June 12, 2006

Greetings all!

I'm a terrible person for leaving you all hanging for so long without my important insight on the world. It won't happen again. BUT.... in my defense, I've been very busy. Charlotte had her fist birthday and we traveled to St. Louis. The reunion with all my girlfriends was so much fun, but way too short :(
My sister Paula's surprise 50th Birthday soiree was a huge hit! And her new tattoo.....even better!
I loved seeing Charlotte playing with her cousins, Jesse, Sophia, Victoria, Colin and Alex and even more entertaining was watching little Jack running into the neighbors house.

Charlotte began walking on May 31st, 7 days after her 1-year birthday. She walks like a little Frankenstein, arms out, knees locked and belly first. It's so cute! She had her check-up on Friday and doc says she's in the 75% for her height, at 30 inches. I of course laughed, wondering if I could actually give birth to a child that would break the 5" mark. But you never know! Her weight was surprisingly normal, after all she eats everything in sight. We're lucky though because I know a lot of parents who have to find new and creative ways everyday to get their kids to eat. Plus her ultra Italian Grandmother just oozes with joy at the sight of Charlotte's face full of red sauce. What I don't like is all the little bumps and bruises all over her head. Now that she is walking and sideswiping dining room chairs, doorways and end tables, we keep discovering new lumps.

Brian and I are looking forward to the Florida trip with our pals (Langs, Smegos & Marsh's)
We leave June 29th.

Until next time.

May 2, 2006

AMERICAN IDOL: Big night tonight! each singer performs two songs. One from their birthday year and one recent hit song. What do you think their birth years are? 1979 - 1990. Isn't Paris only 16 or 17? That would make her birth year 1990!!! That's frightening! Her birth year song and top 40 could be the same :) If it were me, and I had to pick a birth year song (1968) I would sing Aquarius, by Fifth Dimension. I would wear a huge Mrs. Roper moo moo and belt it out "THIS IS THE DAWNING OF THE AGE OF AQUARIUS, THE AGE OF AQUARIUS..... " OK, maybe not. But it would be funny. OK, don't forget to vote tonight and don't call me between 8-9pm Eastern Standard Time.

May 1, 2006

Happy Monday :)

SHOUT OUT: Have you ever seen a cuter picture than this? Me either! This is Clement Stein Jr. He is the son of my good friends Ali and Clem in Chicago, or Wisconsin now. He made his parents proud by winning "Chicago's Most Photogenic Babies of 2006" He was the overall winner for the infant category. I love the hat and tie, and those eyes! Way to go little Clemmy.

WEEKEND: Without doing anything wrong, Brian and Rocco slept in the car Saturday night. The evening unfolded like this; I went to bed around 11:00pm, hoping to muster enough energy to watch Saturday Night Live in the comforts of my room. No go. I fell asleep right away with the TV blaring. Brian had left the house around 10:30 to take Rocco out. I lock the house assuming he brought his keys, he did not. I slept right through the numerous doorbell attempts, the rubber ball, the hose and the rocks and sticks pelting the window. I Woke up around 7am and went downstairs with the baby to find no Brian or Rocco in the house. I freaked out! Preparing to call 911, I ran outside in my pajamas and found them in the car snuggled together under a blanket. We decided to hide an extra key in the yard somewhere :)

We need to mow the lawn.