Rub a dub..Abby in the tub

Yesterday Abby wanted a bath. She takes her bath in our master tub which is large and deep. I normally fill it up for her and make sure I turn the water on at a slow trickle, because she loves to play in the water out of the spout. As I had just returned from shopping with Alexis and Anya, Thor was kind enough to do the honors for me. Well, soon after he had an important work phone call and I was feeding my face downstairs. We all soon forgot about miss Abby upstairs in the tub with the water on full blast. As I am just sitting down to my computer, Alexis comes to me...Mom, you'd better come see this. Then it hits me...Abigail's water!!!!! Sure enough, my bathtub was about 2 inches from overflowing. Abigail on the other hand thought this was the most fun ever. My tub has now become her personal pool, the perfect size for a small toddler to swim in. Thank heavens Alexis had gone in my room to put some old clothes in Thor's closet. I hate to think of the mess that would have become my bathroom. And for the record....tiny army men are the perfect size to plug the overflow thing on the side of the tub. Alexis was going to take a picture but I forbade it..my bathroom needs to be cleaned first :)

This and that

Driving home from Monterey we drove up through the San Jose as it is faster on the freeway. On the way down we drove over Pacheco Pass into Gilroy and down. We drove pass Casa de Fruta, it looks like a fun place to stop and buy local goodies. Not really a Thor place so we didn't. Once you hit just north of Prunedale, you can really smell the eucalyptus trees. Once you hit Salinas you smell broccoli :) But then you are able to roll down your windows and have the cool ocean breeze cool you down. We left Salinas to buy a home we could afford. Now, because the housing is so bad we could afford a home back in Salinas but can't sell ours because no one is buying. I'm grateful I have a home that is safe and in a good school district but I miss living out by the water.

Anyway, on the way home in Livermore, we drove by a car with a bumper sticker that said " Terror, America's number one export" How sad is that. People around here hate President Bush and the war so much, they fail to see all the good we still do. And boy do they hate it when you disagree with them. I love my country and I'm glad to live in this great nation...even with all it's problems. One of my college room-mates is currently living in Turkey with her family while her husband works over there. She is far braver than I. I love being able to stay right here. Canada was a far away as I would care to live.

The kids start school next week. I will miss them but at the same time they have been fighting alot lately. It makes me want to pull my hair out!!!! So I get to go clothes and supply shopping but I'm going to be smart and take them out one at a time ;)

Some more pictures....

I love Carmel....there are some wonderfully cute homes and great beaches. My favorite beach is in Carmel. The sand is so white and the water so blue. I think if we lived close enough Kaleb would learn to surf. He loved getting in the very cold water and watched the people trying to boogie board. The wind did blow very hard though and it was cool.

Monterey

We had a great time in Monterey over the 4th. I miss living so close to it. Here are just a few of the pictures....

What did you say?

Kids say the silliest things. And sometimes adults say rude, inappropriate things to small children. Today at the pool my white as white can be son was called a N**** by some big black lady. I guess Kaleb jumped in the pool to close to her and her daughter and they had water splashed on them. I was busy trying to keep Abigail from jumping in the deep end so missed the whole thing, but Alexis and Kaleb's friend heard the whole encounter. What do you say to something like that? So I just told him some people are not nice, and that he is not a N****. And to not jump anywhere near her again. Funny because just a few weeks ago some big black man was yelling into his cell phone for his N*** friend to get his A** down to the pool. His friend showed up, covered in tattoos
from his back to his ankles. Ahh, the City of Stockton...such a great place to raise a family. :)
Now to the silly things. On the way to the pool we passed some apartments that have window A/C units. Kaleb turned to his friend Adrian and said "Look, those people have their computers outside!!!" Very cute. I had to explain to him what window A/C units were.