Because its cute

Bath time and more...

Yesterday was a big day for all of us. The pediatrician for Louis and the OB for Erin and Louis. We were exhausted and starving when we got home. Thankfully there was a big frozen dish of enchiladas in the freezer (thanks dad!)

A week of firsts

This home improvement blog has been hijacked by a baby. Louis went out into the world with his dad for a walk in the sling yesterday.

Appearing Live!!

Introducing...

Louis William McCarley Gale
Born at 7:03 am on September 23rd, 2009.
7 lbs, 13 oz.
20.5"

Likes: sleeping, music, dim lighting, rooting on his right hand, and Goodnite Moon.

R.I.P Bread Machine

We had a good run, didn't we? Nearly 6 years of kneading, baking,and let's not forget Sunday night pizza dough. You survived 2 coasts, 4 different moves and some miserable recipies at my hands and yet you kept plugging along. Until last Friday. I don't know what did it. I salvaged the Cornmeal Molasses Dough that you were working on and it turned out great. Yet you decided you'd had enough and jumped off the counter. Surely there was a better way to go. A yard sale or Goodwill Donation box perhaps? But with a very loud crash, you ended it all. You will be missed. The question now is what to replace a bread machine with? My mixer is on the fritz, but still hanging on and I've heard you can use a good mixer to knead dough. So maybe it would make sense to limit kitchen appliances and get a new mixer that would also serve the dough kneading purpose. But then you can't leave it for 3 hours and have it magically be done, since it can't bake it for you too. Has anyone tried both and ended up with a preference? Bread Machine vs Mixer?

It's almost rug season

The last rug we had in the living room was puked on by a sweet little boy who couldn't hold his milk. Since summer is so hot in DC we didn't see an urgent need to replace it (we tried to salvage it, but people who came over would ask "What's that smell?" We finally figured it out). Anyways, with fall and the cold weather approaching we found a new rug that we both like. It wasn't too expensive which is perfect since this rug runs a high risk of meeting the same barfy fate as the previous one.