Life So Far: A January Retrospective, Part 1

When January 2007 started we were starting to get a little anxious. After six months of pregnancy we really hadn't started doing much around the house to get ready for a baby.

We knew what room would be the nursery, but that room? FULL of junk.

We knew, with grandparents out of state, we would need to get a digital camera to facilitate the multitudes of pictures that would be required. What kind of camera? How much to spend?

We knew babies need things like beds and clothes. But what to get? That stuff can get pricey fast.

So with a due date looming two and a half months in the future, we made lists. Comprehensive lists that detailed, room by room and item by item, what needed to be done, purchased, painted or thrown away. Comprehensive lists that would make everything okay.

But it was quarter-end at my work. I'm an accountant. That's a busy time. So things had to take a backseat to work.

Erik headed up the camera task. He researched, compared and decided. I said okay and we ordered. The camera came on January 26th. We took it to dinner with us on Sunday, January 28th. See?

Gabby and Alex playing at Sunday Dinner.

Dinner was great. Kaila made a delicious Beef Tenderloin and French Onion soup. Two of my favorites.

Less than twenty four hours later, this picture was taken with our new camera.

Obviously, things didn't go quite as we had planned.