Random

So a lot has been going on that I have not posted about, but wanted to mention. Here's some random stuff from the last week or so.

*Sophie said dada tonight. She then said daddy. No mama or mummy in sight though. Yesterday she also put herself into a sitting position and I missed it, she was at my neighbour's. Though she has been sitting for about 6 weeks, it was only if you sat her down. Today she did it all day long. She will be 7 months old on Saturday. Sigh. They grow up so quickly.

*Last week Edmonton recorded it's eighth homicide of the year. It turns out that as a child I knew him. He was the son of a family friend. I don't have any clear images of him, I remember his mum and dad, his uncle Tommy and his cousin Joanne, who was much closer to my age. Because Edmonton has had so many murders over the last few years, it seems we have become sort of immune. It used to be that there would be lots of write ups on the victim, but there was hardly any mention of this man, just that he lived with his girlfriend. No mention of his 3 daughters. That's sad I think. It's sad that you invite someone into your home to stay with you and they end up shooting you in the heart. My dad was at his funeral and he said it was packed. Lots of people from the old days, it's nice to know that all those Irish and Scottish folk can still manage to get along.

*Taylor is 12 this Saturday. She is officially taller than me, and let me tell you it is pretty hard to get mad at a kid you have to look up at. (Never mind having to try and drag her into the shower, which we won't even get into.) I wonder what she'll end up at. I was once told she could be as tall as 5'11. I'm figuring 5'9", an inch taller than William.

*I never mentioned that the mall had not removed their Christmas decorations, but it was absolutely driving me mad everytime I went there. How lazy are they I wondered. It turns out a movie is being filmed there starting in April. It is about a family from Los Angeles who move to Edmonton. Ray Liotta is in it, along with Leslie Nielsen (who went to high school here) and Chris Kattan. So obviously I will be stalking the mall this spring, 'cause Ray Liotta is some hot. If you happen to see a movie called 'Christmas in Wonderland' sometime after November, remember that it was filmed literally 5 minutes away from my house. Exciting stuff.

*Saoirse is sleeping in her own bed! Sort of. She falls asleep in our bed, when I go up I carry her into her room and at some point during the night she wakes up and comes back in. I'm okay with that, at least I'm getting a couple of hours kick free.