Status of the Flamingoes, and some linky love

Once again I am gazing shamefacedly at my super outdated layout and to justify the shoddiness, I am compelled to tell you I really DID redesign the whole thing. Again. I mean, I pay for this stupid website so I can play with the design. So maybe it was still pink and green and I didn't really add any new content or anything, but there was going to be a new banner image and a background and the 2006 was going to be replaced with 2007 and it was going to be awesome, original tagline and everything. Until I showed Phillip and he was all, "Why is that part so blurry?" And I said, "It's not blurry, it's Art." And then he was like, "Oh, it hurts my eyes." So I couldn't publish it after THAT. Jeez.

Plus I was thinking that I'd probably have to do it all over when the baby comes, because I do have some ideas for doing things differently then, and Lord knows I'm not going to have time to curse at the stylesheet when I have a howling baby to feed. So anyway. There you have the Status of the Flamingoes. Like anyone cares except me. (And I care way too much.) I'm thinking this will be a good project for me when I am unemployed and waiting for my SMALL BABY to make his grand entrance. Especially because I am kind of sort of going to be paid to curse at stylesheets once I go back to work and I need some practice. (Ooh! Exciting!)

In the meantime, I've got nothing. Last night I wrote thank you notes and sniffled my way through the season finale of Friday Night Lights while my husband was working late. It is THAT exciting around here. So exciting I must link to people much more interesting than myself  just to spare you.

You know who HAS been busy? Jennifer. And her baby is due, like, tomorrow. While I was watching TV this woman was moving into a new house and becoming a doctoral candidate. Gah.

In case you were wondering what the cutest child in the universe looks like (well, the cutest one until mine shows up), go visit Laura and turn to goo over her two-year-old. I may have sent Laura an email detailing the beauty and wonders of the Pacific Northwest, just so I can conveniently steal Annslee.

Jenny tried stand up comedy. Jenny will not call a stranger on the phone, but she will stand on a stage and tell jokes in front of strangers. My mind, it is boggled.

Karianne is throwing herself a prom. Not that I am jealous. Or want an excuse to wear my cousin's 1989 pink satin prom dress. Or anything.

My mom reads exactly two blogs- this one and Italian Trivia. A few weeks ago she repeated a whole post pretty much verbatim over the phone, so I had to go googling for it. And the picture that showed up was this one, which made me laugh because DUDE, Italian street signs were a constant source of merriment to my brothers and sisters and me way back when. It's been fun to read because I think she lives pretty close to where I did, only she's, like, really living in Italy whereas I was just drinking cappuccino in between flashing my ID card to get on and off base.

Emily's boy is six months old already and every time she writes something about him, it's like my future flashes before my eyes. Sometimes she makes me wish my kid would hurry up and get here, but sometimes she just reminds me how completely unprepared I am for dealing with, say, breastfeeding nazis who do not appreciate the holy french fry. Stop freaking me out, Emily!

And one of my real life friends actually wrote something on the internet! Remember those wonderful amazing friends I was talking about a few days ago? Go read what one of them has to say about the first year with her  [so heartmeltingly sweet I am going to brave a "game night" party full of nerdy gamer boys just so I can play with him tonight] son with Down Syndrome. This friend was one of the very first people I met when I moved to Seattle and I've been so blessed to keep her in my life. I can't wait till our boys can play together!

Comments

[karianne]

Thank you so much Sweetie! I'm kind of hiding out this afternoon to keep some sanity while I can.

We are decorating tonight and tomorrow for a little bit, I have my hair put up at 5, and then...

Party! I'm so excited.

Wish you could be there with us.

[Laura]

You are too sweet. We will come visit and you are welcome to "borrow" her but she is all MINE for keeps : ) I tell you what, you can have the cutest boy in the universe and I will have the cutest girl! See, problem solved.

[Jennifer]

Thanks for the linky love, lady!

[Jenny Ryan]

Thanks so much for the shout out! :)