Herbie in the Garage

Before there was Ochocinco, there was simply "Ocho." If you've seen "Herbie Goes Bananas," you know that the Love Bug himself went by the name "Ocho" for a while, as he spent a good deal of time south of the border. Now, we're happy to have him right here with us in our garage, and from the look of things, he seems content to be there too. His smile might be because Madison says hello to him each time she passes by, occasionally patting him on the fender.

As mentioned previous on this blog, we're big Herbie fans in the house, although Madison has yet to see any of the movies yet. We've been waiting a bit, as she seems to be into other things at the moment - like ponies and princesses. But soon we'll all sit down and have a big marathon of Herbie movies - there are six of them, and I think a television show from 1982 which we haven't seen yet. It stands to reason that if I ever had an opportunity to own a Herbie car, it would happen!

Today was a big day at the old house - we spent a good time fixing things up, and Madison spent a good time with Nana, just hanging out and playing. We did a lot of good things today at the house, and even got some stuff done at the new house too. It was a large work day, capped off by some time at ballet class, which was nice as always. It was our first day back to see ballet class, and Madison really enjoyed herself with all the other kids. Until someone pulled the fire alarm. But things got back in order really quick. Still, it was funny how everyone lined up to go outside - all the ballerinas in a row, hands above their heads and walking on their toes. So tonight we learned that in an emergency, you've got to walk out in an orderly fashion. And on point.

Well, it's time for bed. Time to check on Madison upstairs - and time to check on Herbie in the garage!

"Hey, he's a cute little fellow."

- Tennessee Steinmetz