Thanksgiving

One of our only family photos

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and ate lots of good food. Scott and I are both currently trying to lose weight--Scott, being the loving husband that he is, gained weight with me during my pregnancy, so we are both working on losing the "baby weight"--and this time of year does not do much for the diet. I am committed to doing tae bo everyday this week, though, in an effort to balance out all of the extra calories consumed.

Despite the diet roadblocks, Thanksgiving was a wonderful break for me. We celebrated with Scott's family the weekend before Thanksgiving, and then I was able to spend the week at home with all of my sisters, my niece and nephew, my parents, and my dad's mom. Scott joined us on Thursday morning. Needless to say, the house was full, but things went surprisingly well. Now that we are "all grown up," it is very fun to have three sisters so close to my age. (Growing up, however, it often resulted in much arguing).

Anytime we are away for a while, it messes up Ada's sleep schedule, so Thanksgiving did result in several frustrating nights. Now that we are back in Atlanta, we are still working on getting things back on track, and last night, Ada finally slept all night, which is a relief to me. I function much better as a mother and wife after a good night's sleep.

In January, Scott and I will be moving to McDonough, GA, where we will be living in our very own house--yea, and Scott will be closer to work. (More on the move later) Because of the move, I said that I was not going to decorate for Christmas, but I could not resist, and I decorated Saturday morning just in time to have the apartment decked out for the big Iron Bowl win. War Eagle!! This means that Ada will be wearing Auburn colors for next year's iron bowl, and Auburn's 7th victory over Alabama. It's great to be an Auburn Tiger. (love you, Scott, but let's face it, you are an Auburn graduate).

And that is the update on our family. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we are ready for Christmas, and we survived another iron bowl as a divided couple.

the scene in the family room before Thanksgiving. The grandchildren just keep multiplying.

The meal that is doing so much damage to my diet.

Me and Ellie. She is overflowing with personality!

Ellie "holding" Ada. Ellie is so sweet to Ada, and whatever I am doing to Ada--changing her diaper, bathing her, etc.--Ellie wants to do to her favorite stuffed animal, Kitty.

Ann and me. Sadly, I did not get a picture with my other sisters. My family is not so good at taking pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving

I am headed back to Bama in the morning to be reunited with LB and Ada. I was going to leave this afternoon after work, but all the traffic information signs that are spread out along the ATL interstates all say, "Due To Major Holiday Traffic, Expect SEVERE Delays from Noon - 7pm today." Being one who hates traffic, I decided to extend my MANcation another night.

(MANcation Update: I did watch Transformers and Die Hard this week and they were just as expected....Transformers gets an ehh and Die Hard was totally manriffic, Bruce has still got it.)

Anyway, just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all and everyone be safe in there travels. By the time we get back home, LB will have had a week with Ada and her 2 cousins, so I am sure there will be plenty of pictures to go around when the blog drought is over. Until then....

Grams and Pop

As mentioned yesterday, we went back to Alabama this past weekend for a wedding shower. This marked the first time, my parents got to babysit Ada. (On the right, I tried to catch a tender moment as Ada was grasping onto my Dad's finger, but in the picture it sort of looks like the old "pull my finger" routine scene frome E.T.) Anyway...the trip, overall, was a very successful one, however, Ada didn't really do that well napping wise. I am pretty sure that Mom didn't mind that at all, it just meant more awake time for her. Speaking of awake time, Ada did have A LOT of it. On Saturday, it was as if she had forgotten what a nap was. She literally stayed awake the whole day (and night for that matter). The crazy thing was, the only time she was fussy was when we tried to put her down for a nap. As long as she was up, she was wide eyed, studying her new surroundings. I think she finally went to sleep when got home from the shower, sometime around 10 or 11. The whole switching back and forth from EST to CST always messes with my head for a few days, so I can't be sure about the time. Without further a do, here is Ada's first photo session with Grams and Pop.

Grams getting a little alone time.

