Combinations

thumb
index finger
thumb, index finger
thumb, index finger, middle finger
index finger, middle finger, ring finger
clinched fist
double clinched fists

baby A's trying to decide which fingers she like sucking on the most
maybe one day she'll stick to one (set) of finger(s)
or maybe decide fingers just aren't for her
(just like the bobos aren't-----bobos are pacifiers around my family)

poor baby :-(

baby A had boosters today
poor thing, i'm not sure i've seen her cry like that :-(
as soon as she stopped crying, she started again...
she finally fell asleep...
now is for hoping she has no reactions and the pain has faded by the time she wakes up

m.i.a.

oye vay!
so sorry it's been so long since i've written!
holiday season was extended holiday season this year...
and we still have one more holiday to go :-D
LUNAR NEW YEAR!
Chúc mừng năm mới!
less than a week to go!

ceiling fans...

...have become baby A's muse.
You can tell her excitement from watching her stare at them.
Where she used to coo and smile at walls and pillows, she now squeals with delight at the moving fan.
:-D

Yurt vs. Cob

the current topic of discussion is about how much we like Yurts--opposed to one of my sister's preference of Cob houses.
yes.  we really talk about this.

my man and i are in love with Yurts.  in love.   Site

though they are really the hippie's trailer, they have Incredible features  (actually, they're from nomads in asia)  Site

besides being insanely cheap, yurts are structurally efficient, and green in every sense of the term (well, almost-they make me smile, not sick)  (and i do get jealous of other owners when i see them lol)  Site

there are also a million different options of extras to add on to your Yurt, to make it your own, individual abode.  Site

I like this 'bedroom'.  Site

This is a link to one manufacturer of Yurts.

my sister is more keen on Cob houses.

the great thing about Cobs is that they have all the amazing features as Yurts--especially in the using renewable products area.  Site

And they are even way cheaper than Yurts!!!  Site

their downfall (for some people--like my man!) is that they look like little fairy tale cottages.
personally, my sis and i think they are the cutest things--we just have a hard time convincing our guys about this :-)   Site









we would each love to buy a plot of land and build our Yurts and Cobs.
the one drawback to both Yurts and Cobs is that they're relatively small, so, really, you need to build more than one (think of your own personal villa---a villa of Cobs could remind you of smurfville lolol)


Which would you live in?

'tis the season!

If I have heard this song (version) before this Christmas season, I do not remember...

but it is currently my fave holiday song!

Frost

The frost this morning is thick

it almost looks like snow

:-)

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i don't ever remember seeing frost in florida, even in winter LOL

i'm sure there is though :-)

Just In...

Knock, knock

Me: 'Hi'
College Guy: 'Are your mom or dad at home?'
Me: 'Excuse me?'
College Guy: 'Are your mom or dad at home?'
Me: 'Well, this is my sister's house...'
College Guy: 'Are you old enough to vote?'

...blink, blink...

Me: 'Yes'

--spiel--

and then...

College Guy: 'You must be friendly and non-dangerous.  Are you friendly and non-dangerous?'
Me: 'Most of the time.'  (as my 2yr old niece is poking her head around my legs to see)

I'm sure these must have been protocol questions LOL, but wow.
I knew I looked young (i'm guessing high school age? ...)...and dangerous :-D

Being 10+ years out of high school, I'll take it as a complement...and entertainment.

Nose-suckling

oh my, baby A just suckled my nose
:-D
my man had just handed her over to me because she seemed hungry
i decided to 'talk' to her first--my mistake
she quickly sucked in my nose
and kept sucking on it
vigorously
and then, after feeding, she did it again
odd feeling

mAD mEN

In a desperate attempt to save some sanity while feeding baby A and bide my time bedresting (while I was recovering), I watched what seemed like a million and one movies--pretty much just catching up from all the non-movie watching I've done most of my life.  Recently, I've grown bored of the movies and have switched to sitcoms--more specifically PanAm and MadMen.

I will say this here and now, I'm in love with Pan Am.

I started watching Mad Men (from season 1/episode 1 on Netflix) when I realized I could only watch so many Pan Am's before I'd have to wait for the next week's show.  I'm loving this 1960's era.  :-)

But Mad Men has me up at all hours, like a good book.  I spent last night finishing off season 1, and then starting season 2, just to see what Peggy would do with her new kid and if Don had really made a change in his love life situation(s).  (I realize that Mad Men is old news to most people, but I will say here, I totally called Peggy being prego waaay early in season 1--they gave a couple clues--only thing is they dropped the clues right away--except the weight gain--and so I forgot about it, and thought she was just gaining weight, like all the clueless characters in her office.  I was totally floored when she popped out the kid, after her stomach started hurting--with contractions--and no previous indications--to her--like feeling the kid kick, etc...  Before I became pregnant, I wondered how some women couldn't tell they were prego until the kid came out, but thought that maybe I was just ignorant.  Now, I still don't know how...granted, baby A was like an acrobat in my stomach...)

I just hope Mad Men lasts long enough to get me to the next Pan Am episode.  ;-)