Seth's Amazing, Incredible, All-Good, Fantastic Day...He's 30!!

First, a shout out to the makers of the fabulous Bum Genius diapers, which Myles is modeling in these two photos...they are nothing short of genius, and we are loving them! They are quite expensive at $15-17 a pop, which is why it took me so long to discover them. But they are the best diaper ever, and we currently have 3 of them, we buy one every other week if we can afford to and we're trying to build up a stash. We have one that is a pocket diaper because it's adjustable size-wise and so it has two different sized inserts. Then we have two that are just all in one (i.e. no inserts and no separate cover). They are so easy, they flannel/fleec-y inside liner keeps Myles feeling dry, and they absorb a lot. So check 'em out if you've ever wanted to try cloth diapers. Here is Myles sporting his green one.

Topic Two: Michelle Obama. She was at UNCA on Friday night, and so Myles and I strolled on over and met up with Seth when he got off of work. She was brilliant! I have never heard her speak (since we don't watch tv much), and she was funny, intelligent, articulate, real, dynamic...she began by acknowledging that UNCA is a community in mourning. She knew about the recent death of a graduate who slipped on a rock while hiking up a water fall, and thanked us for hosting her at in the wake of this tragedy. It was a windy day and at one point her dress, which came to the knee, was blowing around a bit, and she grabbed it and held it down and made a joke about "I'm not gonna be caught on Youtube." Gladys Knight opened with a roaring rendition of America, America. And then Michelle was talking about how she grew up, in a working class family with a dad who worked for the city all his life (back then you could support a family on four with one city income) and also had M.S. We had to leave early due to Myles' bedtime, but I was very impressed with all that I heard and saw. Seth and I took advantage of NC early voting last week, so we won't have to wait in line on Tuesday.

Finally: Seth turns 30!!! The old man finally caught up to me...yesterday was his "fantastic day" in which I asked him to plan nothing but be ready for anything. The morning started with a blueberry and chocolate chip pancake breakfast with the Burnet family (complete with fresh whipped cream that Colleen made on the spot and strawberries). After they left, Seth actually had to go to work. For those of you who don't yet know, Seth took a second job at TGI Fridays to help us make ends meet with my church job ending on May 30th. So Seth worked from 10:30-4:00pm, and then I whisked him away over to the local disc golf course, where Hugh, Michael, and Tom showed up to play 9 holes with him. He came home and we went out to dinner at Heiwa (where we had our first date almost 8 years ago) for some sushi. Myles was a little tired, but did just fine. And just when Seth thought that the day of surprises was over, Hugh and Tom came back to our house and picked him up for an evening on the town! He had a fantastic day, and received several phone calls and voice messages today with family members (who will not be named) singing happy birthday a bit off key. Happy 30th Seth, we love you!!