The green dress (accessories built in!) by Korto
I hope to wear the next time I am a bridesmaid.

I am glad Leanne won Project Runway, she deserved it for her clear point-of-view, ecologically sound fabric choices, and innovation. But (there's always a but) if I were a judge, judging solely on wear-ability, I would have picked Korto, hands down. Her colors, styles, and fabrics were beautifully chosen, and her ability to design for real, curvy bodies (like hers and mine) is a gift beyond any innovation.

When I accept my first Oscar.

A party next summer.

I'll figure out a place for this one.

Last night, while brushing his teeth, Coleman rubbed his face and said, "I'm so tired." Joel and I embraced. We're so happy our kids are tired at bedtime and now they can both verbalize it. My friend Lucie says it gets easier and now, I finally believe her. I had to have a little hard evidence of my own.

My darling parents, Eric and my sister Meg, myself and sissy Jayne, and you likely know the other combinations.

We hosted birthday dinner today for the O'Reilly Clan (Meg, Matty and Moms bdays). Here's what we had:

Hennepin, Stella, Dog Days, and Hacker-Pschorr beers
Red wine: El Coto (Rioja) and Trefethen (Merlot)
White wine: New Gewurz North Coast (Gewurztraminer)

New French baguette with local bleu, Vermont cheddar, and french Camembert cheeses, peppercorn salami, and marinated olives

Marinated beef tips with romas and crispy paper-thin onions
(marinade is Grampa Asher's cajun spice and buttermilk)
Spicy horseradish & tarragon sauces

Salmon cakes
on field greens salad

Salt-water boiled fingerling potatoes

Artichoke gratin

Roasted whole carrots and daikon radish

Apple crisp with vanilla and caramel ice cream
(apples from our tree and local honeycrisps) YUM!!

Twins Game--they won, we had a great time, and maybe next time we'll make it seven innings--or GASP! The whole game.