Ramblings

Nobody in our house has thrown up in 24 hours, but I'm not going to jinx myself this time and say that we're all clear. I only hope that we are. Besides not eating much and being a little clingy, KK is doing better. One thing she has been doing a lot of lately is "organizing" her toys. She loves to place them in rows on any shelf-like surface: the chairs under the kitchen table, windowsills, the footrest of her high chair, etc. She mostly does it with people and animal toys, but sometimes she'll throw in a mega block or other toy. I hope she'll like to clean and organize her room when she's older!
I went through her closet over the weekend to sort out the clothes she has outgrown. She fell in love with a cute little stocking cap that she got from Auntie Sunshine last winter. It's way too small for her now, but it didn't stop her from wearing it ALL day yesterday. As you can see, her onesie is a bit too small too. She may not eat much, but she IS growing!

I think I should not be allowed to go to Target ever again. Every time I go, I discover some new thing that I didn't even realize I couldn't live without. Like glitter-covered pink ballet flats for KK. I just can't go there anymore...especially when they are turning over kids clothes inventory for the new season. I'm so tired of the cold that little girls summer dresses NEVER looked more adorable.

I watched a show on the History channel the other day that was unsettling. It was called "Decoding the Past" and outlined how several prophesies point to 2012 as the end of time. Or the beginning of a new time. Or both. It wasn't just religious off-the-wall stuff either. I am usually very cynical, but this information was compelling. It included a mix of things...the May*n Calendar, the I Ching, the B*ble, astronomy, historical writings. Much of it undeniable. Civilizations crumble and species become extinct...if anything, I learned that we (modern humans) are pretty big for our britches because we don't think it can happen to us. The truth is that we are nothing in the face of natural disaster, astronomy, and climate change - whether we cause it ourselves or not. And FEMA certainly doesn't have our backs!!! (As if they could in the case of a super-major global disaster or a supernatural occurence...but still.) A website I came across had an article with a quote that made sense to me: "All the evidence around is that we are living in a time of change," says [Adrian] Gilbert. "I think we need to take that on board. I'm not saying it should be like Noah building an ark, but it would be wise to look at how we would cope without things like petrol or water." I'm not a doomsdayer, but dang...what if? Unsettling for sure. Unfortunately the only change in my own behavior since watching the show is eating all the potato chips I want. Hey, if the end is coming...