Rules for Newly Mandated Summer Siesta

1) Siesta begins when the participant reaches a horizontal state.
2) There is no touching during the siesta. This includes, but is not limited to: tickling, rolling on, groping, playing with participant's hair or setting LEGO objects on any portion of the participant's body.
3) There is not talking. ESPECIALLY sentences that begin with "Mom..."
2) The duration of the siesta will vary.

Coming Soon!

The full trip wrap up!

In the meantime we are in the midst of  lovely back-to-schoolness. (It's not all at once for us. Jbird started first, but not for the full day yet. Nbear started on Thursday. Both will be full-on students this coming Wednesday. The annual Back To School Complete Floor Mopping is right around the corner.)

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But first, I must report an important milestone of my own. I've lived in Austin off-and-on for 20 years now and I've never been to the quintessential cowboy-hat and boot wearing honky tonk: The Broken Spoke. Last night I lost my 2-stepping virginity. Smith and I are both equally skilled (ahem) at dancing so we took the lessons and continued to count out "quick-quick-quick-slow-slow" all night. This was to the confusion of one unnamed dance partner who only did ONE slow step. (She was leading, who was I to argue?)  But then  Dale Watson started singing a song of the same title. We were quick-quick-quick-slow-slowing for a good while. Smith and I also learned some fancy twirls, and we are still working on those. Smith needs to tone down his akaido-I'm-going-to-flip-you-on-the-mat grip though. And I need to stop leading. Also a note for the newbies: don't hit the floor right after they sand it.

Thanks to Sinda for the loan of the boots. She's so addicted to the toe slide she's got 2 pairs.