ChattaBaby

If I were this cute, I'd be kissing my reflection in the mirror, too

Party time — excellent

Honestlly, I was about to post the same picture Barry did. Good thing I checked. The only pictures I took was a whole stream of her blowing out her candles. There was just so much partying to do. It was wonderful. I couldn't imagine any more fun. Oliver and she were dancing around to Hallmark cards that play "Word Up" and "Wang Chung." Technology is amazing. And there were Curious George plates filled with cupcakes, and girl scout cookies and Chik-fil-A nuggets for all! Mostly, though, I am just thankful to have such awesome friends and family who make a fantastic time happen anywhere.

Our baby's all grow'd up

For G-Pa

Switch

I have decided to designate ye olde blogger site to the Barry crap and make another attempt at keeping Chattababy about a baby or family or something other than just myself. This is my explanation for some of the content you may have read, having been deleted. The egomaniacal content that remains is there because you were kind enough to leave comments and those would not fair the transition well if at all. I treasure your comments...and so they stay. TGIF!

I have lived through 98/158 things

In an attempt to divulge more personal info to you the blogreader I have swiped this survey from A New Day and personalized it. Although I cannot promise that it will be interesting, I can say it is fairly honest. I say "fairly" honest because alot of this stuff happened a very long time ago and my recollection is suspect at the ripe old age of 31.

sidenote: I am foogy on the tickling thing but I am pretty confident that it has never made me weep unless you count "urethra tears"

[1] I have eaten more than 5 meals a day.
[2 ] I have been on some sort of varsity team.
[3] I have run more than 2 miles without stopping.
[4] I have been to Canada.

[5] I have been to Europe.
[6] I have watched cartoons for hours.
[7] I have tripped UP the stairs.
[ ] I have fallen down an entire flight of stairs.
[ ] I have been snowboarding/skiing.

[8] I have played ping pong.
[9] I swam in the ocean.
[ ] I have been on a whale watch.
[10]I have seen fireworks.

[11] I have seen a shooting star.
[ ] I have seen a meteor shower.
[12] I have almost drowned.

[13] I have listened to one cd over & over & over again.
[14] I have had stitches.
[15] I have been on the honor roll.
[ ] I have had frostbite.
[ ] I have licked a frozen pole and got stuck there
[16] I have stayed up til 2 doing homework/projects.
[17] I currently have a job.
[18] I have been ice skating.
[19] I have been rollerblading.
[20] I have fallen flat on my face.

[21] I have tripped over my own feet.
[22] I have been in a fist fight.
[23] I have played videogames for more than 3 hours straight.
[ ] I have watched the power rangers.

[ ] I do attend Church regularly.
[24] I have played truth or dare.
[25] I have already had my 16th birthday.
[26] I have already had my 21st birthday.
[27] I've lost weight since one year ago.

[28] I've called someone stupid. And meant it.
[29] I've been in a verbal argument.
[30] I've cried in school.

[ ] I've played basketball on a team.
[31] I've played baseball on a team.
[ ] I've played football on a team.
[ ] i've played soccer on a team.
[ ] I've done cheerleading on a team.
[ ] I've played field hockey on a team.
[ ] I've played volleyball on a team.
[ ] I've played tennis on a team.
[ ] I've been on a track team.

[32] I've been swimming more than 20 times in my life.
[ ] I've bungee jumped.

[ ] I've climbed a rock wall.
[33] I've lost more than $20.
[ ] I've called myself an idiot.
[34] I've called someone else an idiot.
[ ] I've cried myself to sleep.
[35] I've had (or have) pets.

[36] I've owned a spice girls cd.
[ ] I've owned a britney spears cd.
[ ] I've owned an N*Sync cd.
[ ] I've owned a backstreet boys cd.

[ ] I've mooned someone.
[37] I've sworn at someone in authority.
[38] I've been in the newspaper.
[39] I've been on TV.

[ ] I've been to Hawaii.
[40] I've eaten sushi.
[ ] I've been on the other side of a waterfall.
[ ] I've watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies.
[ ] I've watched all of the Harry Potter movies.

[ ] I've watched all of the Rocky movies.
[41] I've watched the 3 stooges.
[42] I've watched "Newly weds" Nick & Jessica.
[43] I've watched Looney Tunes.
[ ] I've been stuffed into a locker.

[44] I've been called a geek.
[45] I've studied hard for a test and got a bad grade.
[46] I've not studied at all for a test and aced it.

[ ] I've hugged my mom within the past 24 hrs.
[47 I've hugged my dad within the past 24 hours.
[48] I've met a celebrity/music artist.
[49] I've written poetry.
[ ] I've been arrested.

[50] I've been attracted to someone much older than me.
[ ] I've been tickled till I've cried.
[ ] I've tickled someone else until they cried.
[51] I've had/have siblings.
[52] I've been to a rock concert.

[53]I've listened to classical music and enjoyed it.
[54] I've been in a play.
[55] I've been picked last in gym class.
[ ] I've been picked first in gym class.
[56] I've been picked in that middle-range in gym class.

