Dylan Stands!!

So I left the room tonight and came back and Dylan was standing!! Wahoo! By himself!! Not holding onto anything! And this is what Wes was doing... Not saying, "good job, I'm so proud of you for standing." Then Dylan was finished by the time I ran downstairs to grab the camera. Luckily, he obliged us with a few more tries before bed. He may walk yet. Just hopefully not this weekend when we're out of town for our anniversary.

JK this is a big haircut

So I started thinking about donating my hair to Locks of Love back in September. And I've had 2 friends do it since which really inspired me. Inspired might be overstating it. I was sick of my hair and considering hacking it off myself if I didn't cut it soon. So here's the before picture.This is what I cut off.And this is what I look like now.I'll admit, I'm a little rusty on fixing short hair. It will take some getting used to, and I'm not feeling so feminine right now. My androgynous body with short hair makes it hard for ME to believe I'm a girl, chipped nail polish aside. I don't regret for a second that I cut it off. And the beauty of hair...it grows back.

Hey, Big Haircut

Dylan got his 1st haircut today at Cookie Cutters. It's a magical place, regardless of the fact that he cried through the whole thing. Wes just got home and is apparently ticked that I paid money for it. He thinks he could do better. Anyway, it's done. It's no longer in his eyes, down his neck, or over his ears. But plan on it being more messy than this.

Team Sorting

We did another sorting event last night at the Golden Spike Arena. I got to ride my beautiful black horse as you can see. Isn't he a handsome beast? I feel like I just look prettier when I'm on him; like when we're cantering around the arena with my hair flying behind me. That's why my hair's curled today. We got home so late and had to get up early for church, so there was no time to wash all the dust out of my hair. It looked like a snarly horse tail, but I digress. I rode with Wes and had the satisfaction of him being disgruntled about not being the best at something. He's read all about horses so knows how to ride in theory, but has only been on a horse a handful of times. If you think he's walking a little funny today it's because he tries so hard to control the horse that all his muscles are tensed all the time. You could say he rides on the horse, but not with the horse.

This is Tiffany and Cindy who I do the horse therapy with. Cindy ended up winning one of the rounds in 42 something seconds. On the last run we're pretty sure Tiffany and Cindy finished in time, bt they said they didn't.Wes and I also finished in time, but they said that we didn't. Which was pretty good considering one of the cow's head got stuck in the fence while Wes was trying to drive him through. And I was kicking my horse as hard as I could, but I didn't have any spurs that fit me. I would really like some spurs. It was freezing, but I'm going to do it again on Feb 7th, the last one of the season.:(

Facebook

I joined Facebook last week at work so that I could play this game called MobWars with the people there. (We were really slow.) So I invited my co-workers to be my friends so we could all be in a mob together. I'm kind of feeling like the last person on the planet to join Facebook. I just haven't been interested in it. But it's like the ultimate in internet stalking. I'm too embarrassed to ask most people to be my friends unless I talk to them on a regular basis. Even relatives, I'm too embarrassed. I feel like a major voyeur. So I've just been kind of sitting back and waiting for people to find me and ask me to be thier friend. I'm kind of a chicken. Blogging feels less in your face. Just peruse at your leisure.

Things That Make Me Happy Today

1. My house is finally clean from Dylan's party.

2. My driveway is shovelled.

3. I'm going to a movie tonight with Toni and OJ.

4. My awesome boots that fit under my pants and keep my feet dry.

5. My awesome stroller that goes anywhere regardless of whether anyone else has shovelled.

6. My dog, who in her dotage is very well behaved.

7. The shirt I got at Old Navy for $6.50.

8. That I might get to wear that shirt team sorting on Saturday.

9. Last night I packed up all the bottles, binkis, burp cloths, and receiving blankets.

10. I have neighbors who I can borrow stuff from, and who borrow stuff from me.

11. Mela cleans up all of Dylan's food, even though that means she has yogurt on her.

12. The book I want to read was at Barnes and Nobel where I had a gift card.

13. I have friends who ask for help and I can ask them.

14. It's beautiful, and sunny, and warm outside.

15. I didn't mop my kitchen floor today, because Mela tracked in mud.

The only thing I'm sad about is that I'm not skiing. But if I was all of these other things wouldn't have happened.

I'll love you forever

Have you ever read the book, I'll Love You Forever, I'll Like You For Always? This little scene reminded me of that cover. I thought it was funny, but Wes was kind of irritated that he unrolled the toilet paper.