birds, bugs and diplomas

We went to the bird refuge on Sunday, and were eaten alive by gnats while seeing grebes, avocets and other birds.

The Hulk graduated from kindergarten, which is a real load off.

We are preparing our house and yard to host the party next Saturday. We may even mow the lawn. Do any of y'all planned attendees have a volleyball/badminton net? I think I could wrangle one from my parents, but then we would ruin it like we do with everything we borrow from them (see: Tiller Ruination of '06), and it would create a rift like unto the Mariana Trench, and then they would write us out of their will, and there goes our chance to inherit their house and finally have a yard that looks nice!