What Should My Friday List Be Called?

1. Truman escaped yesterday. The window guy came to repair a busted window and apparently forgot to shut the fence. Then we let Truman out and whoosh! He's gone. We put signs up around the neighborhood and eventually an off duty police officer found him and brought him to a vet who checked his microchip and contacted us. Apparently he was pretty darn stinky. So if the level of stink is indicative of the awesomeness of his day, it was the best day ever.

2. This conversation happened:

Me (talking to my brother-in-law, Austin, who is in law school): Just wait until you take Evidence. It'll drive Browyn crazy because everytime you watch Law and Order or any other courtroom show, you'll start yelling out objections and telling Browyn all about how everything they do is wrong.

Browyn (a nurse): Kind of like watching Grey's Anatomy or other medical shows with me?

John (a former TV weatherman): Or watching Twister with me?

3. I wanted to buy some yogurt and cheese for Jack because he gets bored of the same foods over and over. Plus, I thought those would be good to fatten him up. He is still very allergic to milk proteins though so I decided to buy some soy stuff since he seems to be doing okay with soy. Someone please tell me why the second ingredient in all the soy cheese/yogurt I could find is casein? Casein is a milk protein. Apparently my big plans for Jack-safe Mac and Cheese are a no go.

4. I have a friend. His name is Buey. He is from Sudan and moved to the US when he was a kid. Oh, and if I can say so myself, he's quite a looker. But that's not relevant. What IS relevant is that when we were in college, he got very involved in trying to get water wells back home because of the lack of clean drinking water there. Anyway, after years of hard work, he has quit his job and is flying to Africa on Monday to drill his first well with his company, Aqua-Africa. This well will serve 1,000 people and he plans 8 more in this growing village. This could literally save thousands of lives. He is just a few thousand dollars short of making this thing completely funded. They have an anonymous matching donor and they need to raise $7,000 by the time they drill in April. You think you can spare a few bucks? Your $10 equals $20 with the matching donation. You can make a donation via paypal through the "Donate" button on their website. Seriously guys, I know this kid. He is salt of the earth, passionate, and nice to gaze upon. So go to the website, look at his face, and give the village of Langabu a few bucks. Although I think that ALL groups dedicated to drilling water wells in Africa are amazing, donating to Aqua-Africa ensures that your money is going straight to the well and not to advertising or any other purpose. http://www.aqua-africa.org/

5. My husband turns 29 on Sunday. His next birthday after his will be 30. Then I'll be married to a 30 year old. That's real adult, y'all. The weding ring, the doctorate, the house, the kid--none of that made me feel grown up. But the idea of being married to a 30 year old? I'm a real person.

6.  Jack is walking a lot now.  Like legitimate walking and even more awesome is that he can go from sitting to standing without even pulling up on anything.  John has him registered for the San Antonio  Marathon in November.  

7.  Well it's official.  Jack isn't the only baby in the family with allergies.  We went out to lunch on Sunday with the Kings and Brady, Jack's identical cousin, seemed fine.  However, that night he broke out in this terrible rash.  We, of course, were freaked out because it looked like Measles (5% of kids aren't immune to measles after the first immunization).  Brady was feeling TERRIBLE.  Come to find out that he has his own allergy... which is to the antibiotic he was on for an ear infection.  Come to find out when it comes to allergies, they are identical!