Bye Bye Blankie? Not quite yet...

On a whim I bought Sammy a Stars Wars Clone Wars throw blanket today...because he LOVES Star Wars. (I'll post a video of him singing the Imperial March below.)

Tonight he announced that the Star Wars blanket was his new blankie, and his old blue blankie (which I bought him when he was born and he HAS to sleep with every night or the world will end) was now Monkey's blankie. He wrapped Monkey up in the blue blankie, and then crawled under the Star Wars blanket.

(He has a stuffed pink monkey with long arms and legs that he plays with...granted, Monkey dies a lot when they're playing [he keeps getting shot for some reason], but he's brought back to life by the doctor.) Of course Monkey sleeps right beside him, so his tried and true blankie is within reach, but it seems to be a good first step (made on his own) to gradually outgrowing the need for a comfort item.

Sammy the Water Gun

If it helps him enjoy brushing his teeth every night, I've got no problem with it.

We had to change his shirt before he went to bed. It was a little wet :)

How to use nunchucks

Sammy teaches how to properly use nunchucks. More importantly, we learn their correct pronunciation...it's nunchuckles.

(The nunchucks are homemade from two soft blocks and a rubber band.)

An interview with Wendy Booker

I love this! Having MS doesn't mean you have to stop living your life.

The First Four Months

I'm ending the year with a video of the first four months of my picture-a-day project (9/4/10-12/31/10).

Be True to Yourself

I first saw this video on Dessert First's blog. I loved it and wanted to share.

Worth the 20 minutes

A TED video about the need to retain creativity and the importance of being able to take risks and make mistakes.

Talking Cats Play Pattycake

I laugh every time I see this :)

If this doesn't make you feel inadequate...

...nothing will. This is a three year old conducting to Beethoven, and he actually knows what he's doing.

Wordless Wednesday (Sometimes I don't know what he's thinking)

For Halloween, Sammy Reads A Scary Monster Book

The First 45 Days

For my 36th birthday, I started taking a picture a day. I actually started about two weeks before my birthday to get into the habit, but the project actually started on Sept. 4.

Here is a video of the first 45 pics (14 pre-pics, 31 project pics). You get to see me with make-up and without make-up, fixed hair and flat hair, tired and awake, late at night and early in the morning. You get to see me.

Sammy's after bath ritual

Every night, after we've drained his bath water and put away his toys, Sammy likes to lay down in the empty tub and pretend to change into his favorite good guys. Then he shows off his pretend suit. Then he repeats. Many times. The night this was recorded, he started out by changing into Wolverine. This is an audio recording of one of the times he changed into Iron Man.

The Geek in the Pink

I love this version of "Geek in the Pink"

It's a cover by ortoPilot and The Bathroom Girl

Coconut-carrying octopus

(From boingboing.net 12/14/09) Warning: This video contains footage of an octopus hiding under a coconut shell that it has carried around just in case it needed to hide from something. Watching this footage may contradict your previous assumptions about animal tool use, and may be too adorable for some viewers.

Validation

Fantastic short film about the power of appreciation and a smile - love it! Don't just watch the first few minutes, because it tells a story. (16 minutes)

Canon in D

I was blown away when I first saw this a couple years ago, and it still astounds me now. As of today, 77,585,900 people have seen this video of a young teen playing Pachelbel's Canon in D on the electric guitar. Have you? If not, here you go...and you're welcome.

Daily Affirmation

If only we could all begin our day with this much positive energy and enthusiasm, there would be no limit to what we could get accomplished.

Jessica, the girl in this video, had just turned four.

"Um, sir? I don't think the camera is hidden anymore."

See more funny videos and Cute Animals Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Lost Generation