we/are/warren

Della joined the rank of two wheel racing. Meet ‘Fire Cracker’ – She’s red and likes to eat crackers. D already has braking nailed … Next, she’s going to take firecracker downhill.

Della has received the gift of hay fever. Trees and pollen = itchy eyes and sneezing.

From her songs … She’s walking around the house singing

Dust bunnies don’t know they’re sad when they’re in your eyes
Dust bunnies don’t know they’re broke when they fly
Dust. Bunnies don’t know they’re sad

Eleven pm. Setting up drums to track all day tomorrow. Vista lites look cool and zepplin would approve but they are insanely hard to tune. The resin body creates a strange resonance after each hit that is hard to mix.

We’re staying at the Chrysalis in Bellingham and that is our view from the tub. Seriously crazy view of the Sound.

Dear Bellingham, I apologize for visiting you many times over the years but never realizing how charming you were.

We’ve been looking for a new house over the last few weeks. Our current house is pretty alright, but when lil’ sister shows up – it will feel snug.

Della has this little MP3 player with her favorite songs on it. Among them is the Jungle Book song ‘I want to be like you’. On the hour, you will hear it. Sort of like our modern clock. In the last few weeks, Della has also decided that Johnny Cash is it. She loves Ring of Fire and hearing Johnny say ‘I’m goin’ to Jackson …’. So those two songs are stuck in our heads, together.

What else?

Della told us she wants a tattoo when she’s a mommy.

‘What do you want D?’
‘A Ball’
‘Where?’
‘Hmm, maybe on my leg … right here.’

-J

Della visited the downtown Seattle library today. If you haven’t seen it from the inside, you should. A marvel of architecture and focus.

After a week of Dell assuring us she had no interest in meeting Santa she cracked. A few minutes ago (Christmas eve) she let us know we needed to pay the bearded elf a visit. The real deal, full white beard in play. Hohohoho.

Now the not so Xmas part of it is that they charge 20$ per photo and no cameras are allowed. Easy to forgive and forget. David sedaris should try having children, it definitely gives it a more snowy and happy gloss.

That makes everything complete with watching Charlie brown Christmas, Die Hard, the grinch, polar express and more. Dell said Santa can visit but the elves can not.

Dell just gave me this wisdom over a cup of coffee. Might be time to cut back on rankin-bass and Xmas music.

The days aren’t actually gettng longer. In fact it seems to be dark by 4:30 these days. Won’t stop us from chasin the setting sun though.

There was a cold spell for the last week. Temps in the twenties, all sorts if record breaking. No snow yet.

This is the time to get things done. Spring cleaning is overrated.