http://piesafe.net The Blog of Ginny Woods Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:22:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been bad about keeping up this blog but today there is BIG NEWS. Nina used her potty for the first time! We got this new froggie potty a few days ago, and it's been sitting in the bathroom, and she has enjoyed sitting on it but not ... http://piesafe.net/archives/149 I just did an interview with the author of a really compelling little book about Iraq. The interview can be found here at Big Other. The author, Justin Sirois, gave some very interesting answers to my questions. I am looking forward to his upcoming longer novel. http://piesafe.net/archives/147 Guess what! We're now homeowners. We closed on our new house in Prospect Heights today. It feels remarkable in so many ways -- so much money has left our hands, but so much potential remains! The closing itself was long (2.25 hours) but totally friendly and smooth. I am beat ... http://piesafe.net/archives/146 If you asked me - right now - what's the best movie I've ever seen, I'd probably say Let the Right One In. It's scary but not ridiculously so, and there is something extremely poetic not only about the story but about the look of the people and scenery. It's ... http://piesafe.net/archives/140 John's first book, The Complete Collection of people, places & things, is now out and available for purchase on Amazon and Small Press Distribution (SPD). I encourage you to purchase it from SPD, as they give more back to authors than Amazon (although the sale price is $1 higher). John ... http://piesafe.net/archives/132 This blog is coming back to life after a looooong nap. We all appreciate long naps around these parts -- Nina still takes 2 a day, often for as long as 2 hours, and sleeps another 11 hours at night. Here's a photo of her, enjoying some mac 'n chesse, ... http://piesafe.net/archives/129 Whew! Nina is keeping us busy. When not asleep, she is moving moving moving. She's always been this way - never been a child that likes to sit and snuggle into someone's lap - but these days, she seems ever more active than ever. She's walking, and has taken at ... http://piesafe.net/archives/125 Nina took her first steps this weekend. She was holding onto the refrigerator, playing with her magnetic letters, when she suddenly started taking steps away from it. They were teeny, tiny steps. She took about four and then fell on her bottom. She did this several more times that day. ... http://piesafe.net/archives/122 Here's Nina at almost nine months, rooting for the Hoyas in DC. We visited there over the past weekend, and Nina got to see her first basketball game. She liked it, finding the cheering the most exciting. Nina likes a lot of noise! Her new trick is waving. She waves in ... http://piesafe.net/archives/119 I've been obsessed with New York City real estate on-and-off for the past few years, as we've been shopping for apartments around Brooklyn. As we now struggle with the question of whether to buy or rent in this market - more and more I am thinking we rent until this ... http://piesafe.net/archives/114