It's Getting Hot In Here

So long cool crisp air, and hello hot humid summer! Thankfully it is still bearable in the early morning, but the hot is creeping in earlier and earlier now.

I looked up more information about Bluebirds (not Blue Birds) and found out they can in fact lay eggs more than once a year. So according to the online instruction, we cleared out the first nest to make room for a new one. The male's flying into the window may well be a strange mating behavior to attract females.



Friday night the boys and I went to O2B's international night. We visited Africa, Egypt, Ireland, Italy, Cuba, and Japan. Africa by far had the best food, perhaps because most was unfamiliar and exotic. My contribution (South African Pot Bread) was uninspired but the rest was awesome. I really hope to get the recipes for the curie bites and the Japanese green tea pound cake. The boys enjoyed making crafts from the different countries, and Elijah got to catch up with some old friends.


At Westside, and apparently across the US, the USTA is begining a new kid's tennis program called Quick Start Tennis. Smaller court areas, lighter balls, fun activities...all to get kids playing at an earlier age. The boys tried it out at a free preview even and had a great time! Unfortunatly, the cost and timing of all of this means we probably won't have them join right now, but maybe next summer after we're settled in Wilmington.