two of my favorite things.

I think I found proof that there is some sort of God or something looking out for me.

Behold. Nolan Ryan's Father's Day Special*.


Be careful with those scissors, Jesse!


Can you hear the angels singing??


Not only did we get beef, we got a Nolan Ryan Beef apron and most importantly, a Nolan Ryan autographed baseball.


Jesse's an awesome model.


Almost there...


Holy packaging!


Ooo! A sticker! Hello, Dolly!


2 New York Strip Steaks, 4 Tenderloin Steaks


And dry ice.




Dry ice and water with dish soap...






*Luckily we did not have to show proof of fatherhood to get this amazing deal. Lots of beef, an apron, and an autographed ball for only $99!

millicent.

After a couple weeks of watching teeny tiny things swim around the water, we finally had something big enough to see in a photo! Meet Millicent*! Isn't she gross?


And creepy?


And strange?


And oh my God, absolutely terrifying?


Willie Horton liked her a lot.


She pretty much stayed in that spot for days.


And then we went on vacation and it was hot in the house and when we got home Millicent was alive. But then she died.

R.I.P. Millicent.

* Poor Millicent didn't even have a name until after she kicked it. I kept asking Jesse what her name was and he said she didn't have one. As I was working through the stages of grief after her passing, the name just came to me. It seemed perfect. Oh, Millicent. We hardly knew ya. If you are wondering how we knew she was a girl, Jesse said he read somewhere that most aquasaurs are girls. I looked but didn't see that info. Then again, it's a long entry and I pretty much just looked at the pictures.

one day in june.

A few years ago I bought Jesse aquasaurs for his birthday. I swear I bought them for him when we still lived in Ann Arbor because I think I remember wanting to throw them away instead of moving them to Detroit. He swears he got them when we lived in Detroit. Anyway, the little aquasaurs had been hanging out in their packaging in the basement until one day Jesse decided it was time to set them free.


Hello Kitty had to make sure she got her photo taken with the empty aquasaur house. The little nun in the back was too shy.


First you add water...


Then you make sure the water is warm enough. This water is not warm enough.


We decided to go for a walk through Indian Village while we waited for the water to warm up. They were having their annual home tour so there were lots of people around. We didn't have tickets so we toured the outside of homes.




I really wanted to go in this house.


When we got back home the water was ready and Jesse added the aquasaur eggs.


Then we waited.

tiger stadium. late june...

We went back on Sunday June 28, 2009 after all the legal stuff was done and the demolition had continued.



We could hear those things hanging from the elevator shaft blowing in the wind. It was kind of creepy.






Giant claw...






Can you see the dude in the golf cart?