Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

She walked! She walked! She walked! It was only a few steps tonight. I cried with joy. She was so excited and proud.

Want a sneak peek at our 2012 Christmas Card? Yes, then take a look at the Tiny Prints link in the side bar. Click on it and you will be able to view our 2012 Christmas Card, photos from 2012 and our Christmas letters for 2012 and 2011 (these are coming). Check back often as I will be updating the info the whole month of December.

The big tree is up at work. It's official it's the holidays!

This year, we headed to Sanger for the big turkey day feast. Penny got to visit with her two cousins, Clayton and Jaxon and she visited with several family members: Great Grandma Va, the Rusca Clan, Grandpa MoMo, Grandma Buller, Great Aunt Linda and Second Cousin Mary and Third cousin, Cana who is 4 months old. Besides eating a big turkey dinner at the Rusca's, we had fun practicing walking with NoNo, playing ball outside and we visited Santa Claus for the first time (there were tears). Penny is getting to be such a big girl! Its very fun to experience life through her eyes.

Today via text I found out my Uncle Roger passed away. He was 66 years old, a veteran of Vietnam and his last day on earth was Veterans' Day. He had been in hospice for 2 months so we knew his time was limited but when it comes to dying, I am not sure anybody can be ready to lose someone. It's really weird to go through life with all these relationships and then one day, out of the blue you discover someone who has been around since you, yourself was born, is now suddenly gone. I feel sad I won't get to attend his funeral this Friday and be with my family. Babies, marriage are much more celebratory events. Although in death we celebrate the life of the person we loved, its ultimately all the more saddening because you know that it's one day closer until you, yourself face the end and that is scary. Goodbye Uncle Roger, I will remember the good times and hope, you have gone to a better place.

Last week it was nothing but vomit in our household. It started last Monday night when I stopped at Von's to pick up a few ingredients for a Halloween treat I needed to make for a work potluck. Penny and I made it to the baking isle when all of the sudden she threw up all over my shirt, then she threw up again and again to the point where both she and I were soaked. Surprisingly, I remained calm. But after I found myself with a crying wet baby who was soaking in vomit I began to assess what I needed to do next. I looked up and began to search for help. Three Von's employees passed me offering no help what so ever. There I was covered in spit up, standing in a puddle of vomit with a crying, upset baby and no one stopped to help. Even the people in line at check out we're snickering at my situation. I couldn't believe the inhumanity at the store. People were actually laughing at me. I finally had to stop an employee who went and got me a paper bag. After handing