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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Distraction

We heard from my sister in Peru: the road to Lima is open, and they will be part of some car caravan heading back in to the city sometime this afternoon or tomorrow. From there, they should be able to get on a flight back home, since the airport is open and flights are leaving.

My stomach has been in knots all day long, but this piece of information really helps. Now, I don't know about you, but I could totally use a distraction.

So, tell me, what do you think of the current baby-naming trends? Are people trying to "brand" their babies by selecting uncommon (ridiculous, I would argue) names? That's the topic at "Kidz Today" over at Crucial Minutiae, and I already piped up with my two cents. Go add yours!

And.... it seems my boy is developing an, um, interesting sense of fashion. He found this item in my bathroom a few days ago and now spends every waking moment at home with it on.

Oh, and good luck to those of you in Texas who are currently *weathering* (HAH!) Erin's advances!

Posted by Tere @ 8/16/2007 | Permalink |

4 Comments

Liesel Elliott posted at 8/16/2007 6:50 PM
I'm glad your family will be able to make it back soon. It's really hard to be waiting and worrying.

Bon posted at 8/16/2007 8:19 PM
i'm really glad your sister's okay and will be back safely and soon.

as for the baby naming trends? bah. i loathe the trend of making up new names to rhyme with Aidan, and if i meet another Blayden or Nadon or Rheadyn (all three rhyme with Aidan) i may hiss at the parents. because all of them seem to think they're being terribly yoo-neek, when really their children sound like sheep.

but i'm a snob and traditionalist when it comes to names, admittedly, and i know my own kids' names are by no means everyones' taste. but at least they have a history - somehow that matters to me.

kittyzilla posted at 8/17/2007 9:02 AM
I am so relieved to hear that they're ok.
We didn't get the news on the earthquake until today.

Pop Culture Diva posted at 8/21/2007 10:47 AM
He's wearing that cap with much panache and style. Notice the slight tilt to the side hiding his eye and the pouty lips. Very Zoolander. You may have a budding designer/stylist in your house. Think of all the free clothes.