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Still no Internet at home and this thing hasn't been playing well with 3G.


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A few days ago, I walked into Eli's room and he was playing with the fan, which he knows he's not supposed to do. In a stern but not angry voice, I said, "Eli! You know you don't touch that." He let go of it but just stood there with his back to me. After about 15 seconds, he turned around and I saw he was crying. He started walking towards me, and held his arms out to be picked up.

Susie came home today having had one of her best adventures ever with Eli. They were out on a walk and stumbled on a little street fair that had a petting zoo. I guess Eli just ran around, chasing the animals, yelling at the top of his lungs.



Speaking of Susie, an article about her project made the front page of the LA Times today: Seniors and Poverty

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Blackbird

Eli loves planes. He can spot a plane cruising at 30,000 feet and start shouting he's so excited. So of course that meant I had to take him to see the Blue Angels.

Yesterday, they were doing reconnaissance flights--pick landmarks, set lines, that kind of thing--and Eli was so excited. He'd cheer them each time they came by and watch them off into the distance. His enthusiasm was infectious, with people giggling while they watched him. We don't want him in a cast, but it did make the whole scene a bit more unique.

Today, we went back to watch the Blue Angels rehearse their snow. Eli was pretty excited watching the daredevil Red Baron, and even the c-130. Then came the Angels: Our first sight was four of them in a diamond formation, streaking towards us, then hitting a hard bank turn before shooting up....with their jets pointed directly at us. Well, that made Eli cry a little. I can't blame him; I think a couple of fillings are loose now. But after that rough start, Eli settled in. The only other scary moment was when a lone jet going as fast as they're allowed to go, flew overhead and startled Eli to death. Ok me too--hey, at those speeds they practically sneak up on you without a sound.



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Location:S Van Ness Ave,San Francisco,United States

Twist and Shout

Eli had his appointment with the orthopedist today. He wouldn't let the doctor touch him, but she saw him run around the office and put weight on his leg, so she was ready to send us home. I said, "maybe you can't, but he will let me touch him." So I started pressing on parts of his leg, and he started crying. "That's not normal." I calmed him down then did the same thing to his good leg, with no reaction. I went back to the bad leg, and this time when he started crying, the doctor said, "Yes, that was clearly acute pain...."

Another round of X-rays, this time confirming that he had a non-displaced, spiral fracture in his tibia. Eli is now the proud owner of a full-leg cast. I'll report on how he handles it later, but the early data doesn't look good. On the bright side, I've long argued that you can't feel good about yourself until you've broken a bone, so Eli now has that out of the way!




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Location:S Van Ness Ave,San Francisco,United States

Helter Skelter

By mid-morning, eli and I had made a trip to city hall to look for liens, and then the title company had figured out that they had made a mistake over the names. Having more than one middle name does complicate things. Then mid-day we got an email notice that our loan had been approved. Yea! And then mid-afternoon we found that they had approved us for less than they should have because we didn't get them the home owner's insurance policy and the exact property tax, neither of which they asked us to have ready. The seller wanted the loan contingency removed today or she would go to her backup buyer. So we lifted it at the lower loan amount, and hope that the amount goes back up when the paperwork is finished. Jake says that he reserves a dark place in his heart for the evil loan/title racket, a place previously reserved for tow trucks. Amen, brother.

I just downloaded a new blogging app that allows me to directly upload videos, so let me try this out with Eli pushing a merry go round.

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Location:S Van Ness Ave,San Francisco,United States

Everybody's Got Something to Hide

It can't all go smoothely. We learned today that the seller of the house has an outstanding lien against a property she owns. The title company didn't say if it was our property. The seller says that she had been sued by a former client, never knew about the lawsuit, and apparently got a judgement against her. Hmm. Hopefully this will clear up very soon.

Happier: it's pretty reliable that if you lay down on the floor and put a cuddly blanket on you, Eli will come over and give you a snuggle-wrestle. After a bit of that, he will get up, go to the end of the hall, then come running toward you, screaming, for a tackle.



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