Helping Make the Pumpkin Pie

Linus talks Ducky through the whole process.  Every. Single. Step.

The Stages of Coloring

It should be noted that upon seeing Amelie's landscape, Violet tried to replicate the sky and grass on her picture.  And no, we didn't turn these in for free donuts.

T.V. Brains

My kids LOVE to watch t.v.  And I let them.  More than I ever thought I would.  It affords me some time to think, gather my thoughts, take a break, or eat an occasional, quiet meal by myself.  They all like t.v. and would watch much more than the allowed one hour a day, if I let them.  They've all gotten quite good with the remote, even!

We try to let them watch as much commercial-free t.v, as possible.  When we recently acquired real cable (as opposed to the uber-basic type that simply allows us antenna-free viewing), for football season, I realized why my children never knew what to ask for at Christmastime or their birthdays.  They'd never seen commercials!  Because, boy did they start asking, once Diego became a standard selection!  Thankfully Netflix has all three seasons as a View Instantly options.  Even Diego is now commercial-free!  (Have I mentioned how much I dislike Diego?)  

However, they could watch this kind of t.v. all day...

...and I'd be just fine with it!

Big Reveal!

Ladies and Gentlemen,
allow me to introduce to you...

VOLCANIC SOFTWARE LLC!

Duncan has started a company!  It's official and completely legit!

My oh-so-talented and creative husband has created an Android app and has put together a (very-much-in-its-beginning-stages) website.  I'll share that with you when it's good and ready.
And the app which we've launched tonight? 

(See us all clicking the mouse together?  I know.  Cheesy, right?  That's just how we roll.)

It's a game called Name That Song!  

If you own an android phone, have $1.50 to spare, and have music on your phone already, then  
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 
Head on over to your Android Market and BUY IT ALREADY!

So that's it. 
No baby, no moving, no new jobs, no weddings and NO PUPPY!  Just a new business venture about which we're very excited.  Thanks for being excited with us!

The Kind of Post I've Always Wanted to Write...

O.k.  So not really.  I just think it's fun when a blogger teases her readers with the news of a

 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!  

That's right, folks.  In the very near future, I'll be revealing some   

BIG NEWS 

that's very exciting for us here at the Tulipa Murillo abode.  After we get a chance to do some celebrating this evening, I'll be sure to come on here a share it with all of you.  Got your minds going, don't I?  Anyone want to take a guess?

Friends

Amelie and William

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Super Linus!

Even super heroes are able to take a few minutes out of their busy schedules to cut bread rounds with their daddy.

Genuinely Helpful

Transcript:
L:  "Amelie?"
A:  "Yeah?"
L:  "Do you like the noise that I'm doing?"
A:  "Yea!"
Me calling from the front door, at 3:00 in the afternoon, in my pajamas:  "Amelie, take a short video of him!"  (Always thinking of the blog, ya know.)
A:  "I am!"

Afternoon Snack: Customized

Anyone wanna guess what and for whom?