Turkey Coma

(Ok so Tommy's faking a little, but he did bring his blankie for his Daddy to sleep with which was very nice.)

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! We stayed in California this year and just had a small Thanksgiving with the 3 of us. We had turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, stuffing and strawberry pie. (I know the only thing that doesn't fit here is the pie - but we have fresh strawberries and I asked Dave what kind of pie he wanted between pumkin, apple or strawberry, and he wanted the strawberry....) We would have loved to share the day with friends and family but today (Friday) Dave had to work and I work overnight tonight which is why we didn't have enough time to travel. But we had a nice day and enjoyed some family time. We also took time to remember the things we were grateful for, some of which were: family, friends, steady jobs, opportunities and good health.

What???

So this is coming up in my yard. . . ??? . . . What month is it, anyway? The yard says springtime but the stores definitely say Christmas. I can't really tell either since it's always 55 -60 degrees outside and it seems to always be fleece weather at the park ... anyone else out there know?

BOARD CERTIFIED

Yea! I got the letter in the mail telling me I had passed the boards!

A Movie for Dax

This post is for Dax.

Dax, since you liked the other movie of you and Tommy so much, I went back and found this great chase scene from San Diego. Enjoy!!

By the way, whenever Tommy watches this he says, "I want Dax and Tricia!"

Point Lobos and Pink Eye

Throwing rocks into the puddles

Point Lobos - notice his left pink eye (not terribly obvious in this shot) and his spray bottle, Tommy's new favorite (outdoor) toy

We have been sick in the Gardner household the past couple of weeks. First Tommy had a mini cold, then Dave got a bad cold, then Tommy got pink eye from pre-school in his left eye, then I got the cold, then Tommy got pink eye in his right eye, and now Dave has pink eye in both eyes! Now I'm coughing up green stuff and poor Dave can barely open his eyes - yet went off to work to try to peer through the microscope all day! Miserable. I work all weekend so I'm sure I'll get my own eye troubles just as I have to go to work...

And even though this probably all originated from pre-school, they of course won't take him with his eye looking so gross, so I had to skip my monthly work meeting Tuesday (I know, I WAS pretty sad..) and instead we went to visit Point Lobos, a state park just south of Carmel. It was pretty cool and Tommy loved throwing rocks into the small puddles and tide pools.