I'm grumpy

I'm in crappy mood. Here's a blog to just reinforce my opinion of the human race.

The freakin' creepiest thing I've ever seen

I find most of the dolls that people collect really unsettling. I have a few dolls myself, but I don't display them and most of the them have sentimental value. However, I don't think that M. Alexandria comes close to this.

I'm so proud of myself. Today I managed to play through the entirety of George Winston's version of Pachelbel's Canon. It wasn't even remotely close to up to speed or without mistakes, but hey, I've never gotten that far before.

I swear I just took him to the doctor's

Liam developed a slight fever on Wednesday night. It increased until 103 and he still had it this morning so I took him to the pediatrician. He informed us that Liam has won his very own....viral infection! While it stinks because there is nothing I can give him other than Motrin and Tylenol, I'm glad it wasn't something else like strep because Liam and I would have to be separated because of the pregnancy. He's acting a little happier today than yesterday even to the point he will play by himself for a few minutes before he whines and climbs into my lap.

I'm suddenly reminded of Calvin and Hobbes

Today I heard Justin yelling in the hallway "Liam, no!". This is not all that unusual. Then Liam comes waddling down the hall towards me sans diaper. Guess we didn't have to wait all that long for the stripping.

Now that I'm into the second trimester, the cravings are starting to hit. The only consistent one so far is Taco Bell's 7-layer burritos. But today I realized that I was very sad there was not a Kenny Roger's Roasters anywhere around here. Mmmmmmmm, fattening roasted greasy chicken.

testing

Liam's favourite pastime now is running laps in the upstairs hall. He loves being chased, chasing the cats, and can turn around without falling over about half the time. He's also started a new trick of lifting up his shirt and sucking on the hem. I just can't wait until he starts stripping in public.

This was one of those "memes" (never heard of that term) that was on my sis-in-law's blog. You can do it if you want. Mostly I wanted to do this one because I wanted an excuse to complain about people. I hate it when someone comes back from a trip to another country and starts telling me about how the natives eat all these "weird things". I usually give them a stony look and tell them that it's probably not so weird to those countrymen. Anyway, I haven't eaten many things off this list (even excluding the teas and alcohol), but I don't take that a sign I haven't eaten many "weird" things.

Here are the instructions:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. (I've highlighted everything I've tried in red)
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. (I did them in italics and blue because I couldn't find how to strike out)
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/ linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos Rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush.
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13.PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. >Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S'mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom Yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Where's the kim chi?

Question

So I liked having a baby in September. It was nice not to have a hot little heater on my shoulder during the summer like my mom said that spring babies are (I'll find out myself next April). I did have to worry the cold, but is there really a bad/good time to have a baby? However I'm finding myself running into this problem:

Most of the programs like library readings, Discovery Gateway, and Thanksgiving Pointe have a minimum age of 18 months. Liam will not hit that until next March. Until then, I'm stuck with a very active toddler indoors during the winter. Any suggestions?