Heene family. Even when rumors of a hoax started to surface after the little boy, Falcon, made a slip of the tongue during an interview, I was still sympathetic. But now, I am thoroughly convinced that it was a scam. Here is a clip from when the Heene family was on Wife Swap.

I can't believe that adult people who have children would act this way. These people are definitely capable of staging a hoax.

Science Pictures

Here are a couple pictures I took at work this week. The first one is of a blood vessel running through some fat tissue. The vessel is green and the fat cells look like bubbles. The nuclei of all the cells are blue.

These are omentum cells that I took out of a mouse and cultured in a dish for a few days.

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

For about a week now, Harper has been telling us the same story over and over again. She holds up her finger and says "Sagie bite". Translation = Sagie, our cat, bit her finger. The first time she told me this was when I was getting her out of her crib one morning. I think she had a dream that the cat bit her and now she thinks it's real. We literally have the most gentle cat in the world. Sage puts up with a lot from Harper (as you can see in the video below). She's not a biter, even when provoked. But, who knows?

This is an everyday occurrence in our house. Sage likes to hang out under the piano and Harper likes to lay on her -- I mean, Harper likes to hug her.

My Little Helper

Harper has a new toy. The swiffer. She loves it. I swiffered the kitchen floor the other day and she insisted that she help. After 30 mins, I tried to put it away but she cried, so I let her continue playing with it. I think I might be on to something here... I took these pictures with my cell phone - hence the poor quality. But you get the point.

Action Shot

Job Well Done