Aw shoot. Next time!

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Reuben Ring sounds like it's good, vw. JZ, Hec, Mom and I are hoping we'll get to meet Emmett(in that not stalking young kids way)

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I know I'm always startled by the way Canadians (and I assume Brits) say Regina with a long I sound.

If the Queen says it Re-gIna, then that's good enough for me!

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Daylight Savings Time has completely frelled Owen's sleep cycle. Or else it's just plain old bad luck after that one 12 hour night last week. Feh. Just when you get on a schedule, they pull the old Toddler Switcharoo and there's nothing you can do about it.

I'm looking forward to Spring, though. It's been rainy and gray here for a few days.

Olivia had her 2 month appointment today. All's well and she's in the 50th percentile across the board on her weight and measurements. She's nearing 12lbs. She still doesn't outweigh the cat. In the case of Perkins' cat, it would take two Olivias to do that, I think.

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Your dirty queen is dirty, too. Possibly with two Rs.

HA! You weren't even BORN yet. (My sister turns 46 this year.)

I had a feeling (it's not strong enough to call it anything resembling a memory) after I typed that. I just forgetfully name-checked, well doofus-checked your brother, in Natter. sarameg had to talk her brother through D.C.

Unrelatedly, I also told one of the kindergarten mommies about Lilly saving her little friend from the bulb syringe (which we just always call the booger sucker because well because). I think it's Plei day, in my head.

I am not a huge fan of my "real" first name (thus the going by meara all over!), including the fact that there's not a good nickname ("Shayshay" does not count. Nor does "Shanaynay". Though "Sha-na-ma-na (doot doo doo doo doot!)" does get a pass). It is very rarely pronounced or spelled correctly, and many people misremember it as "Shannon", which rhymes with my last name. I tell them my parents are freakish, but not that CRUEL.

meara, does the first A in your name sound more like an "ah" or like the A in at?

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Olivia had her 2 month appointment today. All's well and she's in the 50th percentile across the board on her weight and measurements. She's nearing 12lbs. She still doesn't outweigh the cat. In the case of Perkins' cat, it would take two Olivias to do that, I think.

Woo!

Daylight Savings Time has completely frelled Owen's sleep cycle. Or else it's just plain old bad luck after that one 12 hour night last week. Feh. Just when you get on a schedule, they pull the old Toddler Switcharoo and there's nothing you can do about it.

When my kids were real little, it helped me, at least as far as the mornings went, because they'd sleep in. On the downside, I didn't gain the hour in the Fall, like the rest of the world.

I'm looking forward to Spring, though. It's been rainy and gray here for a few days.

Yes. We've had nice weather mostly, but this winter was just dreary. Need Spring.

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I'm suffering from the worst case of Winter Fatigue EVER. I just want to be able to take the kids outside on the patio and stay out for a long time.

I'm consoling myself with Doctor Who episodes.

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I keep forgetting to watch that. I'm such a Who fangirl, in theory.

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I have a new senior manager here in Melbourne. Just had a meeting to discuss how things are going to work around here. I took away three things:

1. Arrogance - our comparative advantage.
2. The new senior manager is very experienced within the industry, and now he's all tapped out of fresh ideas.
3. The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.

They should get me to take the minutes at these meetings.

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I once had some friends threaten to give a warm fuzzy nickname. It included one girl who had been in the Marines and not enjoyed the experience. She kept saying I was going to have a nickname, and if I knew what was good for me I could pick one.

I told her fine, my warm fuzzy nickname could be "sir".

Her immediate reaction was "I'll see you in hell first".

My response, was "good, so you understand how I feel about warm fuzzy nicknames".

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