Minna-Do-Da!

Lots of dumb stuff going on so let's review in bullet points!

- The Minnesota State Fair started and yes, we've already gone. The open invite still exists for those who want to bust out their stretchy pants (or draw string pants, whatever you've got) and come out and eat all day long. It's an event. An event that means summer is over in Minnesota. And you gain 6 lbs.

- We spent a long weekend in Northern Wisconsin with Justin's family. Eight kids, six adults and two dogs in a cabin. It was as fun as it sounds.

- Jules speaks like an adult now. Just ask him where he's from. "Minna-do-da!"
What's my name?
"Mommy!"
No, my real name.
"Des-deee."

It's cute.

- The garden is doing well. I've plucked cucumbers and tomatoes as they've ripened. The corn, carrots, onions and potatoes are growing nicely and should be ready in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed! I learned a lot and I'll do some things differently next year, but it's been fun.

- We went to the Vikings game Saturday and I got groped while walking to the bathroom. I thought Bears fans were assholes.

- Started watching Mad Men. Love it! Love that it's streaming on Netflix. Love Netflix. The end.

Dead Presidents

After we put the baby - excuse me, toddler - to bed the other night, we got to talking about past President's. Justin asked, "Can you name all the President's from the 20th Century?"

"I think so."

And I proceeded to go from Roosevelt up - the first Roosevelt. Now, honestly, starting with Roosevelt was a guess. I was about 80% sure he was the first but it turns out he started in 1901. I was pretty impressed with my abilities to name all but three President's from the 20th century (and 21st of course). I only needed a few hints to name those three. Justin admitted he couldn't name that many. Sad. And he's smart!

So once I was done, I told Justin we should learn all the Presidents, not just in order, but the years they served. Sounds like High School all over again, eh? Forced learning! Sleeping in class! Economics at 8am! (true story)

But really, who says you can't take time out to learn (or sadly, re-learn) something as an adult? And shouldn't learning be about, well, learning more on something that interests you? Plus, it's a challenge!

So I'll be index-carding it up with President's and their terms. I'm sure this information will help me in trivial pursuit or something. Lord knows most subjects didn't help me land a job. (I'm talking to you ALGEBRA.)

Just gotta talk Justin into it...

Just Like Dad

Looks like this little guy looks up to his Dad.