"Don't ever for a minute make the mistake of looking down your nose at westerns. They're art--the good ones, I mean. They deal in life and sudden death and primitive struggle, and with the basic emotions--love, hate, and anger--thrown in."- John Wayne

June 8th: When I go to Target there are rows and rows and rows of dresses, pink sleepers, ruffly bathing suits. What does my son have 3 racks (one of sleepers with animals, one of plaid shorts and polo sets and one of lame jumpers). I have to scope the internet and other options to pastels....Duke is not a pastels and winnie the pooh kind of kid. My son is a comic book/ rocker/ skull and cross bone punk kid.... this is expected from a child with a natural Mohawk. I think the lack of selection for boys is sad, but I am sure I will appreciate it when he is older. I am so proud of Duke in this picture because it took forever for me to get him to smile for a picture of him smiling.

Duke is the best sleeper. When 8 hits he starts talking to himself in his hungry voice and we have to get his bottle on. He falls asleep while drinking all but an ounce and stays asleep until 5 or 5:30 am. He is adorable when he falls asleep too. He was cuddling with his ugly doll dog tonight in his Nemo Pajamas and I am not sure I could love him more than I did at that moment.