Happy (late) New Year!

I have no resolutions this year. Just the same ol', same ol'. But I will bring you all up to date on the happenings of my life.

First, I'm posting this from my brand new iPhone! It's the old model, a 3GS, but I purposely waited until the 4 came out so that I could upgrade my crap phone to an iPhone for 99 cents. I'm also currently standing outside of the Honda dealership's service center as my beloved Suzie Blue is making funny noises, and unless she morphed into a percolating coffee pot over night, there is something amiss. (Though how cool would it be to have a hybrid car/coffee maker? Get in to go to work, buckle up, turn the ignition and a piping hot cup off coffee appears in the cup holder. I've gotta patent that idea!)

Griffin is getting so big. He's going through a growth spurt and I fear his torso will soon be in size 24 months, while his legs are just now catching up to 18 months. He is walking, talking and learning his colors. Many days, he only wants to use one word though. Thankfully it's not "no". What word then? "Yellow," or more accurately "lellow!" Sometimes that's even his name.

He's sleeping through the night consistently, and we are working on giving up the bottle. He's definitely growing up too fast, but I adore his little personality! He's also doing great at school. I love all the projects he brings home and he even made us a Christmas gift!

In other news, I'm joining a church this coming weekend and just before that, Griffin is being baptized. We are going out for a nice lunch with almost the entire family as well as our friends who also belong to that church. Our friends also happen to be the parents of Griffin's best friend, Tyler.

I got most of the apartment clean, so once I scrub the bathrooms and clean our room & closet, it's time to study for my securities licenses. Eek!!! I WILL pass the exams the first time I take them, and later today, I will officially be signed up to take the first, and most difficult, exam. Wish me luck! And more luck that I don't loose my mind in the process!

March for Babies!

Guess what? I'm the Team Captain of Team Wally and Liz in the March of Dimes' March for Babies. I will be walking on May 5, 2012.

Over the past two years I've tried to find some way to keep Wally and Liz's memory alive and do something positive as well. There are organizations that help grieving families, but that just never seemed to fit. Then I had my "duh, Kate" moment. Helping grieving families is wonderful, but I want to do something else. Something more. I want to make those organizations unnecessary. I want to help all families have healthy "take-home" babies!

Please support Team Wally and Liz and help us meet our $1,000 team fundraising goal! And look! To the left of the screen is a handy widget to link you to my fundraising page! Even if you can only spare $1, it helps. Let's work together to bring healthy babies into the world and home with their parents!

I'm walking for my angels and your angels. While the Team name is Wally and Liz, I have everyone's little angels in my heart. Please tell me about them so I can keep a list of  all the angels I'm walking for with me during the walk.

Merry Christmas!

We had a lovely Christmas, and I hope you did as well. This wasn't Griffin's first Christmas, obviously, but it was the first he was awake for! He certainly is spoiled. Santa brought him an activity cube. Grandma gave him the Little People Farm and Noah's Ark. He also just about doubled his library. He had a lot of fun and tuckered himself out as any little boy on Christmas should.

That's all for now. I recently had carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists, so typing is still difficult. I will update more as I am able to type longer.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May the coming year bring you only joy and happiness!