Violet

The latest happenings

Oct 29th, 2010

News in the Dude Upstairs Poll. With a total of 19 votes cast, it appears most people feel he is using the toilet (7 votes), followed by the sammich (6 votes). The single “other” vote was for “cleaning up” and possibly getting the screamer a glass of water.

Hello there!

In other news…well, there really isn’t any other news. Sam & Violet came to celebrate my 2nd annual 39th birthday last week. Photos of Violet can be seen on my Flickr Stream.

It was a joy to have both Violet and Sam here visiting. Violet’s giggles are the best medicine. And Sam’s sense of humor is always a welcome distraction from the trials of life.

This week, thanks to the beautiful JZ, I got to enjoy a Blackhawks game from some fantastic seats. They even won the game. If you were watching you may have seen me, I was the one in the stands wearing the Hawks jersey.

Honestly, that’s all that is going on here. Not much to report. But I wanted to share some photos. Enjoy!

Visit from a pretty girl

May 27th, 2010

by Pirate Alice.

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Smiley girl

This adorable little girl came for a visit last night. It was the highlight of my week. I was worried I’d get trapped at work until incredibly late and miss the incredibly short period of time I’d get to visit with her and her parents. Luckily, I was able to run out the door and make it home just as they were arriving.

Miss Violet was very interested in everything that was at her level. Things like pens, chip bag clips, books and cat toys were so incredibly exciting. She’d pick one up walk into the other room with it, set it on the floor and pick something else up. If anyone got a phone call or a text message on Wednesday night from me, that was actually from Violet. Although with the spotty reception in my apartment I’m sure nothing made it through (I’m sure I’ll see a very wacky charge on my next bill.)

Book or movie? Such a hard decision.

All thoughts of a possible “Violet’s in town tweet up” were pushed aside due to timing, and my wacky work hours. Leaving for work at 6:30am and getting home at 7pm or later just makes socializing extremely difficult. Hopefully they will visit again on a weekend and a much better gathering can be arranged. I’m sure Violet would love to hang with everyone. She’s already practicing for her teenage years on my cell phone and Sam’s cell phone. Nick is smart enough to keep his phone out of reach.

I can’t believe she’s walking already. And that blond wispy hair… such a cutie pie! Wednesday morning I set the crock pot up with a pot roast so when Sam & Nick arrived there’d be food ready for them to eat. The apartment smelled great when we walked in the door. Nick and Sam both were very pleased with the way the roast came out. I’m just glad it was good.