Happy Fourth of July weekend! We’ve had a great few days so far, relaxing with family and friends, and Mike and Annie went to a fun concert last night. Mike also took an extra day off so we can fully enjoy Independence Day. We have lots of fun stuff planned, including swimming, playing with babies, and, of course, fireworks! I hope you all are having a great weekend!
Around The ‘Net
~Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 87
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~We Live On the Internet. We Die Alone.
~Escape Tunnel, Dug by Hand, Is Found at Holocaust Massacre Site
~Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome
~Obama After Dark: The Precious Hours Alone
~The Incredible Leaning Flip of West Oakland
~Environmental Photographer of the Year 2016: Winners and shortlisted images
~New J.K. Rowling story set in Massachusetts
~SF BART and LA Metro Got Into a Haiku Battle on Twitter
Locked Out
~Last night while I was in the garage doing laundry, James locked me out of the house (he is seriously going to be the death of me someday). More shockingly, he didn’t burn the house down while I was outside. When I told one of my friends what happened she mentioned her keyless entry. Does anyone else have it? I’d love recommendations!
Summer Fun
I’ve found a few more things that the kids have enjoyed playing with during the days I have to work!
~This velcro hat and ball game has actually entertained them for WAY longer than I expected. And no one’s gotten hurt! Yet.
~My friend Meredith sent the kids this bubble machine that blows bubbles that are safe to eat. I didn’t tell the kids that the bubbles were edible (like James needs more excuses to put his face in front of the bubble machine?), but one popped near Annabel’s face and said, “hey, this tastes good!”
~James is finally into playing pretend with Annie, so I ordered them this set of superhero capes and masks. Now James can also be the hero instead of always being her sidekick, LOL.
Happy Sunday, everyone!
Rae says:
Keyless entry – Emtek http://emtek.com/electronic-locks
By far one of the smartest things we put in out house (after I was locked out in winter once!).
Susan says:
We have a keyless entry on our front door- Kwik Set. We love it. We’ve had contractors in here and we don’t have to give them a key – we just give them a code and delete it when they are finished. We have capacity to have a ton of different codes.
Bren says:
We have keyless entry for our garage and I love it! It’s peace of mind….especially after 14 years ago this fall I locked myself out of the house with a 4-month-old & 4-year-old, thankfully napping, in the house!
Melissa says:
I’d love the link to the bubble machine! Our little guy is all about bubbles right now… our puppy too.
Heather says:
Whoops!!! That would be helpful, LOL! http://amzn.to/29IJb72
Melissa says:
Thank you!!
Kelly says:
Arrgghhh! I’m gonna get fired for clicking on that My Choice link. Please add a NSFW warning!!!
Heather says:
Ah, I didn’t even think about the URL! So sorry!
Jess says:
We have this keyless entry and have been ecstatic with it – Schlage FE595VCAM619ACC Camelot Keypad Accent Lever Door Lock, Satin Nickel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NJJ1TY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_jijGxb5DRYNM0 – definitely one of our favorite purchases. We never unlock the door since there is no fear of being locked out. So nice to head out for a walk without needing to grab keys!