June 11, 2010 by Christine
I got an email from our homeowner's association today. Looks like we may have dodged a bullet by summering in San Francisco...
Subject: DEER ATTACK
A resident was attacked by a deer early this morning on Windstone.
According to the resident, the deer knocked her down and repeatedly rammed
her. The incident was reported to 911 who sent an ambulance to see to her
injuries. Residents are cautioned to be careful around any of the wild
animals that live and roam in Fearrington.
Subject: DEER ATTACK
A resident was attacked by a deer early this morning on Windstone.
According to the resident, the deer knocked her down and repeatedly rammed
her. The incident was reported to 911 who sent an ambulance to see to her
injuries. Residents are cautioned to be careful around any of the wild
animals that live and roam in Fearrington.
June 9, 2010 by Micah
Contrary to how Christine makes it sound, I'm not just sitting around and drinking cappuccinos all day. The reason we are in San Francisco is that I have a summer internship at Dolby Labs.
I am working on Axon- Dolby's voice chat system. There is lots of software that lets you do voice chat over the internet, but Axon uses surround sound to make it sound like you are in the same room with the person you are chatting with. This is mostly for games, to make the other player's voices match the game world.
And after a bit of a wait, here are some pictures of San Francisco. This first is taken from the Land's End trail that Christine talked about. The Golden Gate bridge is about 2.5 miles away.
This one is from a park on Potrero Hill. In the distance is the Bay Bridge.
June 8, 2010 by Christine
Warning: Somewhat boring and link-filled post ahead.
When we were telling friends and family about our plans for the summer, I was surprised by the number of people who asked what I was going to be doing. I told people that I would be doing what I want to do when I grow up... be a stay at home Mom. :) You might be asking yourself, what does Christine do besides dress her daughter up as Steve Jobs? Here is a brief overview of one of our days.
We got up this morning, earlier than I would have liked. With all of the moving around and lack of consistency, Charlotte's sleep schedule has been rather out of whack, meaning I get less sleep. Anyway, we got up, ate breakfast, and played around the house.
After a nap, and then lunch, I put Charlotte in the Mei Tai to get ready to leave. I have always loved this thing, but now that we live on a 45 degree (?) hill, using a stroller is impractical for most trips. Charlotte gets really excited when I dangle the straps, signaling that it's almost time to leave.
So then we walked a few blocks over to the Potrero Hill branch library. (Potrero Hill is our neighborhood.) The library just underwent a multi-million dollar complete renovation. It is small, but really fancy and nice. There is an incredible view of the city from the back window.
Taken across the street from the library.
Story/singing/rhyme time is fun. This one is from ages newborn to eighteen months, so there are some really little babies in there, along with some closer to Charlotte's age. I love to watch Charlotte interact with them. When the teacher gets out the tub of books, Charlotte always climbs into the tub. :)
Micah gets cappuccinos every day at his work, and I was really tired today, so I decided to stop across the street on the way home at the Thinker's Cafe. Charlotte and I shared a multi-grain-biscuit-pastry-thing and I had a coffee. Then we were off for the walk home. The walk home has a really steep hill, so we just took it slow.
cute local coffee place
Once home, I did dishes. No dishwasher here! Only one sink basin, too. Aren't you supposed to have two sink basins to wash dishes? Oh well.
The colors are a little off, but those are my gorgeous PURPLE gloves.
Micah gets cappuccinos every day at his work, and I was really tired today, so I decided to stop across the street on the way home at the Thinker's Cafe. Charlotte and I shared a multi-grain-biscuit-pastry-thing and I had a coffee. Then we were off for the walk home. The walk home has a really steep hill, so we just took it slow.
cute local coffee place
Once home, I did dishes. No dishwasher here! Only one sink basin, too. Aren't you supposed to have two sink basins to wash dishes? Oh well.
The colors are a little off, but those are my gorgeous PURPLE gloves.
While I washed, Charlotte played. We "baby-proofed" the cabinets by securing rubber bands to the bottom drawers. Obviously it did not work for all of them:
huh?
huh?
Now Charlotte is playing outside while I post. (I just re-read that sentence. I am also outside. I have not abandoned my one year old.) Still to do this afternoon: Make fresh guacamole, prep the steak sandwiches for dinner, and get the laundry ready to go to the laundromat. Wish me luck!
June 7, 2010 by Micah
Here is Charlotte introducing a revolutionary, magical, fantastic product that will change the way we live our lives. Forever.
...and boom
Christine dressed her like this- I had nothing to do with it.
And for those who don't know what this is about.
...and boom
Christine dressed her like this- I had nothing to do with it.
And for those who don't know what this is about.
June 7, 2010 by Christine
Charlotte likes pasta. Though this pasta did stain our little placemat thing... Oh well. ...
June 5, 2010 by Micah
I have added timezone support to our webpage, so it won't look like we're making posts at odd hou...
June 3, 2010 by Christine
When we were in Indiana, we were so lucky to have Charlotte's Aunt Leah take her pictures. Leah ...
June 1, 2010 by Micah
Today is Charlotte's birthday! Happy Birthday, Charlotte! It's also moving day for us. T...
May 27, 2010 by Micah
Today is Christine's birthday! For dinner, Charlotte and I took her to a Japanese restaurant clo...
May 26, 2010 by Christine
Before moving to San Francisco for the summer, we went to Indiana. Last Wednesday all three of us ...
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