Coming Soon to a Bedroom Near You...

(get your mind out of the gutter, people.)

... A Toddler Bed. Yes, that's right. This morning, I awoke to a loud thump, followed by the sounds of my child's screams. Fear not, everything and everyone are fine; I think Aaron was more scared by what had happened than he was hurt. Nontheless, we have lowered the mattress in his crib to the lowest possible setting, but given Aaron's recent tendency to climb everything (including into his high chair, on to the kitchen counter, up onto his changing table, and into our bed), I am under no illusions that soon, he will be the proud occupant of a Toddler Bed. Yes, apparently my son has monkey genes. 

Excuse Me, Where Could I Find An 'I Love Your New Hair Color!' Card?

I recently went into a Hallmark store in search of a meaningful parting gift for the outgoing COW (a rather misleading acronym referring to the spouse of the squadron's commanding officer). While I was there, I was rather astonished to behold the sheer number of "category" cards present. No matter the situation, be it a loved one's "coming out," the abandonment of one's dream, or even being overlooked for a professional promotion (I think I have many of those cards lost somewhere in the mail), Hallmark has just the card for you. So next time you wish to send your heartfelt congratulations to a friend who was just selected for a reality TV show, swing into your local Hallmark to pick up a card that says just that.

Lazy Saturdays...

DISCLAIMER: Apparently, I posted this blog on the wrong website. For those of you who read my LOST blog, you were probably a bit confused. This blog should have been posted here, on Saturday, June 28.

I love Saturdays like these. 3.5 hour naps, big breakfasts, and cheesy Lifetime movies. I'm telling ya, ya can't beat it. (Well, Sundays during football season give lazy summer Saturdays a run for their money.)

Still not much going on in the Browns' life. We're in escrow until the end of the month, then, for the 4th time in 2.5 years, we'll be moving. Yay military life. (Though granted, the last two moves have been inter-city, and more or less our own choice than that of the military.)

Ian and I enjoyed our monthly Parents' Night Out last night. After mandatory fun at a squadron hail-and-farewell, a military tradition of welcoming the newbies and bidding adieu to those moving on in their military careers, we headed to the movies to catch Get Smart, the new movie starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Some discussion had been made as to whether to see this movie or the new James MacAvoy/Angelina Jolie action flick, Wanted. Though I'm a HUGE JMac fan (Becoming Jane? LOVED IT. Atonement? Cue heavenly angels' chorus!), I wasn't at all disappointed by Get Smart - the humor was there, the dialogue was witty, and the twist was pretty good, too. Still, I am more than willing to entertain offers of babysitting in order to go see Wanted. :)

I'm A Horrible Blogger...

...but in my defense, there's not been much happening in the Brown household as of late. Oh, except for the fact that the Brown household will be relocating (yes, AGAIN, and NO, you don't have to help us move!) come August. Over the course of a head-spinning EIGHT days, we met our realtors for the first time, applied and got approved for a loan, viewed two properties, put in an offer on one of them, flew across the country (where the local Kinko's workers came to know us quite well from our prolific use of their fax machine), and finally ended up with our dream house. OK, so maybe it's not our DREAM house, but for our first time around the block, you gotta admit, it ain't that bad:

And I will try to be a better blogger. Cross my heart. 

Vacation, All I Ever Wanted...

Currently coming to you live from Boston, where it is cold and rainy and I LOVE IT. The Celtics won game 1, and hubby and I are in the throes of offers and counter offers and counter counter offers. Yes, we're well on our way to becoming homebuyers, and all that that entails. Ooh rah. 

Hahahaha

Maybe only an English major like myself can appreciate the utter hilarity I found in the following:

"Haikus are easy

But often don't make much sense

Refrigerator."

:P

Military Spouse Appreciation Day!

To all my sisters out there, Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day! The following has been circulating around the MySpace bulletin board this morning, but (with a few edits for grammatical errors!!) I thought it was worth reposting. 

Here's to you, the one who waits, no matter the distance, no matter the time.

Here's to you, the one who fights your own battle at home, between the tears and sleepless nights. 

Here's to you, the one who will never give up, even when everything around you seems to be falling down.

And here's to you, because while people may think they know how tough it is to be a hero, no one but us will ever know how tough it is to love one... 

Semper Fi, ladies! :)