Even though all I want to think about right now is Robin, other things have been going on around here.

Patrick brought his travel trailer over here last Friday night and a bunch of his friends showed up Saturday morning for a painting/repair party.  They finished most of the painting by the time it was getting dark Saturday night, and it looks pretty good.  He’ll be working over here this weekend getting things packed up for his annual trip to Burning Man on 8/25.

Vanessa (and Pixel) spent the night here on Monday.  She rented a U-Haul to take the last of her belongings up to Los Osos to her new apartment.  Pixel seems to like visiting here and getting to hang out with Murphy all day in the backyard.  And it seems Murphy likes having a friend, too.  It’s amazing how well they get along.  And now Honey is starting to investigate Pixel. Pretty soon she’ll be wanting to curl up with him.

I have 2 more days at work and then I’m off for all of next week.  I have tons of stuff to do around here to get ready for Brian’s visit next week.  In addition, Vanessa will be here Wed, Thurs and Fri nights and Julia (Patrick’s ex-girlfriend from Canada) will be here with her boyfriend at about the same time and will be going to Burning Man with Patrick and his friends.  It seems I will have non-stop guests for almost 2 weeks!

In addition, we’re having a big party on Fri, 8/24, to send off the Burners and give Patrick’s friends a chance to see Julia again and meet Brian.  I’m fixing barbequed chicken, potato salad, baked beans and lots of snacks…for probably about 30 people!  It’s been awhile since I’ve had a party, so this should be fun.  Why not add to the craziness of a houseful of people by bringing in even more!

And, just in time, the night-blooming jasmine has started to bloom!  I just noticed it last night as the scent drifted in through the back door.  Brian is lucky he picked this time to visit, ’cause it will be absolutely the best for sitting outside in the evenings.

I decided not to call Kevin tonight, restraining myself from calling every night.  Thankfully, he called me!  I got to hear from Robin once again and also convinced Kevin to take more pictures.  Will post the link as soon as Kevin uploads them.  They all sound calmer tonight.  They took him to the pediatrician for the first time today.  He’s already gained a bit of weight and is now 19″ long.  Sounds like all is going well and everyone is settling in.

OK, here’s the link for the new pictures.  Even though Robin’s hair looks kind of red, it’s his scalp that’s red resulting in his brown hair looking red.  I guess that has to do with being a preemie.  The picture with the phone laying next to him is when he was talking to me!  Here you go….enjoy!

http://picasaweb.google.com/kmaginn/RobinAtHome