Facelift

I decided my blog needs a facelift -- not just in the obvious ways of choosing a new background, but a real facelift, so it's something people (including myself) want to read.

So - I am working on some fun ideas to spruce things up a bit. Suggestions?

And I just want to say that Isaac is WALKING. Okay, so he only walked DOWN THE HALL from my bedroom to the office. But STILL -- that's a LOT more than he has been doing. His new favorite thing is CLIMBING on all the buckets we have strategically placed in the kitchen to keep him out of drawers, cupboards, etc. Then he gets stuck on them and just yells out for help. But if he can REACH ANYTHING while he is up there . . . . oh, help!

MEANWHILE, little Miss Abby is TALKING up a storm. I am sure she thinks we are communicating, and I'm actually starting to make out words. Today's words were book, duck, truck, turn the page, and ball. We're working on it, people -- but this is all VERY EXCITING for me. Cuz she's a Chatty Patty repeat wizard. Seriously!

They're both BRILLIANT in my eyes. I know that all other babies eventually do ALL OF THESE THINGS . . . but this is a first for MY babies, and that makes them (and all other babies, okay?) BRILLIANT!!!! ;-D

IN OTHER NEWS . . . my brother-in-law (hi, Aaron) came to visit us for a few days while attending Teacher Inservice here at the U of I. Being around him MADE ME MISS the university scene IMMENSELY and just the zeal for improving yourself, expanding your mind, changing the world, etc. that it brings with it. I think I need to work on that somehow -- cuz I don't want to live a life of unfulfilled dreams just because it would be really hard to fulfill them. I think I can create a budget category for "Melinda's Self-Improvement and Advanced Learning Degree." Doesn't that sound AWESOME!!!!!!!