She. Is. One.

So ... can you believe it? L'il Miss Gee turns one year old today. And let me just say that the only thing that grows faster than her ... is her hair. That girl has a head of hair we could all aspire to have. It's thick and curly and beautiful. Just. Like. Her.

She also has a bit of a sassy attitude which only makes the hair thing that much more enjoyable.

She is also one of those rare babies who will keep the hair band IN her hair on a regular basis. (In the picture above she's also sporting a boo-boo on her nose, but it only seems to add to her charm.) Her talented mother makes all the hair bands, fyi.

I call her my "Girly Girl". She absolutely loves it when I say that. I can honestly say that she is rather fond of me. And visa-versa.

Happy Birthday to my Girly Girl. Nanny is very proud of you.

(My front door is drying as we speak and keeps me homebound once again. At least I have power which I didn't for 8 full hours yesterday. Boy ... I sure do love to complain, don't I?)

Don't Give Up on Me Yet!!

So ... I am alive and well and I am a Californian, but what I am not yet ... is a homeowner. My negotiations hit some snags (Short sale? I don't think so!) but in the meantime I am not home-less, due to the extremely pleasant hospitality of the Gees.

My things are safely stored in AZ still which means the suitcase I threw together to last me less than a week ... is having a difficult time lasting 3 weeks. If anyone wants to know, I just really, really like these pants.

The move itself went smooth as can be and my wicked head cold notwithstanding, I continue to feel very blessed. I sleep in a room with a delightful 3.5 year old and I get to cuddle the above pictured bundle of joy any old time I want.

And just in case you were wondering ... the above picture can be explained by one of the following options ... you guess which one.

a) The new homeowners bought several pieces of my furniture and I needed to make sure they didn't make the move.
b) My attachment to the above pictured remote knows no bounds.
c) Nobody puts L'il Miss Gee on a truck ... nobody!

~ I'm dreaming of a ... boxed ... Christmas ~

So ... it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas all right, but let's just say that the view is much better at the Gee's house than my own. I am considering stacking my boxes in a tree-like shape and draping a green blanket over them. What do you think?

I sure had fun being "roommates" with this Li'l Guy, who took his tree decorating duties very ... very ... seriously. ("Mom! Is it time to decoration the tree yet?!")

His Li'l Sis looked on and gave occasional critiques, utilizing her uber high fashion tastes.

And some spit-up.

I do plan to create a small, peaceful Christmas area amidst all the chaos. I do believe that was the purpose of the stable, was it not?

I wish you all a lovely season and the chance to decoration to your hearts content.

~ Nanny X 4! ~

So ... L'il Miss Gee arrived yesterday (at 4:15 p.m., weighing in at 7 lb. 1 oz -- exactly the same as her brother, although she was 2 weeks early) and she is more precious than words can say. I will actually get my Nanny-hands on her tomorrow. For now I must risk shorting out my computer as I drool/cry onto my keyboard on a regular basis.

Her big brother, Mr. Gee thinks she is pret-ty special.

He's a smart one, that Mr. Gee.