I'm Single No Longer

My hubby just made it back safely today. He's been gone since Sunday night on a gulf coast sailing excursion with some of his sailing buddies. He wasn't supposed to be back until tomorrow or Sunday, but I guess 5 days away from his bride and baby was enough. Actually, he was kinda bummed because when they made it back to land and got to their vehicles, they had all been broken into. They pulled one of the back windows off of the jeep hardtop to get in. It didn't break at all, so hopefully it's an easy fix. I guess having one's car broken into puts a damper on one's fun. He did had fun though and there were times that they weren't able to see land, so I guess that's the mark of a good sailing outing. We're certainly glad to have him home.

When he was stepping out of the shower (his first one since Monday), I noticed his back was covered with bruises and he had a huge one on the back of his arm. I was like, "what happened to your back?", to which he responded by taking a look in the mirror and exclaiming, "cool" and "awesome, look at that one." Apparently bruises which you didn't know you had are also a mark of a good time at sea. Like a medal of honor I guess.

Chris' mom just posted the most awesome gift for Clara on her website. It's an ABC book she's put together with photographs she's taken. You have to go look, it's too cute. Just click on my link to the left that says Grandma's pics. I'm so excited; I can't wait to get the hard copy! Thank you Grandma!! Clara already loves it. She pointed at the apples and yelled "appey!" It's sure to be a hit.

That reminds me, as of the last couple of days, I have a full-fledged toddler on my hands. How do I know, you ask? She has the sixth sense that only a toddler possesses of being able to see a balloon a mile away and loudly exclaims "Buh!" Everytime we pass a car dealership now, she starts yelling "buh, buh, buh". And while blowing bubbles, she yells "bubbas" and when she sees a baby she yells "beebee". She also says "bah" (ball), "aa" (hat), "bee" (bird), "shish" (fish), "shoosh" (shoes) "joosh" (juice), "wawa" (waffle) and she'll repeat a few of her ABC's, but she gets bored with that pretty quick. We also have to remember that she can recognize words now. You don't say drink unless you plan on getting Clara one. You also don't say bow, because she'll investigate the top of her head to see if she's got one up there and then promptly pull it out. (disclaimer: this paragraph was intended for Clara's grandmothers; I know most anyone else couldn't care less)

That's it for me; I've got a movie to watch.