Past & Present Thanksgivings

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!

Here's a blast from the past ... exactly one year ago, my little boy was shoving mashed potatoes up his nose:



Today, we're with NanaBanana, Grampy, Mimi, and the whole Powell/Sodaro clan. Here's my sister-in-law Carol preparing our turkey, Larry. (Watching this has reconfirmed my non-meat-eating status ...)



It's unseasonably warm today -- all the way up in the mid 40's! -- so I took Seamus down to the beach a little while ago:





Among other things, he amused himself by playing with a piece of bamboo that he found: he would jam it into the sand, and then shout, "Oh, no, stuck!", and then pull it out again. He did this about twenty times in a row ... he is the funniest boy in the world.

Hope that all of you out there are having just as good a time today.

Video material of great historical interest

We bought a cool little video recorder last year, but lost track of it a few months ago during our move from Milford to New Haven. Today, I was ransacking the basement (looking for Seamus' birth certificate ...) and I found the video thing. I was delighted to discover that it had a number of videos of Seamus on it, which I will now upload here for your viewing pleasure.

Keep in mind that these videos are from July and August ... *he's even cuter now*. Amazing but true.

Video #1
Q: Is there anything cuter than a sleeping Schmoo?
A: Of course not.



Video #2
Seamus wants Nana to wear a hat



Video #3
Baby, just keep a-draggin' your red wagon along



Video #4
Seamus makes a movie; his retarded, pretentious father calls him "an auteur"



Video #5
Seamus fearlessly battles a giant ladybug and a small watering can

Love on the savannah

Seamus has a set of plastic African animals. Today, he was having the giraffe and the zebra give each other hugs and kisses. He also provided audio commentary for this mammalian love story: "Awwww," he said affectionately as he mashed the animals together, "awwwww!"

Seamus in the Autumn

In beautiful Wooster Square Park.

Sorry about the tiny video sizes -- taken with a Treo! God, I need an iPhone.

Ignore the dorky-ass narrator as well.

Grampy's Amusement Park Ride!

Grampy puts a laundry basket to good use.

More Schmoo-loween pictures

... courtesy of NanaBanana!

Free stuff on Election Day!!

Go to my Obama site to see what yummy stuff some companies are giving away to people who vote on Election Day.

http://obamasfirst100days.blogspot.com/

OK, so I'm not really a type-A mom, but...

I've been writing on type-A mom for a couple of weeks, and it's a lot of fun! I've written about everything from home birthing to great Halloween costumes for pregnant women, and it's just great practice. I think the site will get bigger and I'm really happy to be getting in now! 

The site is having a series of giveaways beginning on November 11th called "12 Days," and it's looking pretty cool. I've been reviewing some games, books, and CDs for the site, and I know that the prizes that Astacia the gift guide editor has in store are going to be amazing, including some jewelry, I am told. 

I'll have more about it as I know more, but for now, go check out some of the stuff I've been writing on typeamom.net! And if there's something you think I should write about, let me know.

More Halloween pictures to come!