Clear your schedules; this is a big one!

Gas

I have to quote a line from a Bloc Party song, "the price of gas keeps on rising, nothing comes for free." When I put together my guest bedroom, I tucked our bikes back behind a table so they were out of the way and really hard to get to. Well, now that gas has hit $3.50 a gallon, the bikes are out. I just got back from a test run to the grocery store on my bike. It actually went really well. It didn't take long at all and it was a pretty pleasant little ride. I put a milk crate on the back of my bike and wore an empty backpack so I could bring the groceries home. It worked quite well.The only problem is that my already cluttered living area is now even more cluttered. Oh well.

Shoes

As you can see in these pictures, it's time for me to get new shoes. I've been working out a lot this semester and doing lots of running both on the treadmill and outside on the little nature trail at the university. (you can't really see it, but the air pocket is totally cracked and useless)

My shoes are a little worse for wear, so I finally bought some new ones on Friday. I went to a store that advertises the fact that they help you find the right shoe. I wanted to go there because I've bought the wrong shoe before and ended up with huge blisters. Anyway, they did help me find the perfect shoe, but they didn't have it in my size, so I have to wait another week before I get the benefits of dropping a wad of cash at the shoe store. Here's what they'll probably look like. I didn't specify a color, so I'm not sure which color I'll get. It'll be a surprise.

Dr.Seuss Tree

I love this tree! It's in our front yard and it only blooms for a very short time. It also drops is leaves before any other tree in the area, so most of the time it just looks like a dead twig in our front yard. But not right now...

Progression

I love this sequence of pictures. This also doubles as the debut of our new door that I was supposed to post a few months ago. Miguel had the camera and he was across the street talking to the neighbor. I was inside watching Chloe and the door was ajar...

(yes, I park my car on the lawn. If I park too close to the neighbor's gate, I can't open my door all the way)


Quilt

I know I posted some pictures of Leyla's quilt while I was working on it, but I don't think I ever posted the finished product. It's actually not finished yet because I want to do some more machine quilting on some blocks (see the yellow block in the close-up picture), but the edges are finished, so she can use it now. I've been having too much fun with that quilt though. I'll make the matching bumpers once school's out in a few weeks.

I think blogger has a limit on how many pictures you can put in one post. For that reason, I'm going to wait and post all my cute pictures of the girls until tomorrow. Plus, it's getting late, so I need to head to bed since I know Leyla won't let me sleep in.