paint!

a rainy sunday afternoon

so excited to paint with him today. i was done before he was. he loved it!

parklet

parkette parkie parkish wee-park parklet

Realizing the Inner Sunset's need for outdoor public gathering spaces, local Inner Sunset leaders and Inner Sunset architect Jack Verdon have worked with the popular Arizmendi Bakery at 1331 9th Avenue to submit a "parklet" proposal to the SF Planning Department. A parklet is a sidewalk extension that provides on-street public seating via repurposed parking spaces.

we used to live a block away from this arizmendi. i ate one of their corn cherry scones just about every single day of my maternity leave.

via sf foodie. and here.

pics and more about parklets here.

BART

everyone talks about the cloth seats on bart. this is gross.

obama brew

before the obamas there is no record of home brewing at the white house.

image from obama foodorama.

quote above from obanma foodorama, too.

my husband is a sleeveface.

from here. this picture is really, really old.

ollie lately

this morning
he trotted out of the bedroom, carrying gabe's old monkey (that he calls a bear). "MAMA!!!!!" he ran into my arms. then asked for his morning usual: choos (cheerios) and raisins, leche, and, "cat in the hat!"

this afternoon
i walked into his classroom to pick him up. one group of children is sitting, quietly, with zeenat, reading books. one little boy, just back from vacation and looking sort of sad, is cuddling with luz. ollie and his buddy, are both pushing strollers in circles. ollie is wearing a big leopard print hat and his friend is wearing a construction helmet. both boys are sweaty, with pink cheeks, dirty fingernails, sticky hair and huge smiles.

tonight
he sat on my lap, and drove his orange truck up and down my arm, as i talked on the phone. he fell asleep like this, his fingers tightly gripping his truck. oblivious to me talking on the phone, to gabe coming home, and turning off the alarm. he slept through me changing his diaper, putting his jammies on, placing him in his crib, kissing him goodnight...

mostly it was joyful. god, it was joyful. and that didn't go away.