(Because I can’t seem to marshall my more serious thoughts!)

1. Outside of our office windows, we have a beautiful dogwood tree that is often full of squirrels and birds, coming and going.  I love sitting at my desk and watching them.  The other day, Nik watched a squirrel take a nap on a branch – have you ever seen a squirrel do that?!  I’ve often thought/hoped that our kids would also love sitting/standing at the windows and watching the animals too, particularly on the days when it’s too hot to go outside.  I had the fun of watching Jonas and Ezra do just that when they were here visiting and thought, “I knew it!”  (I just watched a squirrel eat a little snack, which made me think of it again.)

2.  I don’t think our baby likes the computer.  Every time I sit here, he/she makes all kinds of crazy motions, as if trying to escape – either that or force me to choose a new position away from the computer.  So perhaps this baby will help me in my evaluation of how much screen time I consume every day!  (Read Hamlet’s Blackberry for an idea of some of what I’m thinking about.)