Random Things from January

It has been raining quite a bit lately.  Since this is the desert, people have NO idea what to do when driving in the rain.  It's like when it snows half an inch in the South and everyone freaks out.  There is no drainage built into the roads, so the roads flood and people drive way too slowly and don't know how to turn on their wipers or defrost.  On the bright side, the rain makes everything smell better and the vegetation is very green.

The view out our front door

Jack has been sick off and on lately - nothing serious, just a stomach bug and now a cold.  That means I've had to take off work a few days.  Unfortunately, it is also final exam time at school so I really need to be there.  Fortunately, we have found a wonderful Filipino lady to watch Jack at home when he's too sick to  go to nursery.  Best of all, Jack loves her.
A lot of teachers and kids have been getting sick, and the theory most people offer is the change in weather.  I adhere to the theory that everyone went to their home country or on vacation over break and returned with all sorts of new germs to share.

Jack's new developments are learning colors and shapes.  He also knows just about every animal name - from hippo to rhino to octopus.  He loves puzzles and shape/color sorters and anything he's not supposed to play with.  One day he grabbed our USA phone and ran away from me.  By the time I caught up with him he had called Grandpa Steve and was saying hello!



I forgot to put these two pictures up in the post about museums.  I took them at the SciTech Museum.  

I couldn't get over how weird this fish's eyes are! So creepy, but Jack loved it.

A camel skeleton

The compound we live on provides 5 cable channels for free.  One of the channels often shows professional darts, so when my dad was here we were inspired to get a dartboard and set it up in our dining room.  We've been practicing pretty often and often solve arguments by throwing darts - such as whoever gets the highest points in three throws wins.  One day Rob threw a Robin Hood which I thought was worth sharing.