Oops!

Last night I was backing out of my uncle's driveway and I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention. I got too close to the fence and caught my passenger side mirror on it. It got ripped off and was hanging there by the wire, broken.
Today I called the Toyota dealership and found out the replacement mirror will cost me $200.00 plus installation. I was expecting much more.
I went ahead and had them order the part and it should be in tomorrow. Hopefully I can get it installed tomorrow as well.

Alyssa

I tried to catch video of Alyssa dancing yesterday.  She has this little play set thing that she sits in and some of the buttons play music if you push them a few times.  So she bangs on them until the music plays then she starts dancing.  I didn't really catch it but at the beginning you can kind of see her dancing a bit:

She also seemed pretty fascinated by my camera.

Storms!

Last night some high intensity storms blew through the area.  The weather reports said we had 70-80 MPH straight line wind gusts.  A tree on some property behind my apartment complex blew over and hit my bedroom window:

Also a tree at the side of the complex blew over and hit the edge of the roof.  It landed on a truck in the parking lot but I don't think it did much, if any, damage to the truck:

Poor Alyssa

Alyssa Helmet 2
Originally uploaded by Michael Napier

My little niece, Alyssa, has to wear a helmet for a few months. She was born 3 months prematurely and the back of her head is a bit flat. I'm not sure what the cause of that is but this custom-made helmet is supposed to help to reshape her head.

She doesn't seem to mind it at all but right now she's just wearing it for a couple of hours at a time.

3G iPhone

Today Apple announced the next version of the iPhone. It will be thinner than the original, cheaper, will include 3G high speed data capabilities and have built-in GPS. It looks to be a very nice device. I admit I will be tempted to get one but I think I'll hold off for a while. The only feature that will appeal to me will be the GPS. I am rarely out of WiFi range so the 3G connection isn't very important for me.
What I'm most excited about are the new 2.0 firmware update and the new MobileMe service, both coming mid-July.

Ominous?

Ominous?
Originally uploaded by Michael Napier

Saw some cool rain clouds moving overhead on the way to work this morning.

Happy Birthday Alyssa!

Yesterday was my niece's first birthday. We had a little party for her over at my Mom & Dad's house. I don't think she really understood what was going on at all. She was born about three months premature so she's still trying to catch up.

Also, today is my Mom's birthday. I won't say how old she is. So Happy Birthday Mom!!