Irons in the Fire (which is where I believe they belong)

For those of you who knew me PP (pre-Pregnancy) you know that I am never only doing one thing...I LOVE projects. 2006 was consumed with the project of being pregnant and the project of beginning a life with the Princess. Now that 2007 is underway and I discover that my quasi-employer has become my entirely-former employer I have embarked on some new projects and tangents...I also have a list of unprojects...things I will NOT be doing again soon.

The Going Forward With List:

• Macabrekins - developing and marketing an off-kilter collection of plush toys and writing stories of their adventures
• Magazine articles - took a course at UCLA, made a list of mags I want to write for and a list of topics - traveling with small kids, traveling with LARGE pets, cooking in a small kitchen, becoming a parent at "an advanced maternal age," unique roadtrips and realistic wardrobe planning
• Writing clients - ONLY THE KIND THAT CAN PAY and that have something interesting to promote like E-Spec
• Exercise - daily walks plus getting back into yoga and maybe doing some pilates!!
• Foodie Pursuits - Solstice Supper Club (more on that soon), Wine Geek Club - perhaps should be Grape Geek for sake of illeration and some classes at Sur La Table (if only for the in-store discount you get on the day of the course)
• Mastering the Martini - searching for the perfect one
  

And the Anti-Projects:

• No more book clubs for a while - I literally have 45 books waiting to be read (including the five I checked out from the TO Library today) - but if I did have a book club - it would be for new moms only and the first book we would read would be this one! Actually any of these!
  
• Writing Clients - that don't or can't pay...no pro bono unless its Bono and then we can talk because Pro Bono is different on so many levels that pro bono
• Stressing out - its overrated and I am over it!
  

Oh, and ironing...I don't do it, won't do it, hate it...irons = ick.

Mammoth!

Our first big family vacation! We all piled into Ferry Godmother's Honda CRV and headed to Mammoth Mountain. It was unseasonably warm so we avoided snow sports and stuck to walking around town and shopping. Baby's first trip to the snow didn't actually involve her getting in any snow but next winter will be a whole different story!

P2 and Mama had a good bonding experience using the Baby Bjorn. We hiked all around town, P2 showed off her groovy new snow boots that Auntie S-Bar gave her.

The drive up was lovely and uneventful, we stopped off at the World's Best Jerky Shop where Papa Steve bought dried papaya or something like it. We passed The Hubcap Capital of the World without stopping...but its good to know about should you ever be in the market (I suppose).

We stayed in the Chateau Montagne...very impressive name, perfectly adequate accomodations. We had some great meals including Ferry Godmother's famous lasagna and two great meals at The Stove.

We had a gondola ride and did some shopping - I will post those pictures later on tonight, they are in Our Hero's camera.