Check out Johnny T cheesing.

Not sure if you can tell from this picture, but Ada's serious attitude went out the window when Pop was around. All he had to do was talk to her and she was all smiles.

So concludes our Grams and Pop gallery

I thought I would throw in one more picture just for fun. For some reason, this face reminds me of the Three Stooges, so why not share?

A disclaimer

This will be a quick post to let the world know that I am in no way responsible for the title of this blog. I have been out of town, as explained by the previous post, and apparently in my absence Scott decided to change the name of the blog. I think the name may change again in the near future. Stay posted.

I also want to say that I have never claimed to like movies. I tend to get bored with them. There are very few movies out there that I really like, and those that I really like, I love. I also confess that I am not good about letting Scott watch movies that he wants to watch. I would apologize to him for that, but I don't feel okay about apologizing without being willing to change, and I am not yet convicted enough to actually change my movie watching habits. So enjoy your days at home, Scott, and watch as many movies as possible.

And one last response to Scott's blog. It's true, with a new baby at home, I feel that when I am out of town, it is a perfect opportunity for the house to get straightened without a baby underfoot. However, Scott's habit of putting it off to the last minute does not always pay off. When Ada was only three weeks old, I came to Scottsboro to receive help from my mother and catch up on some sleep while Scott started his new job. This way, I received help and sleep, and Scott also was able to get sleep during that first week at Fresh Express. Well, I specifically asked that he clean the bathroom while I was away because it was long overdue. When I returned home, I noticed that the bathroom had evidence of being cleaned, but not well. When I questioned Scott about the bathroom, he humbly confessed that he had completely forgotten, and as a result, he tried to give it a quick clean during his lunchbreak, knowing I would be home that afternoon. So to all you husbands out there, waiting until the last minute does not always pay off!!

A Little ME Time

Starting yesterday, I have 3 days to get my bachelorhood on. LB, Ada, and I went back to Alabama for a wedding shower (shout out to BP, congrats man) this past weekend and since Thanksgiving is Thursday, LB and Ada are staying with Grandmother in Scottsboro. Meaning, not just that I have to drive to Alabama and back 2 times in less than 6 days, but 3 days and 3 nights to do as I please when I please at the house. Well worth the price of admission in my eyes.

(Disclaimer: Not that I won't not be missing LB and Ada, because I will, I already do. I even got a little sad last night when it was Ada's bedtime and I wasn't standing beside Ada's crib along side LB to do our nightly bible story and prayer time, but I will persevere.)

You see, I am very much an introvert, thriving on some "me" time. However, in marriage, times like this do not come along very often. I am, of course, ok with this because I fully expected a considerable decrease in "me" time 22 short months ago when LB and exchanged vows. Note that I did not expect that we would have a 3mo old at the 22month mark, but that is a whole different post in itself. (See LB's last post).


So, these next few days are a rarity and I want to take full advantage. I don't go around doing the the Tom Cruise from Risky Business where I go karaoke-ing through the house in boxers, but I do have a pretty much set routine for when MANcations like this befall me.

1) The first day, or days, I literally do nothing. I lay on the couch and either enjoy watching whatever I want on TV, with no compromises of the occasional TLC's What Not to Wear or Tyra Bank's America's Next Top Model (I swear ANTM is on 24/7, is it not?) or play Xbox continously.

2) At some point, I order the largest pizza availible (Italian sausage and green peppers, NOT pepporoni). This is one of the wisest things I do, by ordering the Super Ultra Mega Extra Large, I have provided myself with breakfast, lunch and possibly dinner the next night.

