Simon Says "Hey It's A Guy Thing!"

It has already begun ... yep, my TV time is nearly non-existent. MiMi usually doesn't let me get my mitts on the remote. Do you see that mesmerized stare going on there? As soon as the image on the screen gets into my view, I am hooked! MiMi tries all types of diversions, but I just can't seem to help it ... I can't hear her or see her anymore. MiMi says she is just one of many women I am sure to have in my life that are not going to be at all pleased with this. Hey, give a guy a break ... I'm a victim of genetics. It's kind of like the way MiMi's eyes glaze over when she is in front of the counter at Maggie Moos ... go ahead, just try to get her attention to talk with you about something other than the merits of sno-caps versus toffee chips in her mix. Well, enjoy your upcoming weekend ... if you're lucky enough to get in some TV time, I hope you can stay happily transfixed for at least a few minutes before you get caught!

Simon Says "Through The Mouth of Babes"

Remember my feet? Today it's all about my mouth! Pretty smoochable, right? Wait until I "find my voice". Hope MiMi remembers all of this cuteness!

Simon Says "My Mommy's Making Changes - And I Don't Mean Me!"

My Mommy is making a big change in her career. She is an accountant (a numbers person) and for the last five years she has worked as an auditor with a large company downtown. Just recently she has been offered a job with a healthcare provider here in the Baltimore area and will be an Accounting Manager for LifeBridge Health Investments. She is very excited about this new opportunity and we all think they are very lucky to get such a great person on their team! Doesn't she look happy? and don't I look proud? Daddy and Mommy are both taking on a whole lot of changes in their lives ... at home with the addition of "me", and they each have brand new experiences at work. They are teaching me how to take on new challenges and become the best that I can be ... that's pretty much what my days are all about too. My new boss, MiMi, isn't too hard to take and I get a good report at the end of each day! Here is what I know about changes - pretty much each and every time I think ... hmmm, that really feels good! I wish you all well with the changes in your own lives!

Simon Says "Aunties News of the Day"

Today I got to start my morning with two of my four Aunts. Here I am with Auntie Kerrian ... Since Auntie Lauren was in town she had a sleepover at MiMi's. Did I tell you she was a doctor? Well, she was getting in one last minute of fun with me before leaving for her clinic downtown. Auntie Lauren reports that Auntie Rama is much better since her accident and surgery. One more week in the therapy chair (aka torture chamber) and then a schedule of outpatient physical therapy can begin. I don't think I ever told you, my Aunt Julia also had a bad bike accident several weeks ago ... thank goodness no broken bones, but stitches over her eyebrow and lots of scratches and bruises. For Aunt Julia it adds to the image she likes for her roller derby career! We were all so glad it wasn't any worse. I'm thinking a big wheel tyke bike is about all I'll try for the next few years! And it wouldn't hurt to have Auntie Kerrian close by!

Simon Says "No Monday Blues For Me!"

We had a great weekend ... even though there still wasn't much sun shining in the sky on Saturday we had the fun of swim lessons and then I went to my very first birthday party! My friend, Oliver, turned one years old!! Then I got to visit with Oma and PopPop Saturday night when they came to stay with me ... it was "date night" for Mommy and Daddy! On Sunday, two things I love came back to Baltimore ... we were finally treated to sunshine! and my Aunt Lauren came back to visit!

Simon Says "Finding Bright Spots on a Gray Day"

As you can see from the view out MiMi's door, it's a gray day here in B'more but MiMi and I like to sit by the glass and watch for the things we can see going on in the world on the other side. MiMi says that this weather doesn't stop the little critters from going about their busy lives out there. This morning we saw a rabbit on the patio, some birds hopping about the garden ... seems this is a perfect morning to go worm hunting. There are squirrels jumping around from limb to limb on the trees which seemed to upset a Robin ... MiMi says she's probably protecting her little ones. And looking out in the back and the front yards, we can see one of our favorites ... chipmunks. They seem to like making tunnels all around the steps and the gardens. MiMi has a statue of a little boy in the front garden along the steps up to her door and this chipmunk has taken a liking to sitting up on the head ... a perfect outpost to view his world. We laughed when we first spotted him the other day while watering ... now we catch him up there all the time. MiMi says it looks like one of the Davy Crocket hats her brothers used to wear ... that's a mystery to me, but do you remember them? If there is any kind of break in the weather, we'll be off for a walk later today. We're hoping if we watch long enough we might snatch a glimpse of the sun, but MiMi says that this may be the best view of the sun I'll get today!

Simon Says "MiMi and Me"

MiMi and I are usually on our own and so I'm the subject of all of MiMi's photography. Last Friday we had a treat and a visit from a friend, Jamie. She and I hadn't met yet, so now I've made another new friend! She loves photography too, like MiMi, and now we have a picture of MiMi and Me! Jamie's Mom, Deborah and my MiMi are best friends. They are planning on some fun playdates for all three of us this summer when the school year is over. I'm looking forward to the picnics and the walks and time sitting in the garden. I'm a lucky guy with so many women looking for ways to spend more time with me! Yea, I'm what they call a chick magnet ... now I hope I keep this magic working for me! Come back again anytime Jamie .