Happy New Year! A Couple Days Late, As Always...

Hey, there, everybody! I'm guessing you're all back into the swing of things after the holiday break. My kids ran into school yesterday morning, Violet was excited to show off her new "bow dress" and Milo was glad to see someone other than his family, I think. Violet was disappointed this morning when I told her she couldn't wear her "bow dress" two days in a row, so she settled for a glittery ruffled skirt and a sweater poncho. With sparkly leggings underneath, naturally.

Milo and I have been reading the "Percy Jackson" series together (I'm four books ahead of him, I'm refusing to crack open the last one while I still have so much to do because I get sucked into a book like I'm bathwater going down the drain). We spent quite a bit of time talking about the gorgon myth. He didn't understand why Athena was ticked off that Poseidon and Medusa had a date in her temple. "That doesn't make sense, mom. Why didn't she just ask them to leave? She didn't have to turn her into a gorgon..." It's probably a good thing he's less vengeful than those Greek gods, eh?

The twins are both sitting very well. For hours on end, playing with all sorts of new toys. Which means that I'm spending time matching all the pieces to said toys so that they aren't lost or stepped upon in the middle of the night. They've each had ear infections -- poor Jude is currently queen of the kingdom of snot. She and I have spent a couple of nights sleeping in the chair so that she can breathe a little. Along with the cold and ear infection, she's started doing a goofy Pop-eye smile where she winks her right eye. I'm not kidding! She scrunches her face up in a lopsided smile and winks. She also has a normal smile, so I'm not worried about it, but I hope I can get a picture of it before she stops doing it.

Wee Willa's hair is starting to lay down. Waaah! I love baby mohawks -- and, at two inches long, hers rocked the house! Her latest thing is nodding her head "yes" when you smile at her. She giggles and nods and bounces all around -- too sweet! She also bounces in time to music already, so I think she might have some musical talent there. Not that you can predict those things in infants, but Milo's got great rhythm and even he wasn't bouncing in time to music this young. He's also got perfect pitch -- I'm so amazed by this. Violet, who sings all day, has been working on adding vibrato to her songs. Yeah, some of them sound like the old ladies at church, but I think she's on her way to some voice lessons in the future.

And me? Well... I've got something fun and interesting in the works. Something I never thought I'd ever be doing professionally. No, I'm not talking about hanging out on a corner somewhere. Or selling product. Or designing Ponzi schemes. Or appearing on Broadway or anything like that. But probably by next month I'll be able to let you know what I've got up my sleeve! I'm excited about it and can't wait for you to find out what it is!