Where is everybody? Come on! Time to get up and chat with vw!

I can't believe Annabel and Owen have been on this earth for a year, now. It just kills me.

I joined the board just before Annabel was born - I clearly remember the announcement that she was here, and it's hard to believe it's been a whole year.

Oh my. The sun is poking through the clouds. It might be a nice day after all.

Hi Stephanie!

Good morning. It would be a nicer morning if it were actually 8:23 instead of 9:23. The first few days of DST are a killer for me.

Stephanie, that's so funny. It feels like you've been here forever. I remember the morning Susan was in here, wondering if just maybe...

And I remember getting an email from Cashmere soon thereafter, and having to keep my mouth shut about it, which is so not my gift.

I just got pictures of my cousin's little boy's first birthday party. I've never even met the little cutie. Time sometimes goes by too fast.

Don't you hate that, vw? I have cousins in farflung places too, and I really don't think it's fair I don't get to know their babies. Most of Scott's siblings live around here, so their children are a big part of our lives. Two of them don't though, and it always amazes me if it's a year or two between visits, just how big they've gotten. I don't really think they should be allowed to age while absent from us. It's too disconcerting.

Ugh, Anne. I am perpetually doing that--meaning to reply and not.

The first few days of DST are usually a killer for me, too. I was up at the crack of obscene today, so even though it's an hour later than I'm used to, I'm about an hour ahead, in terms of getting ready for the day. Church starts at 10:30. I've been showered, dressed, and made up for the last half hour. I've already had breakfast, put away the dishes, and made the beds. I almost never get the beds made before church.

I'm giving good odds we'll still manage to be late somehow, though.

Hi vw!

It's sunny here - should be a nice

And...I just got off the phone with Joe. So nice to talk to him this morning.

ETA: Cindy, I feel like I've been here forever too. Actually, it feels like I've known about Annabel forever, but mentioning her birthday reminded me.

I constantly tease my sister by insisting that my niece and nephew aren't growing up that quickly, she's just hiring older actors each season to replace the younger ones. Like they do on tv shows.

Don't you hate that, vw? I have cousins in farflung places too, and I really don't think it's fair I don't get to know their babies. Most of Scott's siblings live around here, so their children are a big part of our lives. Two of them don't though, and it always amazes me if it's a year or two between visits, just how big they've gotten. I don't really think they should be allowed to age while absent from us. It's too disconcerting.

Yeah, I really do hate it. I got a call from one of my favorite cousins just a couple of weeks ago. She's pregnant with her first, and I'm just SO excited for her and her DH. She's got diabetes, so she hasn't been "allowed" to get pregnant before now. She and her husband have been married for 9 years this month. I'm so excited that they'll finally be able to have the family they've always wanted, but so sad that they're so far away that I'll barely get to see that sweet baby (they live in MN).

I used to live close to the cousin who's baby just turned one, so I was a huge part of her other two boy's lives their first couple of years. But, then I went and moved to Boston... Oh, well. Thank goodness for e-mail and pictures. At least that way I still feel like I'm a little connected.

I'm trying to decide whether or not to go to church today. I'm not sure I have the energy to get dressed up and wander out today. But, I had planned to. I'm going to try a few new churches over the next month or so to see if I can find one that feels like a good fit. I like the church that I've been kind of going to, but it doesn't get me there, if that makes sense. I may go through this whole process then decide to just stay where I was at. But, at least then I'll know that's really where I'm supposed to be...

And, yeah, it does feel like Stephanie has been here longer than a year.

We ended up switching Owen rather abruptly to cow's milk last week when we visited my folks. We took formula and I ended up leaving one of the bottles (we used read-to-feed because of water issues) at my in-laws when I made O a bottle. When we got to my folks', we realized we didn't have enough to last the weekend and DH just suggested starting the switch, rather than going out an buying more formula. Since my sister already had whole milk in the fridge, we just mixed whatever formula we had left. By the end of the weekend, he was sucking down plain old milk. We haven't had an issues so far. Although I did end up with a gigantic, unopened can of Similac Advance w/iron at home. The last time I went to the store for formula, it was on sale for $4 cheaper than usual, so I bought two.

Which goes to say, any buffista mom with a baby still drinking that particular formula, ping me at my profile addy and I'll send it to you.

This year has definitely flown by.

I'm pretending I got an extra hour's sleep with DST. I'm going to like the extra sunshine. I'm so glad we're not still in Indiana, who stubbornly refuse to recognize the value of an extra hour of daylight. I refuse to believe that it's the cows that have the trouble with the change.