Blast Off!

On Friday, we arrived home to find that Joe and Clara's Great-Great Aunt Nyla and Great-Great Uncle Louie had dropped off a few just-because presents for them. Joe got a Buzz Lightyear spaceship. He has no idea who Buzz Lightyear is (it's true, he may be a bit of a dork because of his parents who are decidedly beyond being just a bit dorky), but he knew what he had was a rocket ship. One shakes it, then pulls it back along the ground, and it shoots off--like a rocket! (As we mentioned: we are dorks.) Needless to say, the dogs (Raleigh in particular) were not quite as taken with the gift.

Now, it may interest out readers to know, that as Julie has been typing up these posts, Joe followed her upstairs, and informed her, breathlessly, that there is. . .A ROCKET SHIP! IN OUR BACKYARD! Fans! It's going to get coffee! Coffee for Joe's new baby sister.*

*For some time now, Joe has told us he is getting coffee when he is off on a journey to the store or some such. As many, if not all, of you know, neither Ted nor Julie drinks coffee. We think the fascination with coffee stems from school, where Ms. Marjorie often comes in with a cup of it from Starfoxes.