Hello January

Ok, Folks. New Year's resolution: to update the blog, crappy computer be damned.

It's not that my life is that interesting or anything, I just like to journal. Fun fact: up until a couple of years ago, I kept a diary continuously from the age of 12. I don't really know why I stopped--I would always write when I had some issue to work out or something was weighing on my mind. As soon as I wrote it down, I would feel better. So, I guess, in some senses, blogging is the new journalling. Except I'm not really working out any issues (yet. 2011 is young.). This blog is really about Johnathon and keeping friends and family that are in the area informed of what is going on with him.

What's been happening since November???? Well, let's see:

• Thanksgiving was great. We stayed home--no traveling. Craig made an awesome turkey (Alton Brown's Turkey Brining recipe from the Food Network.) Absolutely amazing. We drank wine all day, so the video that we shot for prosperity gets drunker and drunker as the night wears on.

Johnathon was ready to eat!

• December seemed to fly by. I really have no idea where the month went! At the beginning of the month, we got a babysitter for the first time! An actual babysitter--paid and everything! I was nervous, but also, really excited because I could see a social life beginning to re-emerge for me and Craig. It was great--Johnathon loves her and we already have her booked for another night! Of course, to make me feel guilty and all "you should really be here with me at all times," Johnathon chose to crawl for the very first time about five minutes before we left. The video is dark, so you actually can't see him very well :( *Scratch that. Mostly Dead Computer won't process the video without freezing up the computer. I've been trying for two days.
  

• Christmas was great!!! It's been a while since everyone (me, Craig, Sister, Brother-in-Law, parents, grandkids were all together) and it was a really good time. Well, except that Craig hurt his back and spent most of the week lying on the floor. BUT, other than THAT it was great. Of course, being Johnathon's first Christmas, my parents and Sister went crazy with the gifts (and I loved it). But, there was no way we were ever going to get that amount on the plane, so my mom and dad are going to drive up soon and bring the Christmas haul with them. Also, we took a family portrait. Now, for those of you who take family portraits, every year, this may not be a big deal to you. For us, however, a family portrait is a HUGE, HUGE deal considering our last family portrait was somewhere around 1989 (nope, not kidding). We look good.

But I especially love the pic of my parents with the grandkids.

Well, that's all for today. Johnathon is no longer content in the pack and play while I type, so off I go. Next is the update for January, in which J learns to stand... It's big fun, apparently. Especially at 2 a.m.