Did you know that I'm a State Quarter Nerd?

I've got a booklet with almost all of the state quarters, both from the Denver Mint and the Philadelphia mint (I'm missing about 10 from Philly, not including Hawaii).
Anyway, I'm disappointed with the design that Wyoming picked to represent their state. Their state with miles and miles of nothing and then a notch of one of the most interesting places in the United States -- Yellowstone.
So, here's the quarter design they decided to go with:


Ugh. Come on. Look at some of the other designs that they passed over in favor of the above coin.





I like the detail of the rider and bucking horse, but I don't really care for the one with the picture of the state in the background (really. If your state looks like a rectangle, don't go out of your way to celebrate it). But the Old Faithful is pretty cool!

Who are these people? Why on earth pick a quarter so boring? Have they no desire to boost their tourism? Even Nebraska and Kansas are more attractive.

Look at my Boys' Bedroom!!

My mom came out for a 4-day visit and we put her to work! I had painted the room blue and let the boys have their own time of creativity but then, wow, then my mom came and painted a WAY COOL astronaut on the wall!

Arrrrr You Ready?

It's Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Look what Brian Found in our Garage

yikes!
look! It's a real Black Widow spider! From our garage!

While Big Brother is Away, Isaac Shall Play...

with Legos! Isaac came up to me today and showed me the "soda truck" he built. "I built it allbymyself!"


He's certainly learned a lot from his older brother. His soda truck has a trunk that opens. I know I'm impressed!

What We Did Today

Sundays are days for rest, reading the paper, reflecting on the week to come...

So, what did we do today?

We spent (in shifts) 5 hours and 45 minutes in the bathroom with Isaac, waiting for him to poop. Our efforts, praise God, were NOT in vain. He did the deed at 5:30pm. In the potty.
Over those 5-plus hours we feed him raisins, juice, dried apples, shredded wheat, anything to get things moving. At about 3:00, I (anne) put a pull-up on him with a big hole cut out of the back to allow, well, you know.
All that matters is, albeit 2 hours later, it worked. He's excited about it. We called all the grandparents. He got lots of chocolate chips. We'll see tomorrow whether or not this experience actually made any sort of lasting impression on him.

Maybe he'll get to open his Isaac-pooped-on-the-potty present that's been collecting dust since July.