A puzzle that I used to have as a kid (purchased at a garage sale and hence missing a few pieces) featured an elongated Garfield griping that "February is the armpit of the year." How lovely that we have an extra day of gray Connecticut winter this month! -- Weather notwithstanding, this has been a banner week. I gave a lecture on the ethics of stem cell research to a bunch of Yale students, both undergraduate and master's level, and (if I do say so myself) I rocked it. The photo immediately above this text is of me and Montana after this lecture -- she is decked out in her wintry best, which prevents her from moving her arms, hence the scarecrow-esque stance. I am happy to say that I bored her to sleep with my lecture.Montana has also been sporting some new holiday duds, as seen in the photo with Patrick. Yes, that is a white velour one-piece suit with red velour bow across the torso and, not to be overlooked, a matching beret-style hat. No Montana, don't listen to all the other kids, all the cool people wear berets...
Another new friend joined the world in the past few weeks: Charles Leland Lottner, born to Heather and Craig last Monday, February 4. We hope to see him soon.
Montana's newest trick derives from the fact that she's figured out that her head can rotate on her neck. Delighted with this development, she will sit for several minutes at time, turning her head from left -- to right -- to left -- to right at about a 3-second cycle. I'm not exactly sure what tennis match she's watching, but let me tell you, the 180 degrees from breakfast window to refrigerator are hot stuff!
For those of you needing a laugh as you breathe in the armpit of the year, check out http://smartypants.diaryland.com. Worth a perusal, thanks to Jeni Rinner for the heads-up. Love to all.
2 comments:
Where did that FACE come from? She was just sort of a blob of baby features before! She gets prettier every day-- great pics and thanks.
the tennis match head-dance sounds adorable!
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