The Josie Journal

Josie Journal: I know, it's kind of a dopey name.

But this whole "blogging" thing is also kind of dopey, if you ask me. It seems terribly self-involved and absorbed - as though anyone is interested enough in me that they would be eager (or willing!) to engage in one-sided communication with me. A phone conversation with me is one-sided enough, as many of you can attest to. But whatever the general interest level is in reading what I have to say, it has become clear that Miss Josie is quite the hot topic for some folks. And some of those people live far away and don't get to see my Josie every day to see for themselves what she is getting up to. And Josie is not quite up to writing her own blog - yet. Ergo the Josie Journal.

So, for the first post I will tell you these things about that charming and delightful girl of mine (ours!), who learns exciting (to us, at least) things every day. In recent days she has learned the following:

1. That if you are feeling teetery when you walk, if you stop and stand still for a minute, you might just keep your balance;

2. Teddy bears make significantly more comfortable and better smelling pillows than do wrapped up diapers left on the top of the diaper pail, which happens to be within arm's reach of the crib;

3. That if you walk up to your mother while she is sitting in a chair, hold a book out and put your hands on her knees, she will probably hoist you up and read you Opposites with Oswald, That's Not My Puppy, or some other juicy tome as many times as you'd like; and

4. That if you put your arms around someone, they will have the urge to squeeze you and you can squeeze them back and it feels nice.