Thanks libkitty. I was going for verklempt, 'cause I am too!

And Batman? Is suitable.

I hope that the piecing was therapeutic

Well, it's together, and he's in it for now.

and that he looks cute in the sweater.

It's actually kind of lumpy. He's gotten out of it once already, seemingly by willing it to slip off behind him as he waddled around the living room. Alas, no cameras were ready to hand. I have put it back on him, and I'm holding and petting him, which is making him purr. So maybe I can get him to associate it with feeling snuggled and loved, and he will want to wear it. And then I can take lots of pics, post them all over the internet and utterly destroy his feline dignity.

Mwahahahaahaha.

I know everyone is off F2Fing, but for those of us who are feeling down because we didn't get to go, let me lift your spirits with pictures of a really cute baby eating cake .

The birthday party went well. Our house is filled with boxes at the moment and the movers come on Monday to take it all away. We will be living on frozen pizza and air mattresses until the 31st when we fly away. Sorry I haven't been around much, but as you can see, life has been just short of way-too-busy. Hope everyone is loving SF!

Stephanie, Ellie is so, so beautiful! Her actual birthday is in early June, right?

I love pictures of cakey children on their first birthday. I checked out the whole set for her birthday, and I think my favorites are what seems to be the pre-bath photos. In the first one, her expression is just so, "Um? Having a bath here. Privacy, please?" In the second she just looks like, "I can't believe the papparazi."

In the second she just looks like, "I can't believe the papparazi."

That's exactly it. There were, I think, three people taking pictures of her taking bath. She took it all pretty well.

eta: Her birthday is June 4th. We celebrated yesterday because next weekend is a holiday and the weekend after that, we will be in a hotel in PR.

Ellie is such a cutie! Have fun storming the castle moving. PR. I hope you find it as tropically delicious a place to live as it is in my imagination.

We celebrated yesterday because next weekend is a holiday and the weekend after that, we will be in a hotel in PR.

How long will you have to stay in a hotel? Is it near the beach? I'm excited for you. I hope the move goes smoothly and you enjoy your new home.

edited to add: Of course Ellie is of Teh Cute!

How long will you have to stay in a hotel?

It depends on how long it takes to get into our house but probably no more than 10 days. However, it's probably not a hotel like you are thinking. There is supposed to be a resort we could stay at but it is a significant distance from Ft. Buchanan. There's a Motel 6 type hotel on the base that is close to everything and my guess is that is where we will be. Joe said if the hotel on post if awful and we will be there more than a day or so, we can move to the nicer, farther one. We have competing interests right now. I don't want to be stuck in a room with a baby for several days, but he can get everything done much faster is we stay closer to the base.

Eating cake is serious work!

Yeah, I went to bed. But, now, I am awake.

WS, I...ummm...hope the cat sweater thing works out...?

Robin, how was the movie?

Hooray for teh good shopping!

Stephanie, I daresay it would be easier for you, too, to be close to the PX, etc (at least until you get to know your way around), as well as easier for Joe to get to work. I hope the room has a kitchenette or at least a fridge/microwave combo for you to make it a little easier with a toddler. Good luck.

Christopher's off to the grocery with Owen and Liv's asleep. I'm going to look up times to go see The DaVinci Code sometime this afternoon.