ba-FOG#1 - the website
And we're off. We've got a new place, and are about 1/3 moved-in as I type this. Before any local friends freak out, they should know that we're a whopping 5 blocks from the old place, not only in the same zip, but in the same neighborhood. (Only, as Kurt likes to point out "now we're on the South Side", and you'll just have to imagine him saying it all sly and foxy.) Anyone in want of the new addy should email me, though I do plan on sending out postcards to those who actually send me snail mail on a regular basis any way (Pat, Caralee, April, etc.)
The new place is beautiful and a lot more roomy than the apartment from which I'm typing this update. We actually have enough room for all our stuff - you know, all that stuff that we just piled on top of other stuff to make it look like it "fit" before. It really does fit now. It's kind of weird - but in a good way. We also painted a bit so the colours are a little more "us". One of these days I may put up a photo or 10. All the good stuff aside, we're really going to miss the old apartment. Kurt's been here about 15 years, and it's the first place both of us have ever really felt to be "home". It was good to us and we'll have lots of fond memories. We'll miss the sunsets from the living room and the deck right outside the back door. Still, the new place is worth the trade off. *sigh*
And then there's all the Allistair stuff. Can you believe he's nearly TWO?? We've got a great little party planned for him at the end of May. He may actually be old enough to enjoy his own cake! He's got quite a little vocabulary on him now (though he's still working on make-shift 2-word sentences). His walking looks pretty kid-like, but he still toddles when he runs. He's also beefing up a bit. Now the 24-month pants aren't falling down his cloth-diapered backside (though they are starting to get shorter). In general, I recommend size 2T clothes for him, unless you're going the American Apparel route, which sizes a bit small (4T for them). I also prefer pull-up pants, as we're practicing dressing and undressing a bit in preparation for potty training fun.
Obsessions of the month include The Cat in the Hat (which he calls "HAT!!!!!!"), Dr. Seuss books in general (because they have the Cat in the Hat on the spine), Dr. Seuss videos, hats, cats... Do you see a theme here? He also loves trucks, trains, planes, and bikes of all types. And he's really into the alphabet, though he probably has no clue what it's for.
With his birthday coming up, the wish lists have been updated. Here's one for Amazon, and another one for Target. We also *really* like the wide variety of black clothes available from Lucky L'il Devil, especially t-shirts (sized "toddler 2" or larger). I'm continuing to maintain Allistair's booklist of things we already have. And I don't care if we have room for them or not, AVOID STUFFED ANIMALS.
Allistair still has a LiveJournal account, which amuses me greatly. Also, there's a link to way more baby pictures than can possibly be healthy on his user profile page. Some Quicktime video bits are there too.
Stuff still to do to this site (again, a list for myself, which I'm continually changing as I see the need):
-fix busted "back" link on "me" page, and update the whole page!
-add photos to kitty page
-thingie photos (return of)
-updated bio
-Thunderdome photos from 2004 and 2005 (and a DGTD index page that leads to each year)
-This page! (I know, huge shock.)
-There is now a link to books Allistair owns, in case anyone wants to add to his library.
All photos on this site taken by me and copyright by me unless otherwise credited. Ditto on all the words unless they're in quotes, in which case they might be me, or they might not, and if I'm thinking, I might even attribute them properly; like this: * Quote taken from Kenny Rogers's "The Gambler". Yeah I know it's a Magic game and not a poker game, but it fits the picture. And so what if it's a 'country' song, I like it. Shut up. So there. nyah!
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I can be a nice person, but I'm still only human. If you want to contact me and say hello, please remember that. Be nice. Treat me with respect. Understand that I have a life AWAY from this interwebby thing and may not get back to you quickly (and in some cases, at all). Also, please be aware that I'm not anyone's secretary or agent. If you're contacting me, it's because you want to talk to *me*, not my husband, not my favourite author, not my cat, or the baby, but me. How would you like it if I wanted to ask your mom a favour and so I contacted you and just talked about how great she is the whole time? Yeah. It sucks. I don't like it, so don't do it. Everyone is free to look all over these pages all they want (otherwise, what would be the point of uploading them?), but if you can't behave or treat me like an individual, please avoid actually contacting me. Hope you like what you find here. Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle
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Last update: 16 April, 2008
FOG: n., abbv.; Fan Of Neil Gaiman