3) I catch up on all of the "man" movies that LB would never go for. I love movies, but although LB says she likes movies, she really only likes HER movies, considerably decreasing watching the movies I would like to see. (Admit it, Beezy). So, I fall behind on a lot movies that I would like to get to watch, just one of the many sacrifices I make trying to be the best husband I can be. However, times like these are when I make up ground. My record is 6 movies in one weekend, I still remember it like it was yesterday. This time, I plan on only knocking out 2, maybe 3. But, what perfect timing!?! Tomorrow, Live Free or Die Hard comes out and I am anxiously awaiting that one. I will also try and watch Transformers. I am not as excited about that one, but being a young male who grew up in the 80's, I feel as if I have to watch it for nostalgia purposes. I was Optimus Prime for Halloween one year.

4) Near the end of my MEcation, typically within hours of either LB returning home or me leaving to get her, as the case is this time, I will make a run through the house and straighten up. Notice I said straighten and not clean, because LB always does. There can be an amazingly large amount of junk pile up from days of slothfulness. This step has rewards on multiple levels. A) As long the house looks nice upon LB's arrival, a good mood is maintained by all and we can both rejoice in the fact that we have been apart from each other and are now together once again. B) As much I enjoy the laziness of a TV watching, Xbox playing, movie marathon weekend, near the end, I do feel a bit lazy inside, as if I haven't accomplished anything. This step gives me that little sense of accomplishment that I need to not feel like a waste of a human being.

My Manhours are counting down as I type. As of right now, I have approximately 55hrs to go and 21 of those include me working for the man . The silver lining, though, when my MEclock, ticks it's final tick, I will be reunited with my loving wife and beautiful little girl!

Community Group and other ways that God is providing

I am a queen of procrastination. The more that needs to be done, the more I shut down. This resulted in many, many all-nighters in college. I have many memories of sitting in the white house dining room at 4 am, a paper due at 10am, and still three pages to write. This being said, Scott and I are leaving to go to his parents' house this afternoon, and I sit here with my bag still not packed, clothes that need to be washed and folded, and a dishwasher that needs to be unloaded, and I opt to write a new post instead.

For those of you who don't know, Ada was quite a surprise. Only six months into marriage, we found out we were pregnant. In fact, last Thanksgiving we were blissfully unaware that a year later we would be parents. Obviously, she was a wonderful surprise but not a part of the plan for our second year of marriage. I willingly admit that when I saw the positive pregnancy test, my reaction was lots and lots of tears. I had many questions--where would we live? At the time, we were living in a tiny, tiny one bedroom apartment in midtown Atlanta. How would we afford for me to stay at home? I had always planned to be a stay-at-home mom, just not this soon. What would this mean for our marriage--to become parents before we were even used to being husband and wife? In those nine months of pregnancy, and in the three months since she was born, Scott and I have been overwhelmed at the way that God has provided and confirmed over and over that his plan is clearly superior to ours--something that I often forget. My whole life I have been a person who loves to be in control, and when that control is threatened, I tend to panic. God continues to break me over this issue, and having a baby so soon after marriage has been the biggest breaking yet. He reminds me over and over that thankfully I am not in control of my life, and as long as I continue to worship the idol of control, this idol will destroy me. What peace comes from relinquishing control and trusting that God is going to provide!!

It would take much too long for me to describe all the ways that God has provided, but I continue to be overwhelmed by his goodness. He has given us so much even in the face of my doubt. It is incredibly humbling that he chooses to continue to bless me despite my lack of faith. One way that God has provided is through the church that we attend here in Atlanta and the community group that we are a part of. However, since Ada was born, Thursday night community group has become increasingly more difficult because it keeps Ada out so late. In fact, last Thursday we had to leave because I knew that I needed to get her into bed. I was feeling very discouraged because my closest friends in Atlanta are the couples in the community group, and I don't want to cut off those friendships. Jane Boutwell, also a new mother (the picture below is a picture of Ada with Elisha, Jane's son), hosts community group at her house, and she suggested that we try a pack n' play. Last night, at our Thanksgiving social, we put Ada down for bed at Jane's house in the pack n' play, and miraculously, she slept for the entire dinner. In fact, I had to wake her up to take her home. As a new stay-at-home mom, I often feel quite isolated, and I was incredibly excited and encouraged to see that we will be able to continue going to community group on Thursday nights. It is such a small thing, but it is just one more example of how God is daily providing what I need to thrive in my new and unexpected role as Ada's mother.

And now I must stop my procrastination and finish packing for a week at home.

Ada and Elisha, decked out for the Auburn game.

Sad Day...but it doesnt have to be!

Because of the WGA strike, last night was the last new episode of "The Office" until they reach an agreement.I am sure you know about it by now, but if not you can get the gist of it here. Basically, the writers want their money for DVD sales and advertisement money derived from streaming shows for free on the Internet. Admittedly, I don't know enough about this subject to have a valid opinion, but I say give them their money. If it weren't for the writers, the actors wouldn't have anything to act, the suits wouldn't have anything to air. Just give them their money, so I can keep being entertained. Selfish on my part? Maybe...but it makes sense to me. If anyone has any insight as to why this shouldn't be my opinion, I would listen eagerly.
However, the writers strike was not the point of this post. My intentions were to highlight the awesomeness that is "The Office". As mentioned in my "Netflix" post, I didn't start watching The Office until late last season, but it didn't take me long before I was addicted. I don't know how I missed it for 2-1/2, but I felt very much like I had been missing out on something special.

I have been a big TV fan my life and there have been several TV shows I have liked in the past: Seinfeld, Friends, Perfect Strangers (or, Balki, as I affectionately referred to it as a kid.)..... but, I believe this is the first show that I have ever been truly addicted to. Laughter is truly is my nicotine. In cliche-uage, it is pure comedic genius. Each week, I can't wait until Thursdays when the new episode airs (which is why I am saddened today.)

On the flip side, the reruns never get old. You really find something new to laugh at each time you watch one. Pretty much every single line is quotable. I subscribe to an email that sends the best quotes over on Friday morning. I laugh, almost as hard as I did the night before, just reading the email of quotes. My cube-mates can attest to this. I am also bringing them into The Office loop. I already have one converted and working on my second. I am their Jim Jones and The Office is my Kool-Aid, just replace the mass suicide with mass laughter.

I will be patient with them because it took about 2-3 episodes for it’s humor to really hit me. The first time I saw it, I just didn't quite get it. I think it is because I didn't know what was going, the mock-umentary style was throwing me off, and I didn't know the characters or their personalities at all. For example the following quote from Dwight: I have been Michael's number two guy for about five years, and we make a great team. We're like one of those classic famous teams. He's like Mozart and I'm like Mozart's friend. No, I'm like Butch Cassidy and Michael is like Mozart. You try and hurt Mozart, you're gonna get a bullet in your head, courtesy of Butch Cassidy. Now that I know Dwight, this is hilarious. At the time, I just thought he was an idiot. Ok, he’s still an idiot, just a hilarious one now. I understand the depth that was in Jim's quote to Pam: Then it's a date. However, I had heard such praise from so many other people, I decided I would stick with it. By the third episode, the love affair had begun.

Also, I put the lovable, ill-tempered, bloody man-nippled, a capella singing, Cornell grad Andy Bernard up there with my favorite TV characters of all time. That is a bold statement, but I stand by it. I won't try to list his quotes because they probably won't go across as well in print, especially with out you knowing the character, but I laugh at just about everything he says. Or sings. A couple of his most memorable moments for me would be 1) the time he punched a whole in the wall because Jim hid his cell phone in the ceiling tiles because he had recorded himself singing Rockin’ Robin (all 4 parts) and would call himself over and over just to hear but couldn't find it when it was ringing and finally got too frustrated. 2) And when he fell into the lake at the beach games with the sumo wrestler suit on. "But, don't worry about ol' Andy Bernard because he is going to make it, with name repetition, personality mirroring, and positive reinforcement through smiles and head nods."

I know that I probably didn't do The Office justice in my attempted blog post. However, I am writing this in an effort to get anybody out there on "The Office" fence to use this time that the writers have provided you wisely. Catch up on reruns, get into the show, get to know the characters, give it a chance. Don't do it for me, do it for you. I promise, you will not regret it.

A day in the life of Ada

These are just a few of my favorite Ada pictures. Scott did not have a huge variety to choose from at work, so I have added some from our at home collection. Because we are new parents, we take pictures daily.

This is our new thing. She can now reach out and touch things that she sees. She has learned to do this in the past two weeks. We spend much of our day lying on the floor "talking" to each other. Such an exciting life:)

Loving the tv. I was trying to get her dressed, and the tv was on behind her, so she positioned her body in such a way as to see the television. We think she is about to turn over. She can turn from her stomach to her back but not her back to her stomach. She gets as far as she is above, and then she can't figure out how to get the rest of the way over. Ready to go to Thursday night community group.
This is an almost smile. She sits in the bouncy seat while I get ready everyday. She has just learned how to "play" with the figurines on the tray.

Ada Montage

Today, I thought I would give the people what they wanted. The real reason you stop by to view the blog on occasion. I know you have no interest in, or could care less, as to what I have to say, the sole purpose of your visits is to stop by to see if we have posted any new pictures of the lil' redhead. I started this blog to serve the people, and so today, your wishes have been granted. Note, that I am doing this at work, so I don't have the full array of pictures as I do home, but I tried to choose a few of the best ones I had available. My goal was to find pictures that give you a little glimpse into her personality or showed certain "very Ada" features (the last picture, in particular). Here she is in all her red-headed splendor... I hope you enjoy.

This is the constant expression on her face. Pretty
much, all serious, all the time.

We do, however, catch the occasional smile. Though,
you have to be quick with the camera.

This is right after bath and before bed. Notice

how curly her hair gets when wet.

Finally, it's bedtime.

And then, of course the worst 'bed head' ever!

Thumbs Up to Netflix

With all that is wrong with the world today, I have finally found something that is so right....Netflix. Lb and I signed up for Netflix a little over month ago, but what a glorious month it has been. True, it has only been a month, so maybe they haven't had time to screw anything up yet, but to this point, they have by far exceeded expectations. They have a numerous selection of plans varying in prices from $5 to $48/mo, with the price based on how many DVD's you may have out at a time. So, you can select what ever plan fits your budget and amount of viewing time you have. Take that cable companies! (You have the option to change plans at any time, as well. Take that cell phone companies!)

I personally chose the "1-at-a-time-unlimited" plan for only $8.99/mo. Believe me, with a 3 month old, much more would be wishful thinkingSo, for only $9/mo (2 trips to Blockbuster) I have an endless supply of movies arriving at my front door every couple of days, as long as you keep your queue stocked. (If for some reason you can't wait 2 nights for them to receive and ship out your new movie, I recommend "The New Release" in your local Publix or Kroger grocery store. $1/per day). It really is a wonderful thing. They even bill you automatically from the day you start your plan, so you don't even have to worry about a bill coming in the mail or having to send a check out.

But wait, I have saved the best for last. They have now started a feature called "Instant Viewing". You automatically get a certain amount of hours that you can watch movie's right on your computer. The amount of hours you get is is a direct correllation to the amount you spend ($1=1hour) To make this option even better, they have TV ON DVD! LB and I, who only jumped on The Office bandwagon late last season, have completey caught up and should finish season 3 this week.

Yes, it has been a glorious 40days and it's all thanks to you Netflix, so I salute you and your DVD rental majesty.

"So then the next movie moves to the top of the queue. So No. 5 becomes No. 4. No. 6 becomes No. 5. No. 3 becomes No. 2, etc., etc. And lets just say that I just sent back 'Love, Actually' -- which was awesome -- and they sent me 'Uptown Girls' -- which was also awesome. But guess what? Now I want to see 'Love, Actually' again, but it's at the bottom of the queue. 'Oh, no, what do I do?' What I do is this: I go online. I go click, click, click, and I change the order of the queue so that I can see 'Love, Actually' as soon as i want to. It's so easy, Ryan. Do you really not know how Netflix works?" -Kelly Kapoor, The Office

I could not have put it better myself....

No Comments??

For some reason on LB's last post about Ada's shots, there is no place for comments. I can't figure this out?? On her first post, there was a comment section and there is always a comment section after all of my posts. I have played with the settings and can't find anything that works.

So, this post is to serve 2 purposes:
1) To see if any of you veteran bloggers out there can guide me and explain why this is?
2) To describe the picture in the post (I was going to leave it in the comments, but since I did not have that option...a whole post describing the picture in Laura Beth's post) If you look closely, you can see her tiny band-aids at the tops of her thighs where she got her shots. And if you notice the intense concentration on her face, that is her looking up at the television.

She really does love the TV, she is one after her father's own heart. More on that to come...

Shots

Today, at three months, Ada had her two month doctor's appointment. Because Scott recently changed jobs, we have been in between insurance companies, which put us behind schedule on Ada's appointments. She had to have her first shots today, and I wished so badly that I could receive the shots in place of Ada. I was so, so nervous because I had heard from other mothers that the first time the baby gets shots is very sad. However, Ada cried the entire doctor's visit, so when she actually got the shots, it was not so bad because she was already crying. The doctor suggested that her temper might just match her red hair (or her mother's temper). Overall the visit was a good one. Ada is very healthy. She is also a very petite baby. She is in the 50th percentile in height, and 40th percentile in weight. Very different from her cousins, who tend to fall in the 90th percentile.

The picture above was taken right after we got home from the doctor. Because of the shots, Ada was extra fussy, and she LOVES to watch television. I don't normally like to just sit her in front of the tv because at three months, I don't feel like this is a good way for her to spend her time. However, feeling like she deserved a treat after her shots, I lay her down in front of the tv, and sure enough, she instantly became silent as she sucked two fingers and stared intently at the television. I honestly think she would have happily watched television all afternoon, but soon after I took the picture, I fed her and put her down for a nap. She is still sleeping. I think she is worn out from her traumatic day at the doctor.

So that is Ada at three months, healthy, and apparently possessing her father's love for the tv.

Mea Culpa

I want to apologize to my loving wife Laura Beth. I hereby retract my previous post and will, from here on out, put forth my best efforts to capitalize and punctuate everything I post. She had strong feelings about the post. It really disturbed her and I truly believe, caused her mental anguish. Apparently, everyone in the world will believe that I am a lazy, imbecilic bum if I don't capitalize and punctuate and we do not want y'all thinking thinking that. Honestly, I am just a very slow typer and taking those shortcuts made posting quicker and easier for me (I guess that does make me lazy, oh well). This is my official apology and my vow to do better going forward.

I am still going to use the ellipsis thingy though.

And yes, I do realize that this is the 4th post and there has yet to be anything about Ada. That should change in the near future. LB had to take Ada to the pediatrician today to get shots for the first time. I am sure LB will have something to say about that.

in response to my husband's post...

For a long time Scott has suggested that I become a blogger, but I have resisted. In fact, I continued to resist when Scott came home from work last night announcing that he had actually begun a blog to update people on Ada's developments and milestones--though I am not quite sure who is dying to know these things about Ada other than Scott and me. However, when I saw what Scott had written today, I could not allow this to be the only representation of our family on the Internet. Especially since Ada does not yet have a voice other than the voice of Scott and me. Scott mentioned several things that you should know about him, all things that I can verify. Now, I will explain a few things about myself that will show why I could not resist responding to Scott's previous posts.

Scott and I are probably as opposite as a husband and wife can be. I assume this is one of the major things that attracted us to each other, though it adds some complications to daily life. Though Scott is a lazy typer and apparently does not care about grammatical error, I, on the other hand, am a high school English teacher turned stay-at-home mom, and I devoted several classes in graduate school learning how to show students the importance of punctuation and grammar in the relationship between reader and writer. I apologize that Scott chooses to ignore this importance. I am meticulous about editing anything that I have written, even two line e-mails. This is not to say that I am not prone to typing errors, but if I catch one, I correct it as quickly as possible. Now I have much bigger interests than grammar and punctuation, but I will save those thoughts for a later date. I just felt a strong, strong need to explain that not everyone in this family shares the same opinion on typos.

In closing, the three dots, known as the ellipsis, represent words or thoughts that have been omitted. Meaning, that when Scott chooses to use the ellipses, most often used to omit a portion of a quotation, he is telling his reader that he has more thoughts on the subject he is writing about, but he has chosen not to type them.

That's all for now because this new stay-at-home mom must go get Ada ready for her bath...

Nuggets.....

Here are few things that you should know about me if i am going to continue with this blogging stuff. Here are, what i am going to call, my "nuggets" in no particular order....

1) i am computer illiterate. honestly, it is amazing that i even figured out how to start a blog. apparently, this is unusual for someone my age because a lot of the older people i work with will call me over to ask questions about "computer stuff", expecting me to have all the answers and i have no clue. i can check my email and play fantasy sports and stuff like that, but that about covers my areas of expertise. i dont know how i missed the boat, could be not ever owning a computer when i was younger, but somehow, it sailed me by. i am not sure why you should know this, i guess i didnt want to make you think i knew what was going on with this computer stuff just because i have a blog, im not down with false advertisement.

2) i am a lazy typer, meaning i dont punctuate or capitalize. i apologize if that gets on your nerves, but that is just the way it is going to be. i am sorry. i am not that fast of a typer anyway, so just think of all the time it will save me not having to slow down that little bit, just to stretch my pinky over the shift key just to capitalize something or search out the apostrophe key. this will come in handy since most of my posts will be done while i am work, so, i can still post and get my work done. plus, you people are smart, you know what i am trying to say. I know there is probably something that will auto correct this for me, but please refer to nugget #1.

3) as much as i am lazy typer and dont ever capitalize or punctuate, i have noticed through typing emails, i love using the dot dot dot (...) you will notice it as you read. i am willing to bet that they will be included in every title. (i just checked and yes, i am 2 for 2). i sometimes throw it in for no apparent reason. it is just habitual thing i do, i cant explain it and i'm not going to try. i dont even know what it means really. i mean, i kind of know in my head, but since i have the vocabulary of an 8yr old, i cant really voice it. maybe it means it is a continuation of the thought previously mentioned, but what does that even mean. if any of you eloquent vocabularians out there are reading this and can write a definition out for the dot dot dot in the comment section, i would greatly appreciate it.

i guess that covers my computer nuggets. there is a lot that you should probably know about me but that is all pertaining to the blog. hopefully, tomorrow i will have the first ada post ready.

Gettin' started...

hello all, i'm not making any promises about this blog, i'm not even sure if i will ever look at it again. I am at work and running scripts on the past movement history of blah blah blah.....anyway, takes about 10min to run each one and i have 20+ that i am doing, so my day is pretty much set.

While killing time on the internet waiting on them to run, i started reading someones blog that linked to another someones blog that linked to another someones blog and so on, so i thought, why not have a blog of my own? I know most people are not interested in me, and let's face it, there is not that much to be interested in, however, we have a 3mo old daughter, that at least the grandparents and maybe the occasional Aunt will be interested in.

I think this blog will just be occasional Ada updates (hence the title) where we let everyone know when she rolls over, cuts teeth...that type of stuff. I will try to put together a little timeline, complete with pictures, to catch everyone up to the first 3mo of her little life. But, like i said, i am at work and dont have many pics to choose from. This will also give me a project to work on to come back and do this again, so, maybe there will be at least 2 entries to this blog.