out and about

been snapping photos most of the morning - woo hoo with eyes open too. we'll get them online later in the day. adventured out today for our first ride in the stroller from grandpa - made a trip to murase park (the new park in town) the library, the post office and then to the grocery store. wow - exciting huh? well in my world it is these days.

Father’s Day

John wanted to get up this morning and spend some time with Vivian. We surprised him with a card in her bed - it was from the "Toot-Toot" express which is completely appropriate considering her surprising ability to toot like a trucker. John swore when we were in Newberg the other day he was getting ready to apology for himself because people just weren't going to believe a little thing like her was responsible. His father's day breakfast consisted of mint ice cream drum sticks ( hey it's his day he gets to pick) and soda. They watched Big Fish and hung out most of the morning.  Now I'm kicking it with the lil' munchkin, catching up on emails and other stuff. We are thinking about an adventure out to Target this afternoon. Wow, who would have thought that was going to be the day's excitement. Feeling pretty human again and getting back my groove. We'll go see Jody on Wednesday and see how things are going. Considering I've been pretty house bound for the past few weeks there's not much else to add at the moment.  Here's wishing you and yours a great father's day! Enjoy it!

Chortler

This is definitely the word to describe what Vivian does in the middle of the night when she is sleeping. I think she's got a little Swiss Miss Cocoa action going on. It might even be a slight yoodel, I'll get back on the verdict after a few more evenings.



Dictionary.com Unabridged

chor·tle   verb, -tled, -tling

–verb (used without object)
 1. to chuckle gleefully. 
–verb (used with object)
 2. to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one's joy. 
–noun
 3. a gleeful chuckle. 

American Heritage Dictionary

chor·tle

n.  
 A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
intr. & tr.v.   chor·tled, chor·tling, chor·tles
 To utter a chortle or express with a chortle.
 

[Origin: b. chuckle and snort; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass (1871)]
 

My Dad’s on The Internet – Kinda

My dad called last night, now that he has found out about the immediate nature of email I think he's hooked. By that I mean he's got a friend with an email account, but still doesn't have a computer himself. Oh well - he's none the less thrilled by getting new pictures so I snapped  few. Here's to days installment of Vivian - The Next Generation