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What to do on a Sat. afternoon in central Ohio?

Go see "the" football game!

We were given tickets to watch the Buckeye's play We haven't been to a game since we were dating so it was exciting to have a grown-up afternoon out . We thought the game would be a blow out but we were happy that the home team won. Our observation is that while the new freshman quarterback has potential, he needs to work on his short passing game.

Thanks to Tom's boss for the tickets, and Grandma for coming down at the spur of the moment to babysit!

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Brief Update

It's been a few weeks since we posted an update, so here's a brief recap:

• Bambina had her three-week follow-up with the cranofacial clinic at Columbus Children's Hospital. The doctors are very happy with how things have healed up.
• Bambina went in for her 9 month (holy cow, she's 9 months old?!) pediatrician checkup. She:
  • is 27 inches long
  • weighs 18.25 lbs
  • has a head circumference of 17.25 inches
• We went looking for a new, larger vehicle in a panicked state, because we didn't think we'd be able to get two car seats in our tiny S-series Saturns. Darned near bought one, too, before we came to our senses and I figured out how to get them installed.
• My mom is officially retired! We went to an "un-Labor Day" party on her behalf. Had lots of roasted pig. Yummmm....
• Bambina is using a sippy cup, now that she's able to produce suction in her mouth.
• Bambina is starting to eat "crunchies" like Cheerios.
• Bambina is getting her first tooth!
• Bambina is starting to crawl.
• I gave blood last Wednesday. I was not the first appointment of the day, so I was curious how quickly I'd be seen. I arrived somewhat early, and the whole process was so quick that I finished only slightly after my original appointment time. I must say, I'm impressed.
• My back took a vacation. It started last Thursday morning, it was very sore when I got up. It hurt worse the more the day wore on. Friday I needed loopy drugs to help manage the pain (which they failed miserably to do). Yesterday was the first really manageable day, today is better, but it still hurts.
• I'm preparing to paint the kitchen. I finally got around to finishing mudding a few places that needed patching. Tonight I'll sand what I mudded, then I'll paint this weekend whilst Amy and Bambina are elsewhere.
• I've started exercising again. I kinda fell off the bandwagon for a while, being way exhausted due to little sleep. But I stepped on the scale yesterday, and the left-most number was too high, and the middle number was too low, so I knew I'd have to get back to business. I'm going to the gym with a co-worker, Evil Dr. Bob.
• Because of the drought we've been having here, I hadn't mowed in a while. I finally broke down and did it last night and discovered that only two things had grown in the last month: the jungle next door and the thistle infesting our lawn. Everything else is dead or dormant.

OK, so maybe that wasn't so brief... :)