Suck.

I was in the middle of placing a gigantic photo order -- no, wait. I was DONE with placing a gigantic photo order, having selected all of the prints I wanted made... when I clicked 'Checkout' and got this message:

We're sorry. We're in the middle of updating our site right now. Please check back in a few hours to see all the new features we've added!

Now I'm gonna have to re-do the entire photo order "in a few hours" when the site is back up.

Suck.
Suck.
Suck.

Gettin' ready for summer.

We've had the same yard toys for YEARS. Not only that, but we've always stored them outside in big buckets like these, and each spring we have to clean out the rainwater that has accumulated (along with mildew/algae) from the toys. We always end up tossing some of our toys. Finally, this year, we've gotten smart, and we shopped around for a bit before purchasing a new, keep-the-toys-dry Deck Box last night - this one. Yay!

I've also been replenishing our outdoor toy supply. Currently, these Sticky Paddles are the boys' favorite new thing! I just bought them yesterday, and they played with them last night in the house, this morning before school, and they were both hounding me to play with them as soon as I picked them up from school... and we were all still in the car! Not too shabby for just $3.99, right?

Among some other toys I've picked up are these items:

- Bocce set
- a new Dodgeball (we'll probably pick up a couple more of these)
- a new Diggin frisbee
- SuperSoaker water guns
- two bright, colorful pinwheels for the yard
- new sand buckets, plus digging toys
- water buckets

And, of course, new sunscreen. ;-)