The Internet's most Reliably Inconsistent Source for All your Tucker Family News!: May 2007

Phew!

On Sunday we were at my parents' house, visiting outside when it started to rain. I accidentally left the camera out there, and fortunately found it before we left, but it was all wet. So I tried turning it on--nothing. Took it home, let it dry out overnight--nothing in the morning. Went online, looking for what to do about a digital camera that gets wet, and really scared I had ruined it. Found some advice, let it dry until this morning, and *phew* it works again! Thank God. BTW, if any of you ever do this, make sure it's fresh water, not salt water, and take the batteries out, and open any place it can regularly open, and let it dry at least 24 hours.

Anyway, in celebration that I don't have to buy us a new camera, here are some pictures!

From Saturday before last, on our hike around the Spokane River:

From the next day, at Ryan & Taneisha's:

And some pictures of my beautiful little girl:

Labels: camera, hiking, pictures

A good article on crying it out:

This article explains some of the reasons why I parent the way I do:

http://iparenting.com/sears/columns/cry.htm

You WOULD Survive an Animal Attack!
	If you were attacked by Killer Bees ... you would win.

'Would You Survive an Animal Attack?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Funnyness, Cat Tales, & Pictures

Yesterday in the car, Timothy, as he often does, said, "Daddy? Um,...."
While he went on to say whatever it was to Forrest, Noelle pipes up in the back, "Um. Um. Um. Um. Um. Um..."
Oh, and her new thing is, "Mine! no... Mine! no... Mine! no..." I think it's because I usually tell her "Don't say mine" or "No-no."

So we went to Cat Tales yesterday for Esther's 8th birthday (they weren't open on Monday, her actual birthday). It was fun, although it wasn't a very long visit (they close at 4 this time of year). We got to watch the cats being fed. This one cougar looked like it was going to eat the hand of the zookeeper that slid the dish into his pen. Very eager for dinner. They also had their White Bengal Tiger exhibit open (which it was not last year when we went) and that was really cool. They told us that white tigers are sort of like blond people--it's just a recessive gene that happens, not a distinct species. Anyway...I found it very interesting.