Fuller is taking his afternoon nap and will probably be up soon, but I have to share that after such a crappy work week (and it was only three days!) I am thrilled to come home to such a fun little guy. His laugh, his smile, his peek-a-boo games… they all make the chest pains melt away.

Pilgrims!

Just a little bit of funny to make you crack a smile.

When I was ten or eleven I went to camp for the summer in the mountains of Arizona. And when I say I went for the summer, I really mean two weeks.

Anyway, one of the things I remember about camp were the thunderstorms that would roll in sometime before, during, or right after dinner. The rain would come pounding down so fast that the red dirt trails we walked from our cabins to the main hall became mud rivers that stained our white socks forever. I remember sitting on my bunk listening to the rain pound the roof of the cabin and feeling a little scared as the lightening lit the sky showcasing the ridges of the mountain that surrounded our little camp.

The past week or so our little family has been huddled inside while the rain pours down, the thunder rumbles, and the lightening flashes. I love cuddling with Damon when the thunder comes through. It makes me feel safe but still gives me that secret thrill that I remember from my camp days.

One day, when sitting in my car thinking about the blog I thought about different methods of blogging and my mind somehow ended up at the list- something that some bloggers do to indicate a lot of information without a lot of insight. Kind of “Just the facts ma’am” blogging. Then I remembered diber and her blitz and like a lightbulb going on, I figured out that blitz means blogging list.

I think. I mean it makes sense to me and it is what I choose to believe.

So, in a manner of getting on with our lives here is a crumleyDOTorg Blitz:

1. Sunday night D and I went to the Neon to see “Thank You for Smoking.” It was a rather funny movie but could have done with less Katie Holmes. The best part of that outing was the atmosphere of the Neon- a small independant film house where you can have beer while enjoying your film.

2. Monday Austina & I enjoyed the Diana: A Celebration exhibit at the Dayton Institute of Art. It was an interesting exhibit, but really Austina is the Diana fan.

3. D, Fuller, & my dad enjoyed a few hours at the Boonshoft Discovery Museum. Apparently Fuller really enjoyed the open close open close open close game with the jail in one of the exhibits. He also enjoyed some quality clubbing time in the disco room.

4. Our trip back to Chattanooga was uneventful.

5. Today is Damon’s birthday! To celebrate we left Fuller with our friends and D & I went to the movies. We saw “Inside Man.” Overall we thought it was a good movie and worthy of D’s birthday celebration. I’m still looking for his gift.

6. Tomorrow the Tour de Georgia takes a spin through Chattanooga. A friend of ours plans on watching from atop Lookout mountain. D & Fuller may try to catch it from the bottom of the mountain, where Ochs Highway meets St. Elmo.

Old houses can have interesting quirks. My parents live in an old house and as much as I like it, there are some challenges in the Fuller-proofing arena. Mainly the doors. They are old doors, with old pointy doorknobs that require some hand strength when opening or closing them. While you might think that this would impede Fuller’s favorite game of open close open close open close, it really doesn’t. Instead he finds himself on one side of the door, pushes it hard and it closes. Then he fusses until someone with strength that he lacks opens it again for him.

Do you see where this is going yet?

This morning we were all getting ready for church and I was in the bathroom fixing my hair. Fuller had closed the bathroom door and when I was ready to go back to the bedroom he decided not to obey and follow me. Instead he stayed in the bathroom and managed to close the door again. I heard the knob rattling and knowing that the “click” I head indicated that he would not be able to turn the doorknob, I went to open it again for him, telling him to come out at the same time.

Well, I couldn’t open the door.

I bent down, looked and there it was- the dead bolt for the door had been turned and locked the door firmly in place.

The obvious course of action would be to find the skeleton key and unlock the door. Except, here is where another quirk of this old house comes in- this door did not have an exterior keyhole. In this hallway of four doors the bathroom door was the only one without an exterior keyhole.

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Today was another Fuller first- a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt.

The neighborhood association for my parent’s neighborhood has an egg hunt every year and we thought taking Fuller would be a treat! As Austina has already reported, it was a bit of a frustrating outing for Fuller. Since it was at a playground Fuller thought it was time to play! And since we wouldn’t let him climb the structures (because of the hidden eggs) he started to throw mini-tantrums. Once the hunt started for his age group he just ran freely while I attempted to show him the art of finding eggs. His participation was limited to dumping the plastic eggs out of the basket and then discovering that the eggs contianed his favorite game- open close open close open close!

The event ended with every child having his/ her picture taken with the Easter bunny. This large person in a furry white suit really entranced Fuller. Overall the event was a good time for all.

Now, let’s get ready for the real reason for the season- for tomorrow we celebrate that He has risen!

Pictures from our camera are here.

I haven’t been been to a concert since I saw the end of a Jennifer Daniels performance at Miller Plaza during one of the Friday night concerts in Chattanooga last summer. I had Fuller with me at that time, so it wasn’t really an enjoyable experience where I could soak in the atmosphere and music.

Before that, the last concert I’ve been to was a Jennifer Daniels/ Claire Holley performace at the Urban Art Institute. I think that was in 2000 or 2001.

So, keep in mind that it has been a while since I have been to a proper concert where I could truly enjoy the experience.

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