Things to Remember

Here are some highlights of Keira's antics recently.

• Keira said two full sentences in the past week including, "Mommy, I see you." and "I did it." I was shocked to hear her really talking, but am so proud of her too - wow!
• She's cutting her i-teeth on the top (I think those are the pointy ones, right?)
• Her hair is finally starting to grow...slowly, but surely. She loves wearing this headband she received at a recent birthday party.
• Keira's finally starting to wear some size 18-month clothes. The length is a little long, but not too bad. She's still really skinny though so sometimes it looks like she's swimming in her clothes.

A Busy Weekend

This weekend has been the busiest since we rang in 2009. Friday night I helped one of my best friends, Heather, celebrate her birthday. We had a great dinner with a couple of friends at Cantina #1 at the MOA and then headed downtown for the rest of the night. We started out with drinks at Solera and ended the night at Barrio. It was quite the night and we were in great company. The birthday girl had a blast and that's all that matters. Happy Birthday Heather!

Saturday I went with Linh to get a pedicure - it was Linh's treat. Lucky me! That was during the day. Afterwards we came back home and hung out with Keira for most of the afternoon. Miss Laura came by that night to babysit Keira so Mark and I could go to the Wild game. We played Anaheim and unfortunately, the Wild played horribly and we lost 3-0. That was the first game I've ever been to where the Wild didn't score at least one goal. I was disappointed not to hear the horn go off.

Today we went to Jalen's 4th birthday party and had a great time. As always, Pam and Ed threw a great party and kept things running smoothly despite all the kids running around. And, now, the work week begins again.

Happy New Year

Has it really been more than 3 weeks since my last post?! The holidays certainly came and went by rather quickly...Happy (belated) New Year to everyone! I wish all of you the very best in 2009!!

As you may know, Best Buy, along with many other companies, is going through dramatic changes in an effort to restructure and improve operations. The voluntary severance period ended this past Monday. I did not take the package and will be sticking around to take my chances should involuntary layoffs become necessary (a likely scenario). Mark and my dad will be facing a round of layoffs at Seagate as well in the upcoming week. Please keep all of us in your thoughts and prayers. We all certainly want to keep our jobs, but are prepared to deal with it if we don't. At this point, it's out of our control right? For those of you going through similar circumstances, I am sending you hugs and positive thoughts.

There isn't much to report, but we did have a good holiday. I've added a couple of photos from our family Christmas. Well, they're pics of Keira cuz let's face it, she was the center of attention throughout the holidays. Enjoy!