Dan is here.

Dan is down for the weekend and of course it's raining! The kids are so happy to see him, and he took us to a quilt store and minded the children so we could goozle some fabric.

A couple of links:

Sadie's birth story is published at Black Belt Mama's blog of Birth Stories.

My friend Joshilyn literally got arrested with handcuffs and everything and spent the afternoon in JAIL because the social security people messed up some form that she had filled out and they thought she might be a terrorist -- read all about it at her blog Faster Than Kudzu.

Here's a link to the quilt store we went to today. We went to the Charleston branch... will also go to the Summerville branch before we leave SC.

Sadie is making great strides in her floating and kicking. She kicked her little float across the pool yesterday without holding hands or anything... of course Mom or Dad stay directly nearby, but she's very proud of her progress. Benny is as usual swimming like a fish. He's working on diving in with his head down. This is something Miss Ruby was just starting to teach him, when she went on maternity leave. At the last second, he always pulls up his head and lands on his belly. The tryouts for the Norfolk Silver Dolphins are on September 10 and 11 -- we'll see.

I've made a zillion drawstring bags, and two adult skirts, and one skirt for Sadie Grace. Ahno brought all six Star Wars movies on DVD and we're about to watch Episode IV. Debated letting Benny watch it but... you know... those Tuscan Raiders. I'm not sure. Better to be safe, even if I'm being a goober.