And the rain rain rain came down down down...

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So we got some rain this weekend. And when I say "some" I mean "I'm afraid to look at my gutters or my garage". We've had 3 inches or so since Friday night - a big moist system came up from the Gulf states and dumped on us, and has now been shoved off by a big cold system from up north - it's supposed to get into the upper 30's tonight. My lawn's in serious need of mowage, but I don't see it happening.

Josh decided to develop a late reaction to the antibiotics the kids just finished for the strep they had a couple weeks ago - he was covered in a hive-y rash on Saturday. He's not real happy with the consequences of that visit - the steroid they prescribed doesn't taste as good as the antibiotics did.

Have you ever noticed...

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Listening to the radio on the way home the other day, I noticed (not for the first time, surely) that almost any song that uses the word "baby" mangles it terribly. So, musicians everywhere, I have a few questions for you:

1. Why is "bay-beh" the way to sing it? Why not "bee-bee" or "bibby"?
2. Why is "bay-beh" invariably rhymed with other words which then catch the same disease - "lay-deh", "cray-zeh", etc.?
3. What's so special about "baby" that you get to funkify its vowels? Can you do the same with other words, e.g. "Bay-beh, when I thank aboat yo, I thank aboat luve..."?

We've got questions, musicians. We want answers.

Off we go...

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So the Slades have now spread to 6 states (California, Idaho, Missouri, Southern California, Texas, and Utah) and 2 countries. Our plans to take over the world are proceeding apace. (Mwahahahaha!)

I discovered this past weekend that as time goes by I'm becoming increasingly allergic to grasses. I had to mow the lawn; zipped through it at light speed, thought I'd escaped any difficulties and came inside. Half an hour later I had the whole delightful "can't see, can't breathe" experience. I'm thinking it's about time Joe learned to mow lawns.

Busy-ish times. Various of the kids have strep and/or pinkeye, Sara's been doing a fair bit of Etsy stuff and some flowers for a prom this weekend, and I've got a camporee with the Scouts. Theoretically we'll get the garden in at some point...

We are here!

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So, Sara's been after me for a while to start us up a blog. From now on, we promise to bring you only the finest in navel-gazing, existentialist philosophical and political drivel, and nerdery!

Oh, and whatever Sara decides to post. Probably pictures and stuff.