First, yesterday Hallary Rodham Clinton’s swearing in broke ground as the largest number of women we’ve ever had in the Congress.
Today, Rep. Nancy Pelosi became the first woman speaker of the House of Representatives.

What an inspiration these women are.
To be able to tell our daughters that with enough hard work, they to can grow up to be what ever they want to be and mean it.

Santa was good to me. This is the best calendar, a new Basset Hound photo for everyday of the year. Only they are so darn cute that I can’t see myself throwing them away everyday.
365 calendar pages are sure going to add up. My desk is going to be covered in Bassets, inside and out in no time.

I took my daughter to her first real OB appointment last week and we came home with pictures already. She is 3 monthes along and the baby was moving around like crazy. It looked like a shrimp. Our doctor said everything seems good and healthy so far.

I have to admit, seeing the little shrimp moving around and seeing and hearing the heart beat was a bit overwhelming for me.
I am just still getting over all the shock. But I am beginning to come around. I have to. My daughter and I are very close and she is soooo not ready for any of this.

I still can’t believe I am going to be a grandmother at 37!

My house smells so good right now.
I kicked off the new year by making a big turkey dinner with all the fixings and with a little help from Sara Lee I even baked a dutch apple pie.

If I was going to invent a candle scent, this would be it. A turkey with all the fixings candle. What do ya think? I think it would sell. Okay, whos got the funding?