so happy

we already had basic counting covered in france (we had twelve steps (sic) to our cottage and yannick would de/ascend-and-count them). it's one thing though to memorize 1-2-3-4 etc., but another to actually count.

this weekend, i had put 4 cookies on his stove (the cookies are the size of the nail of my thumb, so back off, mommy maffia). he walked up to his stove (a wooden cabinet with a stove and oven painted on it) and looked at the cookies, pointing at each one and mumbling something. then he exclaimed: "four!", and looked at me for confirmation. after confirming he had gotten it right, the kid litterally skip-hopped all over the place, saying "four!" "four!" "four!", then ate a cookie and went on with "three!" "three!" "three!". the kid was *beaming* with pride. sometimes i think i'm just going to burst with joy and love.

having kids is awesome. it might take ten years off your life, but it's awesome nonetheless. i never would have imagined that seeing a kid develop would be the most gratifying experience i'll ever have.

the hat

i think you guys call it a beanie, but this is the hat gina marie knitted for yannick. the pic is very blury because 'nick was all: "uhm, mom, i'm not going outside right now so the hat needs come off". anyway - the hat is darn cute.



and just for kicks, here's a pic of my completely whiped out boys.



and another one to show my boy is super hat-genic

girly whine

clinique changed *my* facial cream and i'm very upset.

it leaves my skin dry. as if my new wrinkles didn't make my skin sexy enough to begin with.

boo on you, clinique.

the end.

old e-mail

obviously, you need to read this bottom-up.
i was reading old e-mail etc... the reason why it stood out to me, was that most of 'us' (obviously, this is just part of the online conversation and obviously, *i* didn't know what the hell was going on) felt he would never make it all the way. back then, at least.

Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
---HOBART

which is exactly his point/stance in running... he hasn't been around long enough to be jaded by the current political system, nor is he engrained in the system. he doesn’t have the ties to big money interest groups that time and experience in politics produce. he sees the need for change the way (hopefully) most americans do, and I believe he is the one that might actually be able to make the necessary change.

And yes I’m an idealist.

obama for pres.


Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
--- Zachary J DeWever

Obama is a 2 year member of Congress. I think he needs more time to get involved in Washington. Although VP would serve him the opportunity to become a valuable asset to the Democratic Party.

Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
--- HOBART

other way around.


Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
--- Noelani Aker

i think the best bet is a hillary for pres/ obama for vp combo.

Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
---esther

who's obama and what does he do?



never heard of him.

Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
--- Steve

Because they're racist and sexist, obviously.

Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
---Justito

and folks wonder why americans don't vote.

Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
--- Steve Fink < stephenfink@ gmail.com> wrote:

Sounds like racism to me.

Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
---Alex

If he's lucky he'll be VP, that's it.


Re: [Nanners2001] boo hillary! go obama!
---John

he has two votes in kansas.

WORD.

good news!

'Meh': Apathetic expression enters dictionary

LONDON – At least someone is excited about "meh."
The expression of indifference or boredom has gained a place in the Collins English Dictionary after generating a surprising amount of enthusiasm among lexicographers.

gotta blog something

heard at a lecture about reputation management by american leslie gaines-ross:

"do you all have google over here?"

isn't that cute?

thank god

that saves me from another four years of bitching and whining. next time any dutchman complains, i can just yell at them: "hey, you wanted him to be president, too!". well, 90% of the time.*

the most fun part about this whole election was telling people that obama is anti gay marriage and pro capital punishment (to name a few things). oh, the look on their faces! priceless.

to those of you whos guy won: congratulations
to those of you whos guy lost: better luck next time, i'm sure
to those of you who voted for someone else: now, THAT's hope!
to those of you who didn't vote: i hear you. and so does obama, or so he says...


(PS: seeing jesse jackson cry made me tear up. shhh)
* this was actually measured - 90% of the dutch people wanted him to win