The Steussy Ranch

This is Camilla’s first school uniform. She went to Legoland Aquarium yesterday with Dan-dan’s class. She was so excited. Tomorrow: Disneyland. The first time.

We spent Sunday of Memorial Day weekend with the Chris Steussy’s in San Diego. Here is Calvin playing with Dan-dan – these were really cool Playscool pirate boats! Hot dogs, gin and tonics, conversation, lots of kids running around. It was good fun.

When did we go from, “Do you have an email address?” to “What is your email address?” When did it become common to assume that everyone has one? I think it’s fairly recent – 2004 or 2005 – for the general population.

Igor and Julia (last seen here in Budapest) just got their visas to the US and will be flying in next week from Moscow. Woo hoo! Julia has never been to the US before, Igor lived here for two years. We get to show her all the sights (Disneyland, San Diego, LA, Temecula, E3, etc.)

Dinner table conversation. We’re talking about the new baby coming in August.

Dad: You know, we’re just calling her Cinderella for now. Once she’s born, she’ll get her real name and it won’t be Cinderella.

Camilla: Oh. (Long pause) So, what will her real name be?

Dad: We don’t know yet. We’re thinking of a good name for her right now.

Dan-dan: Sleeping Beauty!

The best days are the ones that I go jogging. Just hanging out in the backyard afterward with a glass of water, juice, dog biscuits and a couple of kids is great.

Just sayin’.

The photo is of the line that I was fortunately at the front of (I had no checked baggage and limited carry on luggage). Everyone here is rebooking their flight from a mechanical failure on United’s San Diego to San Francisco feeder. I was third in line, and got my ticket rebooked for a direct flight to Vancouver. Much happier.