It’s been 20 years to the day that the Webmaster and I went on our first date.  We had already known each other for about five years before said date, and I had been hearing about him for about nine months before I actually met him.

Still, it’s a pretty big milestone to realize you’ve been together for that length of time as a couple… so we went out to dinner, because Ane is old enough to watch the boys for the evening and we know the house will still be in one piece when we return.

Dinner was a three-course deal at one of our favorite restaurants, because it was “Seattle Restaurant Week” and they had set specials for the three courses.  Naturally, I only took a photo of the appetizers.

We really need to take advantage of our free babysitter more often.  And don’t feel bad for Ane – she is being compensated handsomely this summer.  She’s going to spend a week and a half in Maui with her BFF Lisa, and we already bought her ticket.  A few evenings spent not killing her brothers while we go out seems fair.

New project in art class: Picasso-inspired people.

Tad:

I think his teacher was actually amused that Tad went veering off in a whole different direction with this one.  Sorry, Picasso.

We finally did it!  The Webmaster and I moved… from one end of the house to the other.

While this doesn’t look nearly as complete as it will eventually, it’s a huge start.  We have lived in this house for 16 years, and been in one room the whole time.  As such, we had a bred a fine crop of dust bunnies under our bed, behind the dressers, in nooks and crannies… yeah, it was a dust bowl.  Grandma and Gichan came over to help, and once the new room was emptied of all the stuff that we had stashed in there temporarily, the move-in began in earnest.  Bed first, then nightstands.  Dressers followed later.

And while the old master bedroom is a hot mess (which must get shaped up immediately for Thumper’s therapy work), we’re now getting used to the new digs.  Pretty exciting stuff!

What is more fun than a baseball game over spring break?  Not much!

Unfortunately, the Mariners were traveling and didn’t get back until Friday, so we really didn’t get to take advantage of spring break to go to a midweek game.  Oh well.

It was our first game of the season, though, and we kicked it off by arriving super early (in hopes of getting in on the hoodie giveaway – we got some, but only in adult medium size) and just having fun walking around, playing, and seeing the Moose.

Thumper actually did well with the Moose – gave him a high-five and didn’t act like he was scared.  He is usually more shy and introverted anyway, but since he hadn’t interacted with the Moose (or anyone dressed up who couldn’t talk to him) for a while, it was good to see that he didn’t react badly.  The other boys were thrilled.

It was a chilly night, but we dressed in layers, and came prepared.

Thumper did wear his noise-cancelling headphones for most of the game.  He can tolerate everything but the fireworks without them (he has issues with the sound of fireworks exploding, though he loves looking at them), but he loves these headphones, they help him filter sound (and I think wearing them helps him in a sensory need), and they kept his ears warm on a colder night.

Unfortunately, the Mariners didn’t hold up their end of the deal and win, much to the annoyance of the kids, who have been watching them win on TV.

Oh, well.  Next game!