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She was like,' Really?!? You're really going to make me do this?

Happy Holidays again!

happy holidays!

Our tree is a foot and a half tall, so I decided to take a close up so it looks big... I will post another one this evening! I am going to add more stuff...

more video

She REALLY loves dance music.
It makes me cry its so damn cute.

long time coming...

Walking, talking, dancing, pitching fits, hitting, throwing, biting, singing, spinning in circles... the list goes on.
Being a mom is great, hard, sucky, super-fun, exhausting, lonely, and never boring. Don't get out much these days, only occasionally, which is really all I need. Don't see friends much, don't see movies, considered a bitch by most, have a new found love for Kanye West, Pink, Rhianna, Annie Lennox and Christina Aguillera, love old haitians, want to build my outdoor woodfired clay oven, and I love Pizzaiolo.




Happy Hippo Pie. Yes, its a Hippo. And its happy. To be on a pie.














The things in the background are trees... Lake Siskyou along with Lake Shasta and The River are pretty much drying up and we are standing on the lake bed in this picture. There were beehives in some of the trees as well as hornets' nests.

trike-a-bike!

For those of you who don't know, Griff and I met on the street when we were both bicycle messengers in San Francisco. My word it was such a long time ago. 8 years?
So, naturally, we both cannot wait until she gets on a bicycle.
The tricycle is a good start. She loves it. She pushes around in the house, rolls backwards, gets pissed if she can't get out of a dead-end, or gets REALLY pissed if you try to help her.


She is already a freakin' pro. And she means business, asshole. Don't mess with her.

She loves to brush her teeth, however, she will now onlydo it if I put toothpaste on it. Don't freak out, its baby toothpaste, no flouride or sugar.





Yes, we stole pumpkins. Not really 'stole' but more like 'took' them. She pushed the wagon all the way home!






Her cape makes her superfast!




She really likes the Lagunitas IPA.

This is what happens...

...when she wants to go somewhere. She just goes... or tries to, anyway. I think that we are going to be so screwed when she is a teenager! I mean in terms of her being driven, or, motivated to get what she wants. I know that Daddy will fold for sure.

i love her more than you

Everyday its something new.
Yesterday she took two steps by herself. It made me all misty.
Then later that day she bit me and left a hole in my arm. That made me teary as well.
Now she has a little fever. She gets super cuddly when she doesn't feel well, and that makes me all watery like the other things.
My eyes are always wet, which is why I stopped wearing mascara.
Taught how to to do "the robot" on Friday. Thats been the best thing, besides her repeating 'every single word we say', including the colorful metaphors we use everyday.
I miss her when she is sleeping, and love the way she smells.



And she really like being in the kitchen with me at the stove or looking in a pot or sticking her finger or hand in anything I am making. Its damn cute.

Little monster spoon chewer!!

And then she was surprised at herself.

Apologies for the post about removing the blog...

Tired, feeling guilty about not posting enough and not wanting to feel like I HAVE to (but I do) and so on and so forth. I will post pictures, I was reprimanded and so I will post. Was not a pity party. Just tired. Thats all.
Here are some birthday photos and stuff.
Enjoy.