Not a Fan

of headaches and DMV's!! not seperately and certainly not together! especially a 90 minute wait all for naught! yikes!

Despite the Heat...

There's the smell of pignuts, dried brown leaves crumbling beneath my feet Acorns still wearing their caps

Today

as I was walking Ryan home from kindergarten, he somehow got on the topic of babies. a subject that had come up a few weeks ago when he informed me that his mom wanted another baby and just had to get a cell from his dad.

so anyway, ry says, "it's really easy if a girl wants a baby."
"it is?"
"yeah."
"well, what do you have to do?"
"well...a girl just has to..."
"...get a cell?"
"yeah, she just has to ask."
"she just has to ask her husband for a cell?"
"yeah. it's so easy!"
"it is?"
"yeah."
"but how does she get the cell?"
"well, it's amazing. it's just goes flying through the air. and then it goes right through her skin into her stomache. and then she makes her own cell too. and then she just waits like a month or ten weeks, and then she has a baby. and that's how it happens. i think (he giggles). i think that's how it happens..."
"well, that does sound very easy! so if i want a baby, all i have to do is ask keith for a cell?"
"yeah! but he might not wanbt to give you one."
"why?"
"because babies can make you really crazy! but do you want one?"
"well...i don't know. babies are a lot of work."
"yeah, but don't you love this little baby?" (and he touched his little ister amaia's head oh-so-gently).
"i do love this little baby!"
"me too. but i love her so much that sometimes i hurt her!" (he likes to hug her too tight).

anyway, so now you know...if you want a baby, all you have to do is ask!

Good Fings*

A visit to the Migyur Dorje stupa

Last weekend's fish release with Ralo Rinpoche's sangha

Sour cherry juice

Sun warmed watermelon

Perfect plums

*As in "Good fings" vs "Bad Fings" -Ajam Tulku (with his German accent)