Wednesday, August 29, 2007

When mommy's away....

Mommy was gone for the night having a nice get-a-way at a hotel. So Aubrey and I stayed up a little late and played with the flashlight. Yes, it does look like the Blair Witch Project.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Beauty

An interesting man once wrote: "Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty." This is chopped out of the prelude to A Picture Of Dorian Gray, which I've been reading lately. The rest is quite useless (which sentiment he would approve of).

I think I bounce between the two sides. Sometimes I see meaning in beauty and seek to wrest it to fit my wants and ideals and expectations.

Other times, I look at my wife and young daughter, who are "beauty" to me, and see only beauty.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Tinkles

Aubrey used her little potty for the first time over the weekend. Twice! The first time scared her a bit because Tracy and I started screaming like loons. But the second, the next day, was better.
So, now she just starts using the potty all the time and will be in panties in about 1 month...right?