Simon has been amusing us lately with his endless musical compositions which never make any sense or hold the same tune for more than a minute or two. A few days ago, he started asking Hava to "be Snow White" while he is "Princeuh." We find this remarkable since he has no access to commercials, books, movies, or dolls containing any of the Disney Princesses. He does, however, have a tap light with a small picture of the princesses on the top. But what is a "Princeuh?" Ask Simon and he simply shakes his head and says "I don't want to talk about it."

Banana peels are SO MUCH FUN!

We're under the gun here in Kagle Mountain View Central. We are scheduled to move next Tuesday and fly out next Thursday. We don't think the house will be done before we leave (thanks to the floor guy who caused delays for the other contractors). Our contractors are working evenings and weekends to make it happen but we're thinking a hotel for two nights might be a better plan. It isn't clear we'll have any time to unpack before we leave anyway. Hava isn't taking those days off.

Despite the floor guy "It will be done in a week" (oh, did I say one week? I meant THREE!), the wood looks amazing. It is hard to believe is was intentionally covered by carpet and Pergo. The kitchen counters were installed Sunday and the kitchen tile arrived yesterday (except for one box that was damaged in transit). We're still waiting for lots of bathroom tile, part of a toilet, and part of a sink. Keeping on top of all of the separate deliveries has turned out to be one of the most frustrating parts of this process.

We still need to pick out colors for paint and choose a few odds and ends. Oh yeah! And pack. And throw Simon a birthday party.

The kitchen (before the granite counter tops were installed). The floor was still sticky so the photo was taken from outside the front door.