I got a job (finally) here. Honestly, it sucks bolas.

Here's Mark looking at bones.

Here's looking at Mark's bones.

Ben proudly displays his bike, complete with new saddle (thanks Mollie!) and pedals which Mark forgot to send.

Note pink handle so Daddy can hold on if little Ben goes too fast.

This is the Grand Pu Bah in our kitchen.

And this is what it would look like if, instead of regular teeth, we had soy nuts for teeth.

Today I made my very first batch of pickles. It wasn't as challenging as I was hoping which would have occupied more of my time and left me with a greater sense of accomplishment . I have been job hunting with little success. Yesterday I had a one hour "try-out" at a cafe named Our Daily Bread (wretch). All of the other people there are hispanic. I thought, this will suck but maybe I could learn some Spanish. It went well and they said I did a good job. I was compensated with a sandwich and a baguette. The boss man, Beto, said he would call later or tomorrow morning. He hasn't called. I can't decide if I'm disappointed or not. So I made pickles. In any case, I expect to pickle more things in the future. There is even a Sur La Table down the street where Ben suggests we can get a crock to pickle things in a dark corner.

Dear Santa, Please make better parking laws. The current ones are stupid. You can't fucking see, and things like the "T-bone accident" that just happened, causing Ben to sprint to the corner happen, and interrupt my blogging. Please, just move the signs a bit farther from the corner. It's a good idea.

From the Ben Den:

Can we have codenames? Do you want to be Tenderfoot or Special Sauce?

WITNESS! the incident known as crowning as it pertains to a hugely obese man.

Sideshow freaks treat regular people as freaks.

Contrary to her long-standing belief, Anne has learned that peppercorns are not, as a point of fact, a type of corn.

in case you thought this was a good idea

we found a fake mustache machine. it's awesome

Remember Ben's "come over and take all my shit" party? (Ben Jay Rachel) Jay will be sorely missed. I'll post some of our fun soon. Tonight, just Jay.