I'm just tempting the potty-training gods by calling this a milestone.

Lorin peed in the toilet today.

It is a lot less impressive if you know that we started this potty-training adventure 10 days ago.

But this was the first time Lorin felt the urge, got to the toilet in time to take off her panties and climb up, and, after a wait she normally isn't patient enough to make, released her bladder.

It was the release that was the big deal. Lorin has phenomenal control. The second day of training she held it for 9 hours. No accidents at all. By then, however, she couldn't even relax enough to go in a diaper and we had to throw her in a warm bath. After that, we put her in diapers for naps and bedtime, so she just waited until then to go. One day she put herself down for her nap at 10:30 a.m. just so she could pee.

We're hoping that this is the key because I am tired of spending my days inside with a little girl wearing just a shirt and panties. (And don't even get me started on little girl panties. Can I please find something without the Princesses, Barbies, or Dora on it? That's not a hipster brief?) I think we're good enough for preschool, though.

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In other news, check out your address bar - I am now the proud owner of www.lawtrix.com. The Limey who was squatting on it for the last year finally gave it up. Now I just have to figure out if I want to do anything with it.

Three Years of Tulips at Thanksgiving Point

6 months:


1.5 years:


2.5 years:

Lorin doesn't like the gnats at the lake.

Utah Recap (for the next three posts)

My Dad broke out my old castle Lego. Lorin added her own touch...


the disembodied heads on the castle wall. Which is accidentally somewhat historically accurate.

Secret Service agents are kinda hot.

"Don't ever stop adding to your body of work."

We had tickets to the hot (heh) event of the summer - ASU's Commencement with President Obama. We had to arrive 4 hours early and endure a blister-inducing walk to the north side of Sun Devil Stadium, long security lines, 110 degree heat, and the beating sun (we took refuge by sitting on the concrete under the bleachers and drinking $5 bottles of water). But it was worth it. Graduation went off without a hitch, and the President's speech was funny and inspiring.

We had horrible seats to see anything on the platform, but we did get a great view of the snipers and the motorcade.



President Obama was a class act - we expected him to leave after his speech, but he stayed to shake hands with all 250 doctoral candidates, swear in the new officers from the ROTC, and meet the recipients of the newly created "Obama Scholarship."




In fact, he stayed until the very end, unlike the majority of the visitors - and graduates. I figured that he's probably a tiny bit busier than I am, so if he could take the time for the entire ceremony, so could I.


They missed the fireworks. And probably had worse traffic than those of us who waited.


P.S. Here's a link to the text of his speech.

Coming Soon

Lorin and I are about to return to our home on the Sun. I'll have updates on how we spent our time in Utah and what's coming up for us this week (hint: it involves the Leader of the Free World).

And Happy Mother's Day!