CO Alarm

About 2 weeks ago we bought fire detectors and a CO alarm. We never hung them, the batteries are in them but they sit, all three of them in our living room. And tonight during dinner our living room table went off. the CO alarm. So we called my father in law who is hazmat and would know about these things, and he said we should call 911, which seemed a bit extreme but since we had the alarm and it went off and we had Claire in the house, we thought we should call, cause it would be a shame for us to all die and then they all say that we had the alarm. So the fire department came and opened all our windows and told us that we have a 30 parts per million of CO. (which is low) Here they are, our first 911 call since our marriage. We took pictures:
So they left and we reset the alarm and it went off again... so we'll call 911 again... I'll keep you posted but for now we are sleeping with windows opened and that will keep the levels at 0. All is safe, we just need to find out where this CO is coming from.

Taxes are Fun

My taxes intimidate the accountant. This gives me a better appreciation for the headache that my mom went through to get my taxes done each year by herself. So thanks mom.

Her Own Woman

Claire is def. her own woman. I had a truck when I was little. My favorite toy, or at least one of them. My mom saved it for my children and I brought it home this past weekend.
Claire hates it. She just sits there and screams at it. Like it's about to attack her or she is frightened by it or just outraged. It's kinda fun to watch. But she is def. a little of Jimmy and a little of me but mostly she is her own woman.

Mother Note 1

Carrots are not a corduroy friendly food.

You lose

Sorry to have to tell you this but the nickle has been spoken for. My father will be receiving it in the mail shortly. Once I put it in the mail.
And for those of you who were stumped Jay and the American's sang the song COME a little bit closer.
I've never heard of Jay or the Americans but I like their music.

Free Nickle!

Claire and I love youtube... we like to youtube things and dance like crazy women to them. and then hit the replay button... repeatedly! it's great to stay at home. But today we have a song stuck in our head and we can't find it... cause we don't know the title.. it's a great dance number and we've been dancing to my rendition of it, which is REALLY weak. Claire is sick of it so we are offering a nickel to the first person who can tell me the title of this song. (seriously, I will waste the 49 cents or whatever it costs to mail a letter to send you a nickle) We are desperate! So

Name This Tune:
Move a little bit closer.. your my kind of girl.... so blah blah blah blah... move a little bit closer... blah blah blah blah blah... and the night is so young...

None of those words may be correct but you get the gist. so please help us.

Birthday

Another year, another birthday. I'm 23 now. That makes me closer to 'mid-twenties'. I'm almost in my mid-twenties and I am married and have a child who is half a year old. Wow... time does fly when you are having fun. Yesterday was def. fun. I made Jimmy do all the things we never do cause he's never 'in the mood'. We played dominoes and ate scones (ok, those things he likes) But then I talked him into taking me to see Horton Hears a Who. It was ok, def. not the type of movie you see in theaters but rent it if you are so inclined, but don't expect to be blown away. There were a couple really funny parts and some really random and weird parts like when Horton becomes and an anime character, that was weird and uncalled for. But overall I enjoyed myself very much. And I got flowers, big bright yellow lilies, so pretty. And we ate rollitini which is just so much fun to say that you should eat it at every celebration. It was a wonderful birthday!

I've got a big head and little muscles...

Someone didn't think this one through.









Peek-a-boo

Why is the fish moaning?

Claire's fish have begun to talk... mostly they share Claire's moods with me. Today they were moaning. And one was flying and the green one likes to hide.

Boxes

I know there has been very little about me lately, but I am well. And there isn't anything really exciting going on right now except raising Claire. SO, you will be subjected to more 'Claire Updates' today.
Her newest phase makes me smile ever so often. She has abandoned the toys of her childhood to pursue advertising and market research. She prefers to play with boxes... Blue boxes are her favorite but if you offer another she will take it. She loves the Rice Krispy box the best of all and stares at it on the table when she can't have it. She even cries if I take it away. It's kind of cute. And WAY cheaper than Dora this and Princess that. :) Everyone Wins!