As some of you know, we've got a few things brewing at the Burien Wuth Household. For one thing, Rhea is pregnant. Yippie! We're pretty excited about it. Ian even got a special shirt. Actually, the shirt was purchased about four years ago, so we had to scan the graphic and print it on a shirt that fit him better. Otherwise he would have gone to school looking like an emo kid. Oliver Lynn Wuth should be joining us on or about July 16th. Ian is particularly excited to help with the changing of dirty diapers. We have not discouraged his enthusiasm whatsoever. I have been concerned that Ollie will somehow be more challenging than Ian was. I'm not sure why, and the more I talk with friends who have multiple children, the more I realize how irrational my concerns have been. In truth, we're all very excited and more than ready to welcome Burien Wuth Number Four. I suppose Sadie might be a bit worried that her place in the pack just got 33% lower than it was, but she probably doesn't really know that she will soon have another little boy commanding her around. It is kind of neat to see how she seems to just sense that Rhea is pregnant. We're sure that she will continue to be a fully maternal and benevolent pet.
The other thing brewing around here is some beer that I made. This will be my second attempt (anyone else see a pattern here?). My first was sort of an IPA (it wasn't very good, so the pattern breaks down right at the beginning). This time I'm trying a recipe that attempts to mimic Alaskan Pale Ale, one of my all time favorites. It should be ready to drink in a few weeks. Currently, it's fermenting under this blanket with a space heater and a digital thermometer that broadcasts its temperature to a remote unit so I can see how it's doing from the bedroom! We'll see how it holds up against the original. Ian helped me with this batch. He enjoyed adding the ingredients to the mash (basically boiling grains and hops) and helping clean the bottles. When it finally came time to bottle the beer, he was about done with it and he went to go see what Rhea was up to. As it turns out, mash makes pregnant women want to leave (or at least that's the effect it had on Rhea). So I'll have to time my next batch a bit better.
As some of you know, we've got a few things brewing at the Burien Wuth Household. For one thing, Rhea is pregnant. Yippie! We're pretty excited about it. Ian even got a special shirt. Actually, the shirt was purchased about four years ago, so we had to scan the graphic and print it on a shirt that fit him better. Otherwise he would have gone to school looking like an emo kid. Oliver Lynn Wuth should be joining us on or about July 16th. Ian is particularly excited to help with the changing of dirty diapers. We have not discouraged his enthusiasm whatsoever. I have been concerned that Ollie will somehow be more challenging than Ian was. I'm not sure why, and the more I talk with friends who have multiple children, the more I realize how irrational my concerns have been. In truth, we're all very excited and more than ready to welcome Burien Wuth Number Four. I suppose Sadie might be a bit worried that her place in the pack just got 33% lower than it was, but she probably doesn't really know that she will soon have another little boy commanding her around. It is kind of neat to see how she seems to just sense that Rhea is pregnant. We're sure that she will continue to be a fully maternal and benevolent pet.
The other thing brewing around here is some beer that I made. This will be my second attempt (anyone else see a pattern here?). My first was sort of an IPA (it wasn't very good, so the pattern breaks down right at the beginning). This time I'm trying a recipe that attempts to mimic Alaskan Pale Ale, one of my all time favorites. It should be ready to drink in a few weeks. Currently, it's fermenting under this blanket with a space heater and a digital thermometer that broadcasts its temperature to a remote unit so I can see how it's doing from the bedroom! We'll see how it holds up against the original. Ian helped me with this batch. He enjoyed adding the ingredients to the mash (basically boiling grains and hops) and helping clean the bottles. When it finally came time to bottle the beer, he was about done with it and he went to go see what Rhea was up to. As it turns out, mash makes pregnant women want to leave (or at least that's the effect it had on Rhea). So I'll have to time my next batch a bit better.
2 comments:
Actually, Brock, you do need to be concerned about the second child. Believe me, and I do speak from experience, the second child is the most challenging! I will be praying for you.
Yeah, I am so glad you guys have a blog now, it will be great to be able to stay connected on your lives, especially with as large as the family is getting. 3 I could keep up with, but four is too much without a blog to check weekly. It was a blast to see you this weekend, come visit if you ever need some sun.
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