Owie Papa

So Papa was exercising, without warming up, and threw out his back.

While taking a hot bath to try to feel better, Stephen immediately knew what to do - bring over the bath toys and dump them in the water.

Papa: Thanks, Stephen! No, no, that's enough. Thank you!

Railroad Park

Mama and kids went to the railroad park with another family, old friends of Papa's. Looks like they had a good time.

Our Charming Neighbor

Not long after we moved in, a neighbor went on and on to me about how terrible Mexicans are, how they are usually criminals, how they should be deported, how good it was that this great guy "Sheriff Joe" was working to put them in "tent city," where they were forced to wear pink jumpsuits, go without heat or air conditioning out in the Arizona desert, and etc. I was just thinking "You racist jerk, you know full well my wife is Mexican, why are you going on and on about how racist you are." Then not long after, he hung up this sign on his door.

I Know This Is Arizona, But Am I Wrong
To Feel A Little Bit Threatened Every Time I
Open My Door And Have To Look At This?

The guy was real nice to me too before he heard us speaking Spanish the first time. Now he ignores me and I avoid him. (It's probably better that way.)

New Job

After working for a while under my own business, and working on setting up another, I came upon the opportunity to start working with a small auto dealer right down the street from where we are living. It looks like the money will be good (hopefully) and we are already thinking about what we want to spend it on: travel, a house, and gifts for family. The most exciting of these is gifts for family. But let's see if I can start making some money first.

Drawings

Sarah did another couple of drawings. These are both ladders with a plate of food at the top. (Sarah: "Es una escalera con comida!")

Featuring "Writing" On Lower Left

Another Ladder With Food On Top

Papa: It looks like a tree!

Sarah: Oh! Tanks!

Red Light

Sarah enjoys playing a game called Red Light Green Light. When we say Red Light, she has to stop. When we say Green Light, she can go. It is designed to build executive function (think self control or impulse control.)

It is fun, too, except that Sarah likes to say Red Light every 3 1/2 milliseconds.

No!

We are at the supermarket. The lady behind us in line starts to put her groceries on the checkout counter.

Stephen: No! No! No!

Lady (smiling): You don't want me to put my things up here?

Stephen: No!

Lady: Is no your favorite word?

Stephen: No!

Lady: Oh, I thought so! No is your favorite word!

(And it is true, NO is Stephen's far, far favorite word. He uses it at least 3x as much as all of the other words put together.)