Deer

I just looked up to see five fully grown deer cross the lightrail tracks while I wait for the lightrail to show up. It was very cool. I wish Edith had been old enough to see them but they were too naturally colored to grab her attention.

Question marks

My phone will not allow me to type question marks anymore. So it might be a confidence thing. No more questions...have faith in your own opinions.

Nice.

Edith is letting me get more sleep. Now I need to take it. After 7 months of waking up every two or three hours at night, I got a night with a waking at 12:30 and one at 4:30...which is great!
But I have a hard time falling back to sleep. It takes me about an hour.
Did I get this nice night because of the 5pm nap or the evening walk with Brownie or her bedroom being the right amount of toasty - or because her teeth are coming in and she's exhausted I guess I'll know tomorrow night.

It's Christmas

Joy! The Ren and Stimpy kind of joy. Christmas is here. We had a very nice party last night with Lane and Catharine and their three young girls. There was a Barbie doll party in the living room and lots of action throughout the rest of the house. They weren't in the mood for dinner, so we had a Looney Toons DVD that provided some nice entertainment.
Mel and Carol showed up right as the food was ready. We had spiral cut ham, biscuts, stuffing with sausage, scalloped potatoes with Anaheim Chilis, garlic mashed potatoes, spring salad with Cayanne walnuts, lots of expensive yummy cheeses and crackers, stuffed grape leaves, cranberry bread, and an assortment of sparkling ciders for the nondrinkers. Mel and Carol tried out some of our wine and other fun beverages. I got a few sips.
Edith was given a cool pink sock monkey for Christmas from Auntie Carol. Even though it appeared that Edith actually appreciated the bow on the monkey more than the monkey, she eventually warmed up to the rest of her new toy.
Our neighbor Ellie showed up after she got off work and came by for a little visit also.
The evening wound down, nobody ate any cake or pie, and we eventually slipped off to bed. Very exhausted.

Guilt

I have an incredible amount of guilt stored up inside me. I have done so many bad things and I am so tired and negative lately. I love my family, even though I have a poor attitude sometimes.

A 12-Month Old 6-Month Old

I decided to try Edith in some of her 12 month clothing. It fits! I guess that answers the question of why she seems to have no clothes. She has jumped clothing sizes.