it’s another new year and i’m already feeling behind.  why is that?  probably because it’s been awhile since i’ve posted….

but, here’s to a fresh start and a new lease on life and all that jazz!

there isn’t much new in dawn-land other than my ever expanding waistline.  tony bought a scale this weekend (our first) and now anytime i want to see how much girth i actually have, i can hop on.  yay.  just what i need :(  oh well, at least my ankles are still intact.  however, the other day ella asked what was wrong with my belly button because it was starting to stick out.  i told her that’s how i knew the baby was almost ready to come out.  i’ve got my own pop-out timer.  sweet!

other than that, i can’t believe it’s already 2010 and january 3rd.  time is flying by as usual and before i know it i’ll be screaming for an epidural and staring at a new baby.  if she’s as active out of the womb as she is in, then we’ll get along great.  i think big sister is going to have her hands full keeping up with the new kid.  little sister likes to move and hustle; ella’s finally going to have someone in the house that matches her enthusiasm level.  fargo’s too old and i’m too pregnant.  i’m not sure what tony’s excuse is

in the meantime, remember the recipe for a good year:  one day at a time.

see you soon.  no, really!

so the other day, ella and i are hanging out and she’s busy coloring in her new coloring book.  it has all kinds of pictures of baby animals doing very human-like activities (that’s anthropomorphism for those of you keeping track) like skate boarding and ballet, but she’s in hog heaven.

well, i’m busy getting ready and she stops coloring and looks up at me and says, “momma, penguins are birds.”

“mmm-hmm.  that’s right.  penguins are birds.”

“momma, penguins are birds that cannot fly.”

“you’re right; they can’t.”  i thought for a moment about this.  ”um, ella, who taught you that penguins can’t fly?”  i know i didn’t, so who should i credit here?

“momma, nobody taught me that.  it’s just word on the street.”

i give her the sideways look and burst out laughing.

“momma, why are you laughing at me?”

“because.  you are HILARIOUS!”