And it has hit an ear-piercing tone and decibel level! Not bad for a 10 month old.
It’s cute for about two seconds until it sinks in that it’s a continuous high-pitched scream. For no reason in particular. I really think she likes the sound of her voice. Which is fine. Not much fun when we’re out in public though. It’s more of an “I’m happy but a little bored and want attention” kind of scream than a “ouch” kind of scream.
She was very well behaved at dinner last night (our annual treat to ourselves, this year at The Capital Grille).
Also today, she tore a page out of one of her books for the first time. I would have liked to have read it to her first, but Karen beat me to it.
Archive for December, 2008
Caroline has found her voice
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Did you get a new car for Christmas?
Sunday, December 28th, 2008I did not, nor was I expecting to or planning to. (Mine’s two years old and in great shape, thanks for asking.)
Based on all those car commercials on TV towards the end of every year, I was wondering if anyone anywhere actually got a new car for Christmas. You know, to truly make it a “December to Remember.”
Your own, personal, bailout
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008(Think Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus 
when you read the title and it might be funny.)
That aside, I cam across an entertaining article on Yahoo! Finance last week, titled “Why I Deserve a Bailout“. A little light-hearted reading for your enjoyment.
Santa Claus is a Yankees fan!
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008Dear Santa,
Thank you for the early Christmas presents. CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, and Mark Teixeira are wonderful! I guess the Yankees have been very good this year. (nudge, wink)
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Dear CC, A.J., and Mark,
Don’t screw it up.
Checking out WordPress 2.7
Thursday, December 11th, 2008After doing a little last-minute online holiday shopping (It’s considered last-minute now, if you want it delivered in time without doing the expensive express shipping. Besides, who wants to pay for shipping? Plus, you can take that savings and use it to buy more stuff.), I decided to install the new version of WordPress, the wonderful software that runs this pretend blog (if this were a real blog, there would be more posts). And no, I don’t get paid to say nice things about WordPress. It’s just that good. If you don’t use it, you should.
Super Deluxe Waffle Pants
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008Oh, the things that children say. I was carrying Caroline around the house after dinner, just talking and goofing around (it’s fun to do since she’s only 9 1/2 months). We went into Victoria’s room and I held Caroline up. Victoria started calling me “Super Deluxe Waffle Pants” and I was transmogrified into a super-villain with no discernable powers. The super baby was unable to do anything but giggle and look at us like we were nuts. A fun little diversion.
Ack! It’s a recession!
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008As if my being “away” from blogging for over two months wasn’t enough torture on the world, the U.S. is officially in a recession. Has been since December 2007. See this article from the LA Times if you don’t believe me. It’s nice to know that it takes this long for an “official” pronouncement of something that the average Joe (heck, even Joe the (not a licensed) plumber) could figure out for themselves months ago. And your Masters of the Obvious degree is from where exactly?
