3.31.2011

Good things for March

I am posting this tonight in case April Fools gets out of hand and I lose access to my list. Nothing good is allowed to happen in the next few hours (at least nothing better than what I wrote for today.)

1 - Filming at work, when Jonah got to be a movie star (see the 31st).
2 - Amanda discovered Jonah's top molars, which explained the screaming.
3 - Exciting news at bike committee and still-warm lasagna when I got home.
4 - I built a pentagon tower with Jonah's blocks after he went to bed.
5 - Free stuff at healthy babies fair, then my parents came, and Jonah started being able to stay standing unassisted for multiple seconds.
6 - Productive rainy afternoon creating space to play in Jonah's room.
7 - Amanda reported that Jonah pointed to his hippo puppet when she said something about a hippo. And he got his Personal Penguin book when she started singing the song.
8 - We watched an entire movie... on a weeknight!
9 - We had dinner at church and sat at a table of, well, old widows, and Jonah did an excellent job of being cute for them (and stayed quiet during the prayer!).
10 - Replacement TV arrived! No more horizontal lines!
11 - Tax refund arrived!
12 - Strolled by the river in perfect weather.
13 - Another walk in perfect weather, this time around the neighborhood.
14 - Amanda took care of Jonah, which isn't that different from the usual, but this time it allowed me to stay in bed for over 10 hours and recover from a bug.
15 - The first day after being sick is always a thankful time.
16 - Jonah took a couple teeny steps on his own. Maybe they were more like lunges.
17 - Explored the Ix building.
18 - Drove a bus and called Amanda every 20 minutes when I had extra time at stops.
19 - We bought a bike trailer! Kind of an impulse buy. But it's awesome! I am excited!
20 - Jubilate Homecoming Concert was excellent.
21 - Nice long drive through scenic Buckingham and Nelson Counties for work.
22 - Ended up having two outdoor work meetings at coffee shops in beautiful weather.
23 - Choir was good.
24 - Jonah pushed his Mega Blocks table all the way down the hall and around our bed.
25 - Jonah's doctor ruled out an ear infection and the flu as causes of his crankiness and fever. Also, free part for my bike and free smoothie.
26 - We bought him a blue bike helmet.
27 - Jonah seemed much better by the afternoon and finally had an appetite at dinner.
28 - All three of us attended the IMPACT rally, Jonah's first time in U-Hall.
29 - The fast-casual Indian restaurant concept made it another week on America's Next Great Restaurant.
30 - Got caught up on some projects at work.
31 - The video with some of my favorite movie stars was posted on YouTube.

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3.02.2011

Good things for February

1 - Even though we have 56 coupons for free Ben & Jerry's, Amanda bought a container of the limited edition Edy's Thin Mint ice cream.
2 - During the few hours of springlike weather, I walked to Blimpie and got my free cookie.
3 - Drove six buses
4 - Ate steak wrapped in bacon for dinner
5 - Guy Time with Jonah, then Amanda joined us to serve dinner to the homeless guys staying at our church
6 - Using the DVR made watching the Super Bowl amazing. Also, leftover bacon-wrapped steak.
7 - Messy burger (third bacon occurrence in four days!).
8 - Jonah went to sleep easily for the first time in a few days or maybe weeks.
9 - Jonah's birthday! Lunch at the hospital where he was born, then his first cupcake!
10 - I got to use spray paint at work, then came home to a one-year-old in a very good mood despite having had shots at his checkup.
11 - Preparations for Jonah's party were on track.
12 - Jonah napped in the morning and woke up fully refreshed just as his guests arrived, and everything went well.
13 - Another Jonah napping miracle: he stayed asleep during the transfer from the car to crib after church and kept sleeping for maybe 90 minutes.
14 - I won Valentine's Day.
15 - The weather cooperated with my plan to have four meetings downtown from 9:30 to 2:30. Plus, I ate a hot dog with buffalo wing sauce.
16 - Relaxed bus driving in the morning. I sort of skipped breakfast, but then there were doughnuts when I got to work.
17 - Amanda attended the MOPS group at church for the first time and liked it.
18 - It was so nice that my boss asked if we could have our meeting outside. (Yes please.)
19 - Jonah made some really funny faces watching Amanda's mom chew gum and blow bubbles during Jacob's wrestling match.
20 - First use of free Ben & Jerry's coupons!
21 - Jonah drank a cup of cow's milk (he refused the day before)
22 - Jonah was doing a funny new laugh; I'd call it a titter.
23 - Long-awaited bus stop shelters arrived and were unloaded without breaking anything (people or equipment).
24 - Mmm, haircut.
25 - By a stroke of luck, the high winds didn't blow the shelter roof pieces over until there was a bus parked next to them preventing them from falling all the way over and getting scratched or broken.
26 - six businesses, one parking spot for our Saturday shopping extravaganza. Also, we saved more than we spent.
27 - Slightly awesome weather. Indian buffet, walked a few blocks, ice cream, walked some more.
28 - Special mission at work.

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