Baby's first earthquake

Sara was sitting on the floor next to the computer playing with a book when the earthquake hit this morning at around 11:45. I grabbed her, crawled under the desk, and then turned off the power supplies down there. She started to whine a little, either from the noise or because she sensed my tenseness. I assured her (and myself!) everything was okay in a too-loud voice. I guess I couldn't quite control my modulation!

Five minutes later she was smiling and cooing, but my heart was still racing a bit! I'm glad everyone's okay. :)

A mystery!

I read a lot of mysteries as a kid. I read a few Nancy Drews, but I was actually partial to the Bobbsey Twins. Anyway, for whatever reason, I have not read a lot of mysteries as an adult. In preparation for my Germany trip back in April/May, I had bought several "quick reads," and among them was the mystery One for the Money by Janet Evanovich, the first in her Stephanie Plum series, which I believe is now up to 13 titles. Reading this book was effortless: like watching a quick, clever movie. The writing is terse and direct and often quite funny. The main character is very likable, and I can easily see myself reading my way through the rest of the series. Thumbs up!

The most delicious sound

Sara is a very content baby in general, and she smiles quite a bit, but she doesn't laugh a ton. Every once in a while, though, something hits her funny bone in the just the right way. Today, it was me making a ridiculous fish face at her as she lay on the changing table.

Is there any better sound than one's own child's laughter?

The only thing better than pigtails...

...is piggies with bows.

Wii!...and my Sajo

Larry and I got a Wii yesterday! It's my belated birthday present that I chose instead of a new cell phone. Oh my, we have been having so much fun with it! It's kind of funny, actually, because we've been laughing our heads off at these silly games that are very reminiscent of Atari or the first Nintendo. I guess that's the kind I like, though. Laser hockey rocks!

In other news, Sara has been saying "mama" like crazy the past couple of days, and I think she's starting to understand that that means me! Aside from staring at me as she said it, Larry was asking her tonight, "Where's Mama?" and she kept turning and looking at me!

These are exciting days!

Brain candy

Today I finished reading The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. Now, this is part of the Chick Lit (Brit Chick Lit, actually) genre, but I can't say it's a great one. Mind you, I don't expect too much from chick lit, but they should be funny, quick reads, and get me caring about the characters. This one was pretty predictable and didn't really suck me in emotionally. That said, I did stay up late reading it, and it made me laugh aloud more than once. It's a good beach book but not one of the better books in its genre. I'd give it about a 6 out of 10.

Just because I love this look

As much as I love the sprout, I think pigtails might be even cuter!