Jessie, at work and listening to accuholidays.com, talks to herself:

Jessamyn says: Man, this version of Winter Wonderland is AWFUL
Jessamyn says: It's Charlotte Church
Jessamyn says: Have you heard her sing before?
Jessamyn says: She sounds a little bit like if Julia Child were to start singing
Jessamyn says: Well, if she weren't dead, I mean
Jessamyn says: It has a muppet-esque quality to it
Jessamyn says: her voice, that is
Jessamyn says: like it couldn't possibly be someone taking themselves SERIOUSLY
Jessamyn says: does she always sound like this?
Jessamyn says: "gone awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayayayayay is the bluebird..."
Jessamyn says: "here to stayayayayayayay is the new bird..."
Jessamyn says: whew, it's over now
Jessamyn says: and you missed the whole thing, lucky you

New DotMoms entry

Tree
Originally uploaded by jessamynnorth.

New entry up at DotMoms. (It has nothing to do with Christmas or this picture.)

"I have at least 50 pounds to lose.

I also have a 9-month-old baby at home, which means that when I mention this to people, a lot of them say, 'Oh, well, you recently had a baby!'

The thing is, I have already lost all of the weight I gained when I got pregnant. And more."

Mirror Pepper

Mirror Pepper
Originally uploaded by jessamynnorth.

Last Saturday Katie and I had a delicious breakfast in the delightful company of Amy (Hi, Amy!). Afterward, we went home so Katie could take a nap (her second of the day). While she was sleeping, Geoff went out to buy our Christmas tree.

We put up the tree that day. On Sunday night we strung lights on the tree (and five or six ornaments). On Monday night we put almost all of the remaining ornaments, including this green mirrored pepper.

And then we could relax, because after all, what tree is not made complete by the addition of a green mirrored pepper ornament?

Every morning this week, the first thing I do is go out to the living room to plug in the lights on the Christmas tree. I love Christmas.

Nine months

Katie and her mother
Originally uploaded by jessamynnorth.

"Dear Katie,

Hello, sweet girl! Today you are nine months old. This morning we sang 'Happy Birthday' to you, the way we do pretty much every time you turn one more month old. While we sang, you held onto the CD shelf - against which you had stood up all by yourself! - and rocked back and forth from foot to foot. You really like it when we sing, and you really like to rock back and forth."

New entry up in the journal.

Caaaaaaat!

Caaaaaaat!
Originally uploaded by jessamynnorth.

The other morning while I was in Katie's room taking pictures, she spied a cat in the doorway and excitedly announced its presence.

This isn't a great picture, but it was a nice moment.