G's New Potty Chart

It's time to take down the Christmas Tree potty chart, so I made a new one today. All the little guys, except Chick Hicks in the middle, are held on by Velcro and kept in a pouch in the back until he earns them. For every #1 or #2, he gets that many cars to stick on the chart. When it's full, he earns a prize, usually a new toy car.

We just want to share how P and G fell asleep on the couch yesterday afternoon. G has never slept with us, nor has he ever wanted to, so this was a special treat - especially to wake up with his face pressed into mine. Aaaaah!

Happy New Year!

How did you ring in the new year? We stayed at home, played some games with "Bun and Papa", ordered pizza, and played Guitar Hero. P's first act of the new year was to beat the game on medium.

Did you make any resolutions? We don't normally, but for the sake of the blog and in the spirit of tradition, here goes. I, PLA, vow to be fit and stylish in 2008. I, MCA, vow to finish what I start. And GLA vows to stop needing diapers. Here are some photos from last night, as well as one showing G brushing his teeth (for those of you who want a little more insight into his daily life) and another showing that he FINALLY got Frank!!! Frank is the combine from the movie Cars, and since it's the only character they don't make, there are folks who make them custom.

Photos

It's been a while. We've been to Emily and Miguel's wedding, to Chattanooga for the weekend, and have laid low otherwise, except for a trip to the park to feed the ducks last week. Here are some photos.

p.s. Doesn't Emily look beautiful?!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello, everyone. We've had a short absence, partly because we had an accident involving our camera and a bottle of Gatorade. With some persistence and a flathead screwdriver, we can now get our camera to turn on, but it takes a while.

In the past week or so, Gabriel's gotten into his karate class, Patty's been sworn in as a court-appointed special advocate (CASA), and we've finished our dining room. We also had a death in the family but would like to keep that private. If you'd like to learn about Alzheimer's Disease or to help find a cure, please visit this web site. Now to focus on positive things, because after all, it's Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow, we will cook and eat and nap, and then Friday we leave for the great white north for Emily and Miguel's wedding. Woot! M just put the turkey into the brine solution, and it will marinate for the next 10 hours until it goes into the oven. Here are some assorted photos from the past week. Please to enjoy.

Here's the miracle ice cube that I found in my water last week. It had a long part sticking up out of the water, with a perfectly round tiny ball balanced on top. The ball fell off just before I took this picture:

Here's our CASA class after we were sworn in by Judge Miller. Skye is next to me in the tall section (aka the back row), oh, and I'm the one with the hot scarf and the black Ralph Lauren pumps with patent ribbon trim (hee hee):

Here's the dining room. It's a combination of antiques from both sides of the family and the store: Here's G's Native American headdress that the three of us made together one night last week (nice expression, right?): We went to Banana Republic today, and they remembered him as "Our Indian Boy." They're very nice there.

Now on to figure out what prayer I'm going to say for grace at the reception dinner. I'm thinking of making it a revival and inviting people up to be healed. After all, I do speak Southern now, y'all.

Now the list:

Five Things For Which I Am Thankful

by Patricia Angle

• Matt and the family we've created
• that my parents and Jack/Jen live here
• that we are financially secure so I can stay home with G
• that we are healthy so that we can enjoy every day
• that we have some really, really wonderful friends here
• that the world is big enough for variety but small enough to explore

Did you really think I'd stop at five?