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Funny Money

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I have a client who pays in cash and so about once a month I come home with a wad of twenties. I was paid yesterday, and this morning when I went to get the money ready to be deposited, it was nowhere to be seen. I couldn’t find it anywhere – it wasn’t on my desk where I had left it, not in my wallet or bag…I was starting to think I was going nuts or that we had somehow been robbed when I remembered the little gremlin that we live with.

I started making a thorough search of his room but no luck. Finally, on the 2nd pass I found this little cardboard box closed up with $600 in real money, and several hundred more in play money.

Missing Money - 1

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Dad, do you know what smells like dog poo?

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Milo: Dad, do you know what smells like dog poo?
Me: Huh?
Milo: Daaad, do you know what smells like doggggg poooo?
Me: I don’t know.
Milo: Come on, guess!
Me: Ummm, dog poo?
Milo: That’s good daddy – good guess!

Baltimore Grand Prix

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Milo + Alex + Amy

I decided it was time to take Milo’s obsession with Lighting McQueen to a whole new level. Milo and I took a road trip down to Baltimore over Labor Day weekend to visit our groovy friends Alex, Amy & baby Julian – AND – to watch the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix. We caught the IndyCar series race on Sunday (won by the aptly named Will Power driving the Verizon car).

So hit full screen on the slideshow below and turn up the volume. The cars go insanely fast and are insanely loud – and whether or not you’re into car racing, it was a pretty awesome spectacle to behold. Milo is still talking about the red Target car driven by Scott Dixon and the lime green GoDaddy car driven by Danica Patrick.

We spent most of our time in 2 locations – first along the straightaway just past the chicane and just before the finish line and 2nd just past turn #8 where the cars exit from Pit Row.

Baltimore Grand Prix map

Baltimore Grand Prix map

I need some cleaners dad!

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I’ve been working on building a bed frame for Rachel and I (yes for the first time in about 5 years we’re going to have a real bed!) and Milo has been helping out. We’ve been having a lot of discussions about “hardware” – bolts, nuts, washers – and tools. The other day I cut up some pieces of wood for him, drilled some holes, and provided a handful of hardware for him to play and build with.

Except I omitted some key components to his pile of materials.

Milo came rushing back after I gave him everything and said:

I need some cleaners dad!!!

I couldn’t figure out what he was talking about and for a couple of minutes he tried to describe what he needed. I finally realized he wanted washers.

Washers -> cleaners
Cleaners -> washers

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The thrill of raw power

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Milo just experienced the thrill of raw power. Yesterday I told him if he pumped his arm at a passing semi-truck it might honk. Today, we were out scooting, he tried it, and it worked! At first he was struck speechless at the magnitude of what had just happened (jaw hanging open, the whole bit). Then he nearly fell over laughing. Felt like I was in a “Priceless” commercial…

Video Response: Caya’s Song

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Catherine writes:

So I showed Caya the roller skate song and she loved it and wanted me to send a video of her singing for Milo…note the improvised guitar. At the end she also talks about wanting to send something in the mail to milo …

I think this means that we’re officially taking submissions – so send in your videos of future rock stars people! (btw, did you know that Milo is a Future Stuntman?)

Lakehouse Fun

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Ode to summer:
Lobsters, beavers, puzzles, gin, corn, marshmallows, scavenger hunts, gin, potato salad, cucumber salad, frozen junior mints, beavers, gin.

Bridget, Kay, Ana, Hugo, Amy and Sid (2 cameos) braved the woods for a weekend with us – take a gander: