Hey, Mrs. Wilson!

Noah, you’re going to love this. I know it.

Heather B. Armstrong over at dooce.com posted this video today. Check it out. Click on the pink, it’s a link. You know you want to.

One of the things I love to find out about the blogs I read, is what kind of plug-ins/software/etc they use to keep their blog going. I can’t remember where I read it, but someone suggested BlogPatrol as a way of tracking your hits and readers. I’m not so concerned about how many people read my blog, it’s more of just plain curiousity. Plus, tons of people just read it in their Google Reader and don’t even visit the site. (Hi you guys! It’s okay. Really. I don’t blog for the numbers!)

Anyway, sometimes I get curious. The thing that peaks my curiousity the most, is what people Google when they stumble upon my blog.

The ones I found most interesting were:
survivor nudity (and survivornudity) - Really? I wrote on how I think it is DUMB that women cannot wear supportive chest support. You will NOT find any naked Survivors here. Although writing this will probably get me more naked Survivor traffic. Goody.
what do you think of your niece (newborn) - Well, I can tell you that my newborn (or not-so-newborn anymore) niece, Kaitlyn, is GORGEOUS. She’s a Braam after all.
How does a daughter heal after growing up without a father? - Well, that’s a tough one. Or you could just do what I did. Find a good looking dude who is willing to take the place of the absent father. But seriously, tough one. Sorry about that.

I also found it interesting that most of you visit between 10:00pm and 1:00am. Crazy.

ps. No, I do not record IP addresses and then stalk you. Firstly, it doesn’t interest me. Secondly, I don’t know how to do that.

pps. Do you eat or bake with margarine? Maybe you should stop. (That pink writing is a link. Click on it.)

I was tagged by Laurie to share 5 unusual things about myself. Here goes.

1. My ears are not symmetrical. I didn’t notice this fact until my mom shattered my world when I was about 15.

2. I had my appendix removed unnecessarily when I was 7. The doctors thought I had appendicitis, but when they opened me up, my appendix was fine and I ended up having infected lymph glands. They took out my appendix anyway though.

3. I love to read blogs about babies. Like this one and this one and this one. I love babies. I’d love to have lots of babies. But, they grow up. I only want two kids. At least right now. Ask me again when Liliana is 12.

4. I like to watch the commentaries on DVD series and I like to watch TV with the subtitles on. It drives Noah insane.

5. Speaking of driving Noah insane, it’s one of my favorite things to do. Nothing makes me happier than when he has his you-are-so-nerdy-it’s-unbelievable face on.

I think that’s it. I tag Chelsey, Teresa, and Jen.

Nobody! But a couple of you were very close. Liliana is 24 lbs. I’ll let you do the math for me. (Working for a courier company is good for me, apparently.)  But, Laurie wins the FRIEND OF THE YEAR award for guessing that I’m only 109 lbs.  You’re a friend for life!

In other news, our internet is down at home.  So is our digital cable and our phone.  So, needless to say we had to find another way to satisfy our internet craving.  We’re at the University using Noah’s internet key so that we don’t go into withdrawal.

I’ll be back.  When, I don’t know, but if it’s not soon … well, nothing will happen.

Chow.

1. Two more days of work until I’m retired. Retired! Hee hee …

2. Kaylie starts Grade 2 tomorrow. She’s so excited. I can remember when I was in Grade 2. My teacher was Miss Veenstra. We teased her about having a boyfriend who was a pig farmer. I got my first pair of glasses (that took up my entire face) and I was so embarrassed of them. I even remember where my desk was located. Where the heck did time go? I guess 18 years can just fly right by.

3. I am meeting with a potential childcare client tomorrow. Her kids (2 boys) are the same age as my girls. I can see this working out well.

4. I tried to put Liliana in her big girl bed tonight. I even went to Wal*Mart and bought one of those bed side rail things. When she was knocking on her door half an hour after I put her to bed, I figured now wasn’t the time.

5. I have the best husband ever. Seriously. I’m not kidding. He said today, “You know, I love you more and more every day, but you also get weirder by the day. I will never understand you. Ever.” Poor guy.

6. I just went through all Kaylie’s school supplies, labeled them individually (as per the instructions on her supply list - have you ever had to label 26 pencil crayons individually?), and put them all in her back pack. It made me miss the first day of school. Yes, I was one of those. One of those weirdos who looked forward to the first day of school and dreaded the last day of school. Yes, I was (am?) a nerd.

7. I’m totally behind in the picture taking thing. I go through cycles of taking pictures daily, to taking them weekly, if that. I’m now in the latter. I’m sure I’ll go all mom-like and take a bazillion pictures of Kaylie going to her first day of Grade 2 tomorrow. I’m going to be one of those parents who thinks it’s hilarious to embarrass their children. Kaylie and Liliana, consider yourselves warned.

8. Liliana ate a whole apple today. I had to stop her from eating the core. She only choked on the peel once, but it was only for a couple seconds. I have to do that more often. It gives me a nice half-hour break from the shrieking. OH THE SHRIEKING!

9. I got a sweet gift in the mail recently from a wonderful online friend from the recent CMHS Creature Comforts Book/Magazine Swap. I’ve been too busy enjoying it to tell you about it. Going on right now is the CMHS Local & Fair Trade Swap. It’s closed to new entries at the moment, but I’m sure the new swap will be up soon!!

10. Did I mention that I only have two more days of work? Two! TWO!!!