OotP Trailer

This gave me some goose bumps!

Katie Bug

Our new niece, Kathryn, was born Sunday, April 15. Tax Day baby (that makes 3 in LB's family). Just a few minor complications - they think she aspirated during the birth and, therefore, have her in NICU for a few days to monitor her breathing, administer antibiotics, etc. We are anxiously awaiting her arrival home and can't wait to see her without a plastic box on her head :)

Stale Peeps

Does anyone actually like fresh peeps? I don't know if I've met the person that does. Every year, when shopping for Easter candy, we crack open the plastic several days in advance in order to get the crunchy-on-the-ouside-chewy-on-the-inside goodness that is stale peeps. We were a bit late this year in puncturing the plastic and, therefore, are just now enjoying the beauty of days left out, processed sugar candy.

In other 'news', we had a nice, fairly uneventful Easter holiday. The kids searched for eggs in Emmy's backyard and we ate delicious, Karin-cooked food. Daph joined us and introduced us to a truly violent Eurogame - warning to the deli family: Don't let Aunt Daph play Milk Money with you! :)
We discovered we have HBO - score for us (it's chanel 372 or something crazy like that which is the reason it was just discovered).
LB realized just how out of shape she is by joining a women's outdoor soccer team and BB continues to plug away on the basement. Hopefully we'll have guest rooms for anyone by the summer. Pictures will follow when there is something more exciting than framing to show.

Harry Potter Questions and So Forth...

As I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I have been rereading the first six books. This morning, I finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. As I reread, I have seen a few inconsistencies and have a few questions - some may have answers that I've forgotten and some may not. Here are a few:
1- What happened to James Potter's family? Was he an orphan? Why are the Dursleys Harry's only family?
2- Why, in THBP, does Dumbledore have to do a series of spells to allow himself and Harry to fly into Hogwarts when, in TSS, Charlie Weasley's friends are able to fly in and pick up Norbert the dragon from the Astronomy Tower and in TCoS, Harry and Ron fly a car onto Hogwarts' grounds???
3- I know this one is dumb - but it's always bothered me. The Weasleys are MAGIC! Why don't they conjure themselves a bigger, nicer house??? How is there ANY poverty in the magic world?
I'm sure as I continue reading, I'll have more questions come up so I'll periodically bring them up...

Countdown!