littlest fan

the other day annie (my 2 year old) and i were listening to the radio. the new eddie vedder song came on. i had never heard it, so i know she hasn't heard it. nevertheless, she said "pearl jam". i was so proud.

the middle-aged square guy

last week we went to the modest mouse concert...some highlights

• rilo kiley opening - with jenny lewis not only singing, but playing the guitar, bass, keyboard, and cowbell (not all at the same time).
• dan feeling like the middle-aged square guy amongst the mostly young crowd
• seeing people older than me there
• hearing the "cool" teenage boys scream like little girls when modest mouse came on stage
• watching the little nerdy guy in the green shirt do the "twist" in the middle of a mosh pit
• getting a night out away from our 2 (yes 2!) kids - thanks mom
• 2 drummers in matching stripey tank-tops
• sometimes three drummers plus a guy playing marracas
• modest mouse putting on a great show

this is a video from a dashboard - one of modest mouse's more recent songs. i thought this video was also appropriate for today (international talk like a pirate day).

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Happy Birthday Dan!

as a birthday tribute, here is a video we made one sunday afternoon when we lived in logan.

i had a good excuse. i promise.

for my birthday (in june) alyssa sent me a gift certificate for itunes (thanks alyssa). well, i finally got around to setting up an itunes store account and made my first purchase. i somewhat openly admit the first song i bought was "dream weaver" by gary wright. i know that is something that shouldn't me admitted, but i had a good reason i promise. annie calls eva "weva". so that nickname has transformed into "dream weava". dan was trying to play it on the guitar, but since neither of us knew how it went except for the chorus, we decided to download the song. i guess itunes wasn't impressed with our musical taste because when i clicked buy song a pop up appeared that asked "are you sure you want to buy this song?" i must be getting old. even the computer gives me crap about my musical tastes.

baby steps

eva is 2 weeks old today. today is also the first day annie, eva, and i have all been showered or bathed, and dressed before noon. next we'll work on leaving the house.

eva

eva luna
august 10, 8:20 p.m.
6 lb 12 oz
19 1/2 inches

some people might drink it...

i took annie with me to my doctors appointment today. the nurse handed me a cup to fill, and annie wanted to use it to get a drink of water. i told her no, that mommy is going to pee in the cup. after filling the cup, i set it on the counter and annie said "juice".

most recent pregnancy statistics: 75-80% effaced, not dilating. basically the same as last week and the week before. so we probably won't have a new baby by this weekend. sorry andra, probably not for your birthday, but maybe for liz's...

also, we haven't decided on names, so any suggestions are appreciated. boy or girl names since we don't know what we're having yet.

lazy sunday

i love this.

welcome baby tori

the newest member of the bolke family. ok, the extended bolke family. this is dan's brother's new baby that they just adopted in june. we went to grand junction a few weeks ago to visit and see the new wee one. her name is victoria andralyn bolke. what a cutie.

as for our baby...it's due this friday, but it will probably come later than that. current stats: 75% and 0. i do have an appointment tomorrow, so hopefully those stats will change. however, i either need to have the baby before the 10th or after the 17th so mickey can be my doula.

potato wave?

my brother stuart sent me this link. I love pearl jam, however, often i can't understand the lyrics. this video cleared up my questions about yellow ledbetter. check it out. it is pretty funny. i love the "make me fries" line and the part about anna nicole.

pearl jam video

80,000 hippies in one place

last weekend was bonnaroo, a big music festival in manchester tennnesee. it was so fun last year, and we heard so many great bands. i have been reminiscing about it lately, but unfortunately couldn't go this year. but here are a few pictures from last year.








keep your calanders open for next year if the lineup is good. or alternatively, vegoose in october.

pretty pretty princess

thought i'd share a few pics from annie's last photo shoot. it was before easter, but i am a slacker.






isn't she cute?

my own hero

so i have found a way for me to be my own hero. the other day at dan's work they had a video game party and i decided to go to check it out. there weren't very many people there, however i discovered a way for me to become the rock star that i always dreamed i should be. guitar hero. what a great game. it lets an average person like me become a rock star for the evening. the game is kind of like dance dance revolution, but with guitars. i don't like to brag, but i was pretty good (for my first time.) i even won a few rounds. anywho, if you ever get a chance to play, do it. it may change your life.

my hero

the other weekend we went to the victor wooten show at the depot. amazing. he always inspires me to get out my bass guitar and play. however, due to my laziness, it has yet to happen. hopefully by reminiscing i can be reinspired. i feel a little connected with him because we saw him and his family walking around at bonnaroo last year, and we took annie to meet him and his cute kids. one of these days i'll dust off the bass and start practicing.

conversations with an almost 2 year old

annie: "mahhm"

me: "what?"

annie: "maahhm"

annie: "maaahhhm"

me: "annie"

annie: "what?"

are you kidding?

i was reading an article (or i guess i glanced at the article) about children self-weaning from breast feeding until i saw this quote in the first paragraph.

"Somewhere between the ages of two-and-a-half to four years, the child will begin to ask to nurse less and less often, gradually tapering off over a period of months until they are completely weaned."

i didn't feel the need to finish the article. i am not that dedicated a mother, but if emily will be pumping anyway...maybe she can save my children from the damaging effects of real food and pump a little extra.

suggestions please

a couple of music items of business:

• the other month for our ward talent show i performed wilco's "im always in love". i need some new songs to work on, but i'm not sure what to learn since i've been kind of a music slacker lately and i mostly listen to the radio or nursery rhymes. "old mcdonald" or crappy radio "hits" just don't motivate me to practice the guitar. so any suggestions would be appreciated.
• also, any good songs for exercising (for when i eventually decide to go work out). i've been trying to make a playlist on my ipod, but could use some suggestions.

thanks

trying's for losers

yesterday a kid came to the door selling magazing subscriptions to pay for college. he was nice and friendly as long as i acted interested in what he was saying, however as soon as i informed him that i wasn't ready to part with $50 for a 2 year magazine subscription that i didn't want but thanks for trying, he said "trying's for losers, i'm a winner" and walked off. excuse me buddycakes, but don't give me attitude when you come bug me at my house and interrupt me from my game of freecell or whatever i was doing and then i don't buy something. he didn't even have national geographic.

in my medicine cabinet

i remember once emily posted a list of what was in her medicine cabinet. well today i was cleaning the bathroom, and was putting some stuff away in the medicine cabinet and found this...



dan mentioned donating his beard to locks of love (for those poor prepubescent kids who can't grow beards), but i didn't know he was serious.

shell

is it normal for your 20 month old daughter to call you by your first name?