Say Cheese

There's a big game this weekend with the Green Bay Packers vs. the Chicago Bears. We tend to cheer for any team that has fans who put cheese on their heads. A similar line of reasoning has me cheering for the Detroit Redwings, whose fans throw octopi on the ice after significant goals.

This picture is from over a year ago, when we first brought Madison back with us from China. We were doing a football series then, and had purchased a cheese hat to show something that real fans would wear. Ever since, I've been getting emails from