Here she is! She's absolutely beautiful!

Janel Had Her Baby!

Welcome to Earth little Chloe Isabella Graham! She was over 3 weeks early, but very healthy @ 6 lbs. 15oz. and 20" long. Janel and Chloe (and Warren) are doing great. Congrats Graham family! Love the name!

My City... if I were a city gal

I took the city test. Rome sounds very nice! Someday...

You Belong in Rome

You're a big city soul with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian people - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

I love watching these old videos on "youtube". This is Fats Waller singing "Ain't Misbehavin" in 1947. Don't you wish people would still perform like this? It would be hilarious! (Watch his eyebrows!)

Happy Birthday Dad!

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!October 18th is my Dad's birthday! He is so great!

Be Careful When You Choke!

(O.K., this guy looks like he's enjoying giving the heimlich maneuver a little too much!)
We were sitting at the dinner table tonight and Violet was eating some baked apples. She loves to shove as much food as she can possibly squeeze into her mouth before she even thinks about chewing. Of course, Violet started to gag on her food. She's fine, in fact, I think she's actually getting used to dislodging food from her throat. One of these days she'll find that it's much easier to just take smaller bites and chew.
Lydia, who was feeling pretty smart because she knows how to eat properly thought she should give me some advice. I think it came out a little different from what she meant. She said very matter-of-factly
"Mommy, you should be careful when you choke, you could swallow your food."
Ha! Ryan and I couldn't stop laughing! I don't even think she knew why we were laughing. Lydia says cute things like this all the time. I just love her!

My Blog Has Changed

I've been contemplating lately whether or not to start a new blog that was more "me" and not just about family things. Then I wondered if having a blog that was just for my musings would be a little too "all about me". Then I realized that the wonderfully sweet people who read my family blog are probably the same people who would read my other one, so I've decided to just morph the two and go with it. It will take a little more work on my part, but I'm excited! I've even designed my own header- cool hu?