Stocking Up

According to the supposed weather experts, much of the Midwest, including KC, is about to get hit with a giant snowstorm of epic proportions.  They're saying things like, "measured in feet, not inches", "blizzard conditions", "bitter cold", "historic", and "one for the record books".  Normally when a big snowstorm is predicted, we end up with just a few inches.  Nonetheless, I figured it was a good idea to stop by the store on the way home today.  I didn't exactly buy jugs of water, canned food, and battery-powered radios, but I got enough food to ensure we don't have to venture out of our house in the next couple days if we don't want to do so. 

Patient, Up To a Point

Today Joshua and I did some tummy time.  While he didn't roll over, he didn't seem frustrated about it either.  He was mostly just content lying on his tummy and looking around, although after awhile he seemed to start to wonder why I was putting him through the exercise.  Here he looks up at me as if to say , "Okay, we've been doing this for awhile, and I'm bored.  Don't you have something else we can do?"

In Enemy Territory

Tonight we went to Lawrence to Andrew and Julie's house to watch the game. It didn't go well, and there were several people in attendance rooting for the fake fat birds, but Joshua took solace in knowing that his dad and his Aunt Julie were on the right side along with him.

A Cooperative Lunch Partner

Today I had lunch with some friends who I used to work with at Sprint. Joshua came too and was great the entire time. Here he is with Tricia. Apparently he wanted to spend more time with her because he cried the entire way home. But at least he was super good in the restaurant.

Kindermusik

I would like this post to be about how much fun we had at our first Kindermusik class. Instead, we didn't have that much fun. It started at 9:15 in the morning which is very early in the morning to be anywhere for either of us. We prefer to sleep until 9. So Joshua fell asleep about half way through the class. And so far he is kind of shy. I wouldn't have thought a baby could really be shy because you always hear that it kicks in around 8 months or so, but he does not smile much for other people and he also is very quiet in larger groups. So he mostly kind of sat there clutching my hands until he fell asleep. We are trying again next week in the 10:30 class. That seems a little more reasonable of an hour anyhow and there are fewer people in that one so maybe it will go better. In the meantime, here he is at home greatly enjoying the shaker we got at class.

The Yellow Glow of Progress

When I travel for my job, I often need to rent a car.  I try to stick with the same company every time so I can build up points, and Hertz is my company of choice.  Most airports have their rental car center off-site, so you need to ride a shuttle to get there from the airport.  So because I rent a lot of cars, and because it's almost always Hertz, I spend a lot of time on Hertz shuttles.  Recently Hertz decided to replace their entire fleet, and tonight I rode in a brand new shuttle in its first day of service.  Although this excites no one else, it made me happy.

I'm Gonna Work the Straw

Most of my business trips involve an airplane, but every now and again I get to go on a local trip which is close enough for me to drive.  Today I had a customer meeting in Wichita, so I drove there this morning and drove home in the evening.  Here I am hoping a crazed driver doesn't veer off the highway and kill me while taking this picture.