We had a wonderful Christmas, of course. Thalia got a billion presents and still hasn’t gotten around to playing with all of them yet. Her favorite present was definitely the tent/tunnel that AL’s dad gave her. She hangs out in it every day. She likes to take her toys in it and play with them [...]
Not much to report lately. I was sick for two weeks. Then Thalia got sick with a different cold early this week. Then AL caught her cold and was out of work for a couple days. So we’re all recovering. And we’re all getting ready for Christmas. I’ve been doing a lot of practice baking, [...]
We had a good Thanksgiving down in Albuquerque. By far, Thalia’s favorite thing was the Rio Grande Zoo. She chased the ducks and followed the peacock. She watched the seals and giraffes. But then she discovered the playground. And what a cool playground it was! It was like a netted foam outdoor jungle gym. It [...]
I’ve been sick the past few days. Not terribly so, but I’m pretty much worthless. Yesterday, however, I was determined to make a nice meal. I’ve been into cooking lately, and we’re taking full advantage of that. I found a recipe last week for Chicken and Dumplings… completely homemade and from scratch. Well, I was [...]
Thalia loves music… all different kinds of music. One of her favorite things to do now is watch music videos. She likes a huge variety of videos. But Lady Gaga is definitely one of her favorites. Whenever she sees this video, Poker Face, she screams “GAGA!!” She also loves Black Eyed Peas. Her favorite is [...]
We had a successful party on Friday the 30th. I worked very hard all day long on making Pumpkin, Ghost, Bat, Candy Corn, and Tombstone cookies. Also Bat Cupcakes, a Goblin Cheeseball, Forked Eyeballs (which are doughnut holes covered in melted white chocolate), and Mummy Hotdogs. It took me forEVER to decorate all of those [...]
We’re ready for the Halloween party… mostly. Thalia is ready, though she doesn’t know we’re having it yet. But we babysat for Robert and baby Joe this weekend, and Thalia had so much fun she almost exploded. Playing with someone else’s toys in someone else’s house is apparently the most fun thing EVER. Ready for [...]
Soon we will start decorating for Hallween. Costumes are already picked out, decorations have been bought, and our party is set for October 30th. It’s mostly just going to be a fun Rock Band party in our basement. We didn’t want to do anything serious this year. However, I am planning on doing fun Hallween [...]
Not much has really changed lately. Well… there is snow on the ground today… and it’s 18 degrees out there in the “heat” of the day. Thalia and I are taking new swimming lessons for a few weeks. It’s amazing how quickly she learns stuff now. It’s wonderful. I can finally ask her questions… like [...]
Thalia is wearing her pajamas that Grammo and Auntie Eve brought back from China. They are lovely and doomed to get peed and/or pooped on. And her first middle upper tooth is growing in finally. Maybe now she can really start biting off food instead of us having to break up every single thing!