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Isaac is his father’s son. They both like to be clean, they don’t particularly like sticky things, etc. So, yesterday after dinner, when Isaac came up to me with something on his hand, shirt, and shorts I was not alarmed. It’s a normal thing; Happens all the time (especially during/after dinner). He gets something on his hands and then wipes it on his shirt and shorts and then wants me to clean it up.

“Fix it, Mommy,” he asks.

I grab a washcloth, wet it, and start cleaning his hands. I sniff… something doesn’t seem right. I sniff again…

“Isaac,” I ask, “Are you poppy?”

Blank stare.

And then in one continuous breath, as I’m realizing what happened I say, “Isaac, are you poopy? Bryan, I think this is poop. HE HAS POOP ON HIS HANDS! AND HIS SHIRT! AND! HIS! SHORTS!”

Bryan starts cracking up in the other room, “WHAT?!”

“Uh, yeah. It looks like he stuck his hands down his pants, and then tried to wipe it off on his clothes.”

Nice.

You know, I’ve heard of that happening before, with worse outcomes than that. But I tell you what, it was quite shocking.

Luckily, I didn’t think it was a boo-boo and kiss it. “Fix it,” means, “I’m hurt,” and/or, “I’m dirty.” I’ve been known to try to kiss away pain, which is only spaghetti from dinner.

I will now only first assume that, “fix it,” means, “clean me up, lady! And don’t kiss it first! IT MIGHT BE POOP!”

And that’s my story for today. : )

Enjoy.

Isaac's longest sentence came shortly after we returned from Pennsylvania. It must have been stewing in his brain for a while. It all started with a conversation between Isaac and I after Day Care:

Isaac: "Sofia!" (pointing to another baby leaving Day Care)

Mommy: "No, that's not Sofia. That's another baby. Sofia is in Pennsylvania with Tia and Carlos."

I: "Sofia's far away. Tia's far away." (Tia is "aunt" in Portuguese.)

M: "Yes, Tia and Sofia are far away. They live in Pennsylvania..." And the conversation continued and we talked about mountains, etc.

Half of the time, when I talk to Isaac like this, I feel like I'm talking to myself - wondering if Isaac is picking up on anything I'm saying.

Then, a week later: the payoff! (And, again, right after Day Care.)

I: "Tia's far away in the mountains."

M: "Wow! Yes! Tia is far away in the mountains! Good job, Isaac! That was a... 1, 2, 3... (counting on my fingers) SIX word sentence!!"

I guess he IS listening! : ) (Uh, oh...)

If you keep up with my blog, it's no surprise that I enjoy photography. I love to shoot. I love to edit in Photoshop.

I'm always curious when I find a tutorial online that explains how to obtain a certain look from your photos. So, when I came across the, "How to turn your photo into movie-like effect using Photoshop?" article, I had to try it out.

A few of you are asking about my cameras, what kind I use, etc. Here's the low-down:

• My "Big Camera": Canon Rebel XT: Santa gift: Xmas 2005


• kit lens (came with camera)


• 50 mm lens: Santa gift: Xmas 2006 (I use this lens most of the time. Great for low light and portraits.)


• My "Daily Driver": Canon Powershot SD400: Mother's Day Present 2005 (I keep it in my purse and use it daily. The photo in this post was shot with my Daily Driver.)


• My "Camera Phone": T-Mobile Sidekick by Danger, Inc: Ordered in 2002 while 8 months pregnant. (I may upgrade soon... I've been debating it for a while. I use my camera phone daily, as well, to post things to my moblog on flickr. If you haven't seen it, check it out!)

Those are the details. Santa spoils me, as does Bryan. : ) I'm a lucky girl.

P.S. (and totally off topic) I finished Bryan's socks last night! Woo!

According to uspsjedimaster.com, "There's a new force in overnight shipping!"

A couple months ago, I read via one of my very favorite blogs, boingboing.net, that the U.S. Postal Service was rolling out a series of R2-D2 mailboxes. I thought it was cool and forwarded the link to a few friends who, like me, are Star Wars nerds.

On our way back from Pennsylvania, we drove to Cleveland. We go to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, only to find out it's closing, so we decide to walk around and see lake Erie, etc before dinner. (BTW, what is up with Cleveland? Everything closed down at 5pm. It was kind of very creepy.)

Anyway, before leaving the area for dinner we walked around the Science Museum and there he was! R2-D2 IN THE WILD! Of course, we had to stop and pose for pictures. : )

Enjoy our nerdiness: (Click to enlarge.)

I just got a call from my best friend from High School, Becky: she had a baby boy last night around 11:30 PM.

She was seven days overdue and delivered at home. I think it's safe to say that Becky takes the cake for being a strong and brave mother.

And, he is no little baby, weighing in at 8 lbs, 14 oz and 22.25 inches long!

Congratulations to the newly expanded Ramboer Family! Three sons makes a family of FIVE!

Wow!

I posted my entry for the "24 Hours of Flickr" group this morning.

All Flickr members were invited to take photos on 05-05-2007. Then, the members have until today (at 2 PM PST) to upload their favorite shot to the group.

Photos will be selected from this group to appear in a book published by Flickr. (I really, really, really, really want to make it in the book.)

Lady Luck, help me! : )

Click on the links below to see more:

• My entry: Fly


• My set: 24 Hours of Flickr (I'll be adding more to this, so check back...)


• Entire Pool for 24 Hours of Flickr

Two more friends had two more babies yesterday, May 26th.

Lillian Grace was born to Michael & Jen at 2:24 AM and was 6 lbs, 3 oz!

Elijah Loy was born to Natalie & Dan at 10 lbs, 3 oz and 23 inches long!

I met both babies today and they are precious. : )

Congratulations! (You make beautiful babies.)

Isaac enjoys the breeze from a fan at a recent graduation party. (Click to enlarge.)