Notes & Promotions

Notes:

We did our Root-X application over the weekend, so (hopefully) our sewer pipes are root-free. Fingers crossed. Maybe we should get one of those fancy cameras down there and see for ourselves how bad the situation is.

For those of you who have been trying to keep up with Lucy's language development, please note that we have not been updating her "lexicon" lately. She is saying so many things that it's hard to keep up. She now knows the name of her BFF, Ruth, (she says "Oooth!") and repeats just about anything you say. On St. Patrick's day, I mentioned that she looked very "preppy" in her polo-shirt dress and cardigan, and I heard "preppy! preppy!" Nice. Today she said "toaster." She also calls all kids she sees "bay-be!" although we've tried to clarify the difference between babies and kids.

Promotions:

If any of our readers are living in the Lowell area, we'd like to recommend joining our CSA: New Entry Sustainable Farming. We get a huge array of delicious vegetables from them all summer long. Check out their site here: http://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/worldpeas/csa.html Their FAQ is here.

For our fellow home-owners, we'd recommend you check out the new government mortgage program here: http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/ to find out if you're eligible for a refinancing plan. They also have info on how to find out if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac hold your loan (it turns out Freddie has ours). Looks like the economic stimulus package will be helping 83 Durant. Nice!

We're also fans of the American Antiquarian Society, where Lucy has just Adopted a Book! The book that will be adopted in her name is Little Marian; it's a children's book in the "Nettie Lightfoot" Series. It was written by Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743-1825), who was also the author of a significant piece on the Gothic. So Lucy's book adoption is fitting in many ways!
You may recall that Lucy adopted a book last year, too.

That's all for today. A belated Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!