All worthy of their own posts...

but I'll never catch up at this rate:

• Elliot was evaluated by the school system. We have yet to see the results. Most of the experience was positive, with the exception of one evaluator who seemed to have no sense of typical 2 behavior (ie after 20 minutes of jumping through figurative hoops, Elliot got up from his chair and declared "I jump!" I laughed. She looked at me over the tops of her glasses. He sat for 20 minutes, lady. It's time to move on. He's two.)
• Elliot is wearing his glasses like a champ. We haven't gotten the strap for the back so we're not brave enough for him to bring them to school yet.
• It turns out that Ana's district preschool (Jeff El) was more developmentally appropriate and exciting than the 4 private preschools I visited in the same week. We applied today for entry. No reservations about the choice until I found myself seated with potentially the two worst parents in Jeff Parish. Thank God for the O! magazine I could hide behind as they compared stories of beating their kids' asses. Couldn't help but wonder the baggage their poor kids would bring to school, and the other brands of learning my Ana might pick up. As I looked over my shoulder, the other parents seemed more normal, but still somewhat mourning the loss of a built-in sense of community (for me) with my child's learning experience...We'll see what happens.
• Ana has her first pet. OK. The hermit crab that didn't last two days after the beach trip doesn't count. It's a beta that she lovingly named Lemon. Stare into the bowl, little grasshopper, and ignore the new yellow lab the neighbors keep bringing by to lick your face.
• Our car got broken into. Again. Totally f-ing sucks.
• Got a mystery package on my stoop from an old friend who I miss dearly. It made a rough week bearable.
• had sushi with the kids tonight. LOVED having hot green tea with Ana, and watching she and El navigate chopsticks. Memorable night.
• I'm loving my garden in the front yard. The backyard is a nightmare. Good news: we have a wild sunflower growing.
• Kevin is almost finished the bathroom! Can't wait to have a proper bath!
• We've booked our condo for a week's beach vacation in early May. I count down every day. I don't know if I've ever needed the sand and surf more. Hallelujah!
• Ana's regressing with the pottying. I don't know why? Wondering if the boys at school are stressing her out.