A new blog for Josh?

This probably won't be of interest to most of you, but I would like at least someone to know about it. (As Launi always says, if someone else knows about your goals, you're more likely to do something about them. :)) So, taking inspiration from my friend Joe, I decided to make my own review blog. Instead of movies, though, I'll be reviewing video games that I play. For those of you who may not know it, I'm kind of, um, picky when it comes to my games—not many M-rated games end up in my home and many T-rated games are also politely refused.

To give myself a project (and help with my critical review and writing skills), I've opened a new blog at redtieguy.blogspot.com. There's nothing there now but an explanation of my rating system, but I'll try to get reviews for at least one or two games done each month. (Don't worry, Laun, I plan on reviewing the games we own first. The buying new games comes later. :) )

He's at it again!

Our little punk has learned another trick. He can now pull himself up onto things reliably, as demonstrated in the picture below.


Why does this make me unhappy? Because I used to just let him play on the bathroom floor while I showered. But this morning, he pulled himself up onto the side of the tub, peeked in, and grinned at me. I might have thought it was cute if I wasn't worried he was going to slip and hit his head or fall into the tub. Argh! Sometimes I really don't like that he's growing up!

Okay, he's still cute. :)

No no no!

Lately, Alex will shake his head back and forth when we say no or shake our heads at him. He gets a kick out of it. This evening I was rocking him in his chair before bedtime and singing a song or two like I usually do. I happened to be singing "I Stand All Amazed" tonight, and when I got to the part where the lyrics are "No, no, I will praise and adore at the mercy seat," Alex got a big smile on his face and started shaking his head because of the "no no." It made us both giggle. What a funny little kid!


Here's a video of the head-shaking, and also his other newest feat: high fives!

New 'Do

I chopped my hair!

Before: long, scraggly hair that I didn't generally have the patience to do anything with.


After: short, sassy, easy-to-do goodness! Hooray!



And, because most of our recent posts have not included a picture of Alex, here's a fix for you. :) We sat him down, and he moved onto his knees all by himself! (With a little help from his friend the box).

Another Tag

I thought this one was fun because you have to use images from Google search to answer the questions. NO using your own pictures, even on the picture of you.

Favorite color:

Light blue

Favorite Animal:

Kittens. But not cats. It's really unfortunate that kittens grow up to be cats, huh? :) (There is one exception to this rule: my cat, Sierra, but she's small enough to look like a kitten still, even though she's like 12 years old. So there you go.)

Bad Habit:

Need I say more?

Favorite Food:

Any kind of potatoes prepared pretty much any way. Except potato salad. That's only so-so. :)

Favorite Hobby:


Place I Live:

I live literally one block south of the bottom of this picture.

Favorite Song:

Starlight by Muse

My job:

Stay-at-home mom. It's the best!

Favorite Author:

Good ol' Darles Chickens himself.

Favorite Dessert:

Ooohhhh....I salivate just thinking about it.

Picture of ME:

I decided to just use the very first image that came up when I googled my name, and it just happened to be this picture of a spinning class (not our class) that my friend Angie put on her blog a few weeks ago. Because we went spinning. And holy cow, it kicks your butt! But this makes me look like I must be really fit, huh? Hooray!

That's it. And I tag whoever is in the mood for it. :)