I've been doing a few fun things with the blog lately. Blogger has added some new widgets and with the ever so helpful Google I've found some other cool widgets on my own. The date on my recent post looks like a calendar day now. Cute, but not sure if I love it just yet. There are some other fun displays that I'm considering doing instead. The other fun item that I LOVE is the Label Cloud (and you may need the better color chart here).
The cloud displays the labels in alphabetical order, but changes the color and font based on the number of posts with that label. These labels allow me to organize my posts and make them easy to find. For example, all video posts have been labeled with 'video'. I didn't do this from the beginning, so I had to go back through over a year of posts and label everything. It was a huge chore, but it was a ton of fun to see how my life has changed in just a short year. From now on, I add labels to all my posts.
Here are some of my favorite posts...I had to limit even this list! (not sure why all spacing is all screwed up in the old posts now):
Sending the email to friends and family announcing the pregnancy
Chris' Video (I watch this at least once a week and I still cry!)
I did the Alzheimer's Memory Walk today. I raised $240, so thank you to everyone who donated! The group I walked with (Sigma Kappa Alumnae) raised $1,070.00. Sigma Kappa's across the country raised over $87K. I can't find how much the OC walk raised...I'll keep looking and have to post it later.
It was supposed to be a 2 mile walk, but my iPod/Nike pedometer told me it was only 1.42 miles. At least Lance Armstrong still told me that I beat my personal best for the mile! I walked and had to maneuver around a LOT of people, so I guess that's pretty good.
There were tons of dogs there, and it made me sad that I didn't take Scout with me. The best shirt I saw said, "I walk to remember those who can't." I also saw a 10 year old girl wearing fish net stockings and Hooter's short shorts...so inappropriate. Charlotte (or any other child of mine) will NEVER wear fish net stockings at 10 years old!
Yesterday I took Charlotte to the grocery store to spend some one on one time with her. I get plenty of one on one time with Cooper since I nurse, but I always feel like I'm sharing my time with Charlotte. We had fun and she really enjoyed being out and about. Everyone stops and fawns all over her. She seems less afraid of strangers now and flashes them her super cute smile.
At least I had a great experience compared to Chris' recent experience. He had a lady at the grocery store tell him that we are supposed to be sending 'them' home not bringing 'them' into the country. She told him there's already enough illegal Mexicans in the country. He was quick to respond and put her in her place. I honestly can't believe how rude people are!!
Chris and I felt like bad parents yesterday. We each dropped a kid! Chris was getting Charlotte out of the high chair and he turned around for a second, she kicked the high chair top off and down she went. Then when I was getting ready to put Cooper to bed, I put him on the bed for a second to move the blanket and he fell off the bed! Luckily neither one of them got hurt, but it scared all of us. Amazing how when we don't do our normal routine (take Charlotte out first, put Cooper on the floor instead of the bed) to take a shortcut, then in just a second something like this happens.
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