My Birthday Non-Party!

Sean has kidnapped my baby and fled the county (of Gillespie). I have had almost an entire day at home by myself and I haven't done a thing productive! We still don't have any plans to celebrate my birthday tonight, and I couldn't be happier about it. Oooh, how I love a low-key evening, void of pressure and expectation! I would love to go to a movie (Slumdog Millionaire) and eat popcorn for dinner. Sean sure is lucky to have such a cheap date.

I've had kind of a rough week, between a seemingly endless manual inventory at Root, which revealed more upsetting evidence of the recession's toll, multiple nights of interrupted sleep, as Willa's stubborn 6th tooth finally surfaced and broke through, and of course the shocking demise of Domino (my favorite magazine and most coveted subscription.) Top that off with the big Birthday No. 32, and I am one big party-pooper.

I'm just kidding. This lazy day is exactly what I've been needing. I'm happy to catch up on some blogging, and good ol' E! TV. A few of my lovely friends brought over a gift certificate for a massage and a pedi, which I will be putting to use immediately. It's actually been a really good day! And even better now, since Sean just pulled up with my baby!

P.S. I just opened the door to greet Sean and Willa, who looked at me with her bright eyes and said, "Dada!" She's a little mixed up with her Mama's and Dada's, but for some reason, I find that to be completely irresistible!

Sign Language and Spoon Introduction

It's my birthday! Sean took Willa with him to the ranch so I could sleep in and have some ME time this morning. Well, I have spent my precious ME time working on this computer, trying to post a movie for your viewing pleasure. It's supposed to be as easy as pie, with the Flip Video Camera. But I've been working on it all week, and an error keeps occurring. So just this morning, yes, for my birthday, I have spoken with Flip Tech Support twice, and have spent a total of about 3.5 hours trying over and over again to save the measly 3 minute movie. Ugh! It's so frustrating! Anyway, I finally got it to work, even though I don't have a clue what I did this time that was different from my previous 75 attempts. Here it is, the finished product. (Don't get too excited, it's just of Willa eating breakfast.) Look how independent she has become. She doesn't want any help from me. She is signing more, too, although her form still needs a little work. I know what she's telling me, and that's what counts. She loves her baby! But the cat impression is my personal favorite...so cute! And the lip snarl? This is the first I've seen of it. Sorry...How about I just roll the film...