First of all, hubby released his latest album - check it out, it's really really good! 

Link here: www.leonplaysmusic.com

At work yesterday, the president of the company projected the inauguration on the wall so everyone could see the new president of the country. I am very hopeful about the new pres. even though I know he has his work cut out for him. Of course all the pundits were off to a running start and I just had to stay up late and watch Jon Stewart. Let's keep our fingers crossed for good things to come.

Work is picking up, too. We had a round of layoffs and thought we were about to have another, but projects started rolling in in the nick of time. Odwalla is thankfully keeping me really busy. Yay! 

Planning a trip to San Diego in April to see a friend's baby wh ois due in Feb/Mar. It's been sounding kind of like she (her husband) doesn't really want us to stop by, so we are turning the trip into kind of a birthday thing for one of our daughters. Looking forward to visiting the zoo and Disneyland, and anything else we can cram in. This will be the baby's second trip out, and I am a teensy bit nervous, but very excited at the same time. He and I will be doing all the lame stuff while Dad will probably be spending most of his time at Space Mountain with his daughter. I'm actually really looking forward to having that time alone in the park with the kiddo. 

 I think E's first word will have to officially be "banana." His big sister has been coaching him to say it and finally on the airplane to FL he did. Of course since I was sitting behind them I didn't hear it over the plane noise, so on the flight back I refused to let him off my watch. I just don't want to miss a thing, this being my only. The ladies from the day care claim he calls for "Mommy" during the day, but I have yet to hear it. I've been trying to get him to say "banana" on video, but always forget to have my camera at the breakfast table and of course when I remember all I can get out of him is "muhnamanah."Wouldn't it be funny if "muhnamanah" meant "camera" in E-speak?

 E had his first trip in a plane and in the ocean ever! The plane went fine with the aid of a sippy cup on the way up and some chicken nuggets on the way down. The ocean, not so much. He didn't like the instability of the sand and the waves coming at him were just plain scary. Had a great time with the grands, though (and the great grand) and definitely used up more than his allocated share of energy. Pic at the beach: