Like my bad “Engrish” grammar? Anyway, for the last couple of days our internet and cable tv have been down. We can’t even watch regular local channels. It’s ridiculous! That’s what sucks about our block. That always happens to us, at least once a month or so. Gets me so annoyed! So we have been sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo incredibly bored at home. It felt like there was absolutely nothing to do but sleep, eat, play with Kaitlyn, and do chores. I think the last couple of days Kaitlyn got the most attention from us than she ever has. =D We rely on the computer/web and tv too much. It’s still down right now, but luckily I’m at my parents’ house right now so I can go online and watch tv. (My dad helped me record “Just for Laughs” last night!! Yay!) I was amazed at how many e-mails were in my inbox. I guess normally when our internet is running, I check it like 10 times a day and I get nothing. I just can’t live without the internet and television!! I can’t imagine how the Amish and people back in the day did without it. So Ether read his magazines and I worked on a couple of Sudoku puzzles. It was actually fun!
Monthly Archive for August, 2007
Our little princess is growing up so fast. It’s hard to believe that she is already 6 1/2 months old. Now she is just starting to learn to sit by herself. She’s not perfect at it yet, but she’s getting there. She sat for a good 15-20 minutes on her own yesterday without falling over.
No, she’s not vain. I think when she looks in the mirror, she just thinks she’s looking at another baby or something. I dunno. But these are pix of her on the exersaucer and looking at herself in the mirror.
Here’s the poncho that my Mom made for Kaitlyn. Since it’s made for next year, it looks a bit big on her right now. But doesn’t it look cute on her already? 
So as Ether was saying how we were “Glad we weren’t home”, we were at my cousin Brandon and Sarah’s wedding & reception in DC. It was super hot (like 105°F), but it was nice and very special. Here are some pics we took:
“It’s tough stay cool!…”
Greggy couldn’t get enough of Kaitlyn (or as he calls her “It”). He wanted to hold her standing up & I was sweating!
Some of the food at the reception:
Cousin Jared and Sarah’s Brother (I forgot his name!) looking thuggish. Cousin Greggy looking adorable at the sign-in desk:
And last but not least, the bride & groom:
Fortunately, we were on our way to Melanie’s cousin’s wedding in Virginia, instead of being 150 feet from a tornado early Wednesday morning!
We stayed over at Mel’s parents’ place Tuesday night & left for the wedding at around 4:30 a.m. The forecast called for heavy rain & thunderstorms for the region that morning. So, by the time we got to New Jersey, it was pouring really hard already. Although it was also really windy, the possibility of tornados just never came across our minds.
My Mom in Utah actually called me twice Wednesday night, when we were still on our way back to New York. She & my sister knew that we live in one of the areas that the news had mentioned, & they also saw a video clip on the news that showed a backyard that looked very familiar. So my sister insisted on calling us.
It turns out that the last place the tornado touched down was the block (58th Street) across from where we live (59th Street). If you don’t know Brooklyn/New York streets, that’s only like 150 feet from our front door!
58th Street is still closed for the clean up. However, on our block, all the down branches & debris have pretty much been cleaned up. Some homes’ awnings are gone; our next door neighbor’s window was shattered; & the glass front door of the house across the street was broken. But other than that, there seems to be no major damages on our block.
Down Trees in the Backyard
Now we’ll see what happens tonight, as heavy rain & thunderstorm are going to hit this area one more time. But I highly doubt that tornados will hit Brooklyn twice in a week, since they say the last tornado hit Brooklyn was back in 1889.
More on the Brooklyn tornado
New York Post:
- BROOKLYN CYCLONE
New York Times video:
- It showed our backyard. Fortunately, it was nothing compared to other neighbors’.
More photos on Flickr:
- Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, & Brooklyn in general
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