In case any of you did not notice, the XO laptop finally reached Haiti. I would love to get those guys another one. We'll see what we can do toward the end of the summer.

I've been following Euro 2008 online and it has been an exciting tourney already. The Netherlands were truely impressive vs. Italy (3-0), and Spain was just as good against Russia. I was glad to see Spain play well because it makes me feel better about the poor showing by the US aginst them last week (0-2). We had some good chances, but Spain dismantled us in the secnod half of that game. At least they are proving that you can be a decent team and still look bad against them--not that Russia is all that good either, but Spain is ranked #2 in the Euro power rankings after the first games of the group stage.

Meanwhile the US begins World Cup qualifying on Sunday vs. Barbados. in the past two meetings, we have beaten them by a combined score of 11-0, so I'm hoping for a relaxing game. The game is on ESPN2 immediatly before the UNC's opening game in the college world series. What a great father's day to veg out watching sports!

I got about 4/5 of the garden weeded this week after it was overrun while we were gone to the beach. The cucumbers are blooming (as well as the tomatoes and watermellon as reported earlier), Brooklynne has already harvested quite a bit of basil, we've got tiny carrots, and the cilantro and lettuce are looking good. The only thing that is showing no real signs of producing are the peppers, but I think we just need to be patient.

Tonight, Brooklynne and I will travel with the Wallaces to the Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area to camp and hike. I don't think it will be long until we know that place like the back of our hands, which is awesome. You can see some pictures from MRNRA here and here. I'll put up our own pictures as soon as we get back, provided we have better luck than last time.

That brings me to the fact that we won't be online tomorrow, so check back Sunday for more beach photos.