Originally Posted by
andyh 
someone could make a fortune in the US by introducing some sort of stone blocks that you could stick together to make a house.
Oh, I know. It's ridiculous the amount of wood and plastic and man-made products we use in new construction. I wish we didn't have a pitched roof with petroleum based shingles and I wish we didn't have little decks on each unit. Just more expense. Believe me I tried to influence the materials in years worth of Board meetings. I have little pull.
I grew up in a post WWII cement block house.
Kaily, the baby is up and walking. He moves well. I think his prognosis is good.
Update on Giraffe Born on May 2 (Zoo Blog Post) 
Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, Woodland Park Zoo