[ ] I've cried in front of my friends.
[57] I've read a book longer than 1,000 pages.
[ ] I've played Halo 2.
[58] I've freaked out over a sports game.
[ ] I've been to Alaska.

[ ] I've been to China.
[ ] I've been to Spain.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've had a fight with someone on AIM.
[59] I've had a fight with someone face-to-face.
[ ] I've had serious converstations on any IM.

[60] I've forgiven someone who has done something wrong to me.
[61] I've been forgiven.
[ ] I've screamed at a scary movie.
[62] I've cried at a chick flick.

[ ] I've watched a lot of action movies.
[63] I've screamed at the top of my lungs.
[64] I've been to a rap concert.

[65] I've been to a hip hop concert.
[66] I've lived in more than 2 houses.
[67] I've driven on the highway
[68] I've driven more than 40 miles in a day
[69] I've been in a car accident

[70] I've done drugs.
[71] I've been homesick.
[72] I've thrown up
[ ] I've puked all over someone.
[73] I've been horseback riding

[ ] I've filled out more than 10 of these stupid surveys.
[74] I've spoken my mind in public.
[75] I've proved someone wrong
[76] I've been proved wrong by someone.
[ ] I've broken a leg.

[77 I've broken an arm.
[ ] I've fallen off a swing.
[ ] I've swung on a swing for more than 30 mins straight.
[ ] I've watched Winnie the Pooh movies.
[78] I've forgotten my backpack when I've gone to school.

[79] i've lost my backpack.
[80] I've come close to dying.
[81] I've seen someone die.
[82] I've known someone who has died.
[ ] i've wanted to be an actor/actress at some point.

[ ] I've done modeling.
[ ] I've forgotten to brush my teeth some mornings.
[83] I've taken something/someone for granted.
[84] I've realized how good my life is.
[85] I've counted my blessings.

[86] I've made fun of a classmate.
[87] I've been on a date.
[88] I've been asked out by someone and I said no.
[89] I've asked someone on a date and been turned down.

[ ] i've slapped someone in the face.
[90] I've been skateboarding.
[91] i've been backstabbed by someone I thought was a friend.
[92] i've lied to someone to their face.
[93] i've told a little white lie.

[ ] i've taken a day off from school just so I don't go insane.
[94] I've fainted
[ ]I've had an argument with someone about whether dance is a sport or not.
[95] I've pushed someone into a pool.
[96] I've been pushed into a pool
[97] I have read a lot of books.
[98] I have been so embarrassed I wanted to disappear.

making it up as she goes along

usually i'm always the whitest, unless there's an albino in the room. my skin is the color of milk. but my eyes are blue, not pink.

i washed my clothes at the ghetto laundromat and a little boy with a broken ankle guessed i was two hundred years old. his little brother joseph was eating everything off the floor. everything. he could understand everything we said, but pretended not to.

Fantasy Iowa
Sunday, February 19, 2006

I guess it's a good thing

Today at the lunch table I accidentally burped and immediately said "excuse me." Well, for the rest of the meal, Sarah kept pushing on her neck and saying "erp." But it was always followed by a cute little "excuse me." So I was just teaching her some manners, right?

Meanwhile, the girl is still fighting some sort of cold from last week. With the way our weather has been behaving it is no wonder the poor thing is sick. And for some reason her humidifier does not work in our new fancy "up-to-code" electrical outlets, so maybe I will have to go back to Target and actually buy the cute humidifier shaped like a penguin that I keep putting in my cart yet taking out again because it feels so frivolous to buy an appliance shaped like a cute arctic bird.

We've got a birthday party to put on Saturday and a hundred of things to do until then. Which leads to the age-old question: To bake or buy the birthday cake? As usual I'm totally "bake" today, Sunday, but we'll see what happens by Friday.

snow angel

Sarah got her first taste of snow Sunday before the sun came out and melted it all. But it was fun while it lasted, and Barry took a lot of great pictures. If it's gonna be cold, it might as well snow. And now, three days later, we're out running around without jackets on again. (Well, Sarah was wearing an awesome vest she got last night at our Valentine party.) I think we're even going to the park today!

Sounds like love to me.

NPR reports that Gen-Xers overwhelmingly picked Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" as their favorite love song. Am I the only one that is shocked by this. There are some noteworthy songs listed such as, God only knows by the Beach Boys. I put this song on a mixed tape I made for Megan when we first started hanging out. A bit presumptuous of me wasn't it?

Megan made a tape for me as well. It was brilliant. Where is my mind? by The Pixies stood out as the watershed track and was soon agreed upon to be "our song".

In my estimation, this is our 6th Valentine's Day and Oh! what a soundtrack we have built over the years. Some good, (My Morning Jacket, Al Green, Beasties) and some questionable (INXS, Black Street, Toad the Wet Sprocket).

I am convinced that in the future, Cemeteries will be replaced with sanctuaries filled with looping 3-D holograms of the deceased, reenacting the event that best defined them. I discussed this with a co-worker and he decided he'd be rolling sevens at a craps table which I think would be fun for a few hours...maybe a few days. There are alot of moments in my life that i would love to go back and live again but if I am lucky enough to have my choice, I would spend eternity on a small dance floor with Megan's head on my shoulder swaying to this song.