Postcrossing

I received my first postcard using postcrossing!! If you have never heard of postcrossing then check it out here. If you like to travel, snail mail or connecting with people all over the world then it is for you. I personally love all three so this is great. You set up a profile for yourself and which does not cost anything and then you request address' to send postcards to. You can request up to 5 address' at a time and then when someone recieves a postcasrd the you have sent they registar it which releases one of your 5 spots allowing you to request another address. This goes on and on, I have sent out 9 so far and just recieved my first one the other day from Germany. The only cost is purchasing postcards (or supplies to make your own, I am going to start doing that) and the mailing costs. It costs 94 cents to send a post card anywhere in the world except Canada and Mexico which are less expensive and anywhere in the USA is just 27 cents.

Being sick

Chance has been sick the last couple days. He did not feel well Wednesday night and then he was running a fever and not happy all day Thursday. On Friday he was better but still had a little fever and today he is much better no fever but really whiny. We think the whining is due more to laying around all day Thursday watching TV then it does to him still feeling bad but it could be a little of that too. On Thursday I didn't think he was feeling that bad in the morning he was not running a fever so we set off to take some clothes and things to Bridge House (a local thrift store and treatment center). Chance got sick in the car on the way there so I had to dig the clothes that he is wearing in this photo out of the bag going to charity which is why there are stains on the pants. He definitely did not feel good but he could not be without his cars so this is him pulling them into the living room to keep the cars next to the couch which is where we spent the day laying down and watching way too much TV. He is much better now.

They Speak for Themselves

Behind the Chair

A few days ago I was looking for Chance. He had gone missing. He was out of my sight for just a minute and then he was gone. I walked through the house calling his name and then he popped up from behind the chair. He had crawled up and over and was hiding then he stood up on some decorative pillows that have been "decorating" the space between the chair and the wall for a while now and there he was with a big smile on his face.

Playdate

Sorry I haven't posted in a while it's been close to a week I think anyway I guess that isn't a long time but it seems so when I usually post every other day. We haven't been doing much really just hanging out, going to playdates and doing the usual everyday stuff. Scott has been working at a TV station here in town WWL so that has been great he has been doing sort of an 8am to 5:30p thing, it's as if he has a normal job. He will be in ATL next week but then he will be back to work at WWL for another two weeks. It is great having him around so much. Yesterday we had a storytime playdate at the Library. I had the honor of reading the books this time. Our playgroup has been reading our own books since the ones that they pick to read for official storytime at the library always seem to be too old for our little guys. Today we read "I'll Teach my Dog a Lot of Words" which we had checked out of the library before and I know Chance really likes and "The Train They Call the City of New Orleans" which is just the words to the song by the same name with pictures added. We own this one so I know all the words I figured that would make them easier to read in front of a group. After storytime we went across the street to play in the park. It was very warm here today and I was a little upset I had dressed us in long sleeves. It rained overnight and today it is cooler so we are back to long sleeves again today. We had a Zoo playdate but it was postponed due to the rain till Friday so today so far we have stayed inside painting pictures and playing with cars.

I don't usually Write About...

I don't usually write about the crime here mostly for the sake of our families. No one can deny that crime happens no matter where you are but on the same token we can not deny that crime happens in New Orleans more than it happens in most of the other cities in the country and in some years the world. Yes, we are aware of the crime but for the most part we just go about our daily lives here.
On Saturday night someone we know was murdered. Every time someone dies there is usually a make shift memorial that just springs up at the site of the crime or in front of the persons home. Much like the crosses and wreaths you see on the side of the highway designating the location of a car crash the only difference is these are on sidewalks where you walk by and can actually smell the scent from the candles and flowers and read the sentiments left by the people who are saying goodbye. It is much more powerful than catching a glimpse of a dusty wreath while racing past it on the interstate. Yesterday I took out the crayons and Chance drew a picture for Miss Wendy then we took it to her memorial. He was very interested in the whole process and was very good as we looked at all the flowers, cards and candles people had left. I wrote more about it on Metroblogging which you can find here.

Happy Inauguration Day

Since our Television does not receive any channels Chance and I began watching the inauguration coverage early this morning on my computer, Special thanks to MSNBC to their live streaming coverage. We had a playdate which I planned a while ago when I totally forgot that it would be right when the Inauguration was happening but it turned out to be ok because we went a little early and left just in time to hear most of Obama's speach on NPR. Then we got home and have been watching it still on the computer. It is great because Obama or anyone else this transfer of power is one of the things that makes our country great. Lots of other countries do it too but as a worldwide society we have all come a long way and that deserves recognition. I hope everyone who wanted to watch it was able to and if you didn't lots of it will be up on MSNBC for a while so you can check it out there.

The first picture here is from yesterday when we left the house for the post office and after finding out it was closed due to MLK Day we were redirected aroudn the parade route but jsut two blocks away we came to a parking spot so I pulled in and we got out to watch the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. I did not have my camera with me then but I took this picture after we returned with Chance's first beads of the season. The second picture is from our playdate today. We went to the mall onthe Westbank which is this great new mall that has been totally redone since Katrina and is always quiet. They have strollers shaped like cars with little steering wheels and everything. They cost $4.00 to rent so that was our playdate today. We rented those strollers and drove around the mall. Chance really liked it, this picture is when we were taking a break from 'driving' and were looking at the fountain.

In the doghouse

While in Florida Deedle lived outside. He had a pretty nice place out between the house and the garage, it is covered from the elements, He had a doghouse you can see in the background with his own big bowl of water (which he usually does not have just witting out because Chance likes to play in it) and another wire cage where he slept at night with a cover over it to keep him warm. Well as you can see Chance liked to climb in the cage during the day while Deedle was out and about. Pretty cute.

Pictures from Florida

These are a few pictures that my Mom took while Chance was staying in Florida with her last week. From everything I am told he had a very good time playing and going to parks and having Grandma and Grammy and Aunt Kristy to play with him. These first two pictures came with a funny story because after he had such a good time playing in this box he was stuck in it and had to have help gettting out. I can imagine him wondering around with the box stuck to his bottom. In the third picture Chance is sitting in the booster seat that my mom has had for him since he was really little. He does not use it any more at least it is not attached to a chair anymore it was just sitting on the floor behind Grandma's table. Chance usually sits in one of the regular chairs that has arms so he does not fall out. On this day however he wanted to relive his babyhood and sat in his old booster seat, he also wanted the tray put on it and so he ate his lunch from there.

Happy Belated Birthday

I want to send out a big Happy Birthday to Scott's Mom. Her birthday was on Wednesday and while I was driving home from Fort Myers I thought about making a post wishing her Happy Birthday but when I got home I got caught up in getting Chance to bed and things that I completely forgot. I made this avatar for her and want to wish her a very happy birthday even though it is a little belated. We love you and hope your day was the best it could be.