Schteef Update

The contributors to this blog have been slacking. So much so that I actually have to write something. Honestly.

The city clerk called the chapel last week asking for someone from the “Church of Saints” to give the invocation at today’s city commission meeting. Nobody openly protested a Mormon praying inside town hall, so I’d say my first foray into politics went better than I’d expected.

Betty’s Spanish continues to be at least as good as her English. She says “mamá,” “papá,” “o-a” (hola), and “ga” (gato/caca [depending on context]). She even puts the accent on the right syllable for the first two, thus avoiding calling Emma and me “breast” and “potato” respectively. I’ve been pretty diligent about speaking to her only in Spanish, even though I worry that it comes off as silly/hopeless/pretentious when we’re in public.

My preferred Mario Kart Wii character is Donkey Kong riding the standard dirt bike (not the hotrod in the picture above). I usually beat Emma at Mario Kart, but she wins at pretty much everything else. I suspect she may be cheating.