When's that BABY due...

Scary, scary. Believe it or not, this baby boy that has been hanging around below Suzanne's ribs is eventually going to come out. When he does, life will officially begin.

We're going to have to behave like adults. I'm not sure we're ready for this. Adults do not eat straight out of a two-gallon bucket of cookie dough. Suz and I do. The cookie dough bucket makes 80 cookies, of which we cooked nine. We found that the sides of the bucket thaw out before the center does. Therefore, we are left with a small, frozen island of chocolate chip cookie dough at the bottom of the bucket...and a tummy ache.

Can babies eat cookie dough straight from the bucket?

New Car: 2006 Eddie Bauer Explorer

My days of ignorantly driving around in a luxury sedan far above my means are officially over. My 2006 Lincoln Zephyr has officially retired from active duty and has made its way to the dealer auction.

And now my days of ignorantly driving around in a luxury SUV far above my means have officially begun. While I had the difficult task of parting with my beloved Zephyr, stepping up into the Eddie Bauer Explorer and breathing in the aroma from the suede-leather inserts that were keeping cows warm days earlier somehow made the transition bearable.

So here is the run down:

• 4.0L V6 SOHC - The beefy, new V8 that came out of the Mustang GT was not on option for sales vehicles. Poor me!
• 4-wheel drive
• Preferred suede-leather seats
• Power third-row seat
• DVD-based Navigation System
• 18" Alloy Rims
• All the other goodies...

I'm liking the Explorer. I loved the Limited '05 I had last year. But the '06 has been greatly re-vamped both externally and internally. For an SUV it rides smooth and has decent power for a V6. I haven't had to use 4-wheel drive yet, but it will be convenient should we have any ice storms before my next vehicle arrives -- which may happen later this year.