An Update!

Well, my CD Review project didn't go far, now did it? Oh well, you probably weren't really expecting me to actually follow through anyway, were you? You were? That kind of foolish optimism is what I like about you, Internet Friend.


Anyway, I haven't had much time to do anything terribly exciting, but enough time's gone by since my last real update, I thought I'd catch you all up on what's been going down.


Claire celebrated her first birthday, back in May. She's getting bigger every day, and she said her first recognizable sentence a few days ago! During her bath, the cat meowed from the other room. She said to Diane, “Mama, das teetee!” which translates to, “Mama, that was the kitty!” Sure, her articulation needs work, but that was recognizable sentence, by golly!


She will straight up hit you with a rock!

If you've spent any time with her at all, you know that's she's very curious about her world, often interjecting a forceful, “Dat?” and pointing at whatever random object has captured her attention. If you don't respond to her right away, she gets agitated, asking, “Dat, dat, dat, dat?” until you answer. I like to be very specific when I answer, when a simplified response would probably be easier. “Dat?” “That is Daddy's copy of 'The Dark Knight Returns' by Frank Miller,” as opposed to “A comic book,” or even just, “a book.” I think she appreciates the extra detail.



Her other favorite word is, “No.” She likes it so much she likes to put it together in a whole string: “No no no no no no no,” shaking her head the whole time. It's funny until you try to make her do something she doesn't want to do. She gets her stubbornness from Diane.


In other news, I just had a birthday, and though I'm as close to 30 as I can be with out actually being 30, I don't yet feel 'old.' In fact, I hardly feel like an adult - wife, child, mortgage, car payments, and full-time job, notwithstanding.
The concept of 'Birthday Money' is hard for me. Which isn't to say, that I don't enjoy getting the money, or picking out things that I actually want, it's just that whenever someone gives me anything, not just money, I feel guilty. I always feel as if I'm not worthy of the gift, or the attention. My wife assures me that people who love you enjoy giving you things that make you happy. I know this is true, but I can't help feeling like it's always too much.

Anyway, the aforementioned 'Birthday Money' when collected, and carefully allocated, allowed me to amass quite a collection of new stuff, mostly boardgames. A hardy, and heartfelt “Thank you!” to my benefactors. ;-)

Here's some of the stuff I picked up:
(The first seven are boardgames, and link to their pages on BoardGameGeek.com)

A “Fat Pack” of Magic: The Gathering, 2010 cards

All that and I got to go play some of those boardgames last weekend! I won't bore you with the gory details, but a handful of my friends and I played close to 12 hours of boardgames. It's been too long since we've last done anything like that.

Well, that's all I've got for now - Until next time!