I tried to throw a yo-yo away. It was impossible.

Reading the Oregonian this morning, there was a blurb about tomorrow being the six-year anniversary of the death of comedian Mitch Hedberg.  Years before succumbing to a drug overdose, he joked: "I used to do drugs.  I still do drugs.  But I used to, too."  Some of Mitch's material is not appropriate for a family blog like this, but he had a gift for making hilarious observations about everyday life.

A lot of times, I'll drive for like 10 miles with the emergency brake. That doesn't say a lot for me, but it really doesn't say a lot for the emergency brake.

Spring weather! (For a limited time only)

Lately, the weather forecast in Eugene has been a total cut-and-paste affair.

Don't get too excited about that happy little cloud next to Sunday -- experience tells us that it will soon turn to a sad rainy icon within the next couple days.  Good thing Vitamin E is available in pill form!

We've become accustomed to the dreary gray skies of a Willamette Valley winter.  We're acclimated to the daytime temps that are high enough to prevent (super-fun) snow, but still too low to dry out the cold muddy ground under our feet.  That's why yesterday was so awesome.  And by awesome, I mean totally sweet!

Pets

Taegan:  Mom, can I get a pet?

Mom:  What kind of pet?

Taegan:  A dog!

yay

IT REALLY IS EASIER TO WALK THAN TO CRAWL!

Now if we could only convince him to wear socks...