The day before Cecilia turns 2

  Tomorrow is Cecilia's second birthday, but if you ask her she says she'll be three. So my daughter is skipping a year of her life. I think she will regret losing that year... Abby had the day off, so she and Cecilia baked cookies. Trust me, I was surprised too.  They were actually victory cookies for winning the outcome of the traffic violations court date that I had. Kevin: 1; The Man: 0. I do not think Ceci understood what all that meant, so we just told her they were birthday cookies.

Abby and I have been practicing singing Happy Birthday to Ceci for a day or two now. When she sings Happy Birthday, it is always to Pop-Pop; he was the first person she ever sang that song to! She moved up a class this week; she is now a Panda. So long Lambs. The teacher said she knows her colors and ABC's, etc.  In fact she was not letting the other Lambs get a chance to say the color when they used the flashcards in class! I think the real reason is Ms. Misty, the old teacher,  cannot tolerate her WILD behavior and is sticking her with the next chump, Miss Rose ("Wose" as Ceci calls her...). Just speculation though.

 Ceci and I added to the flock (SURPRISE MOMMY!!). We now have two Black Copper Maran chick and one Blue Copper Maran chick. They are about two weeks old. They lay a dark chocolate-colored egg. How cool is that!?  Soon it will be time for our neighbor to feast on some of the older ladies. Today was a great day for laying, too; 8 eggs! The most we have received from them in the past was 7. A new Jackson record.

I read something interesting about their eggs today. Free range chickens can have up to 35% less fat, 60% more vitamin A and 200% more omega-3s in their eggs. Too bad they have been stuck in their coop for the past few days with a foot of snow surrounding their pen. Come on spring! I really cannot believe I am saying that. Winter is a wonderful time of year. Our other beast, Blitzen, ate half of his food due to Cecilia opening up the bin where we store his nibbles. Blitz actually refused dinner tonight and is sitting there looking like he is ready to pop. Kind of like Abby, at least that is we have been told.

 Time is quickly approaching on the due date. We really do not have anything prepared, maybe after Ceci's b-day party this weekend we can get things moving. Our biggest dilemma is agreeing on another girl's name. Abby prefers Bernadette and I am leaning towards Josephine. We like both names, but each one of us prefers the other name. Abby said maybe we should wait till the child is born and if it is a girl, then see what name fits her. I just do not know if we can go into labor with out one of the most important characteristics of the new child up in the air. Hopefully we will be ready......