Late

This is just a note to any blog readers who remind me when I miss a day of posting....it is 12:30am and I am still at the office. There will be no post tonight as my brain is dead.

One small step for man...

...one giant leap for Amelia. Last night, Amelia joined the land of the walking. I can't really pretend that she ran a marathon, or even that she looked all that graceful. However, she did indeed walk. It covered the wobbly span of about 5 feet and it took roughly a full minute, but it was still perfect to me. She would take a tiny step, regain her balance, and take another step. We were visiting friends who have a son a few months older than Amelia. He is able to fly all over the place. The irony is immediately preceding Mia walking, Connor's mom set him down and he took off. I turned to her and said Amelia just collapses to the ground when I set her down. So, I proceeded to put her on the ground and instead of falling, she decided to show me up and take her first steps. I'm not sure if my comment spawned her desire to prove me wrong by walking, but just in case it did, I'd like to say ... Amelia never likes to eat her vegetables or let me sleep past 6:30.

Video

Sadly, as much as I have had to work this week (I left the office at 11pm last night), the little dancing video of Amelia is just about the most I have seen her in a few days. In case you are wondering - that sucks. I just have to keep reminding myself that I work so hard because her future Harvard tuition isn't going to pay itself...or something like that.

Dancing Machine

Amelia is getting a head start on her career on So You Think You Can Dance

Non-Winners

I just checked in on two contests we had entered over the past few months - a writing submission for me, and a Baby Gap contest for Amelia. Unfortunately, we were not chosen as the winners. Does that make us losers? I don't think so. Both were 1 in several thousand chances, but at least we took a shot. It certainly won't be the last writing contest I enter and having said that, it clearly won't be the last one I don't win. I may never win one. That's okay. I will never have to wonder if I could have won. As for Mia, I can't say she will be entered in any other contests until she is old enough to decide for herself. Who knows, we may try again, but I try to keep exploitation of my daughter to a minimum...I still think those big, blue eyes would look good in a Gap ad, though :)

No more snow

I am so glad the ice finally melted. Had we been stuck inside for another day, I'm pretty sure Meggan would have divorced me, partly to have something to do and partly because she is sick of looking at me. I did learn a nice lesson today, though... Solid ice does not shovel very easily. Here are two pictures from street level to show you what we were dealing with -

Snow Update 2

I just saw a car sliding backwards down the street after trying to drive up my hill... if the ice is not gone tomorrow, you will see me clearing the street myself. I will use a spoon if I have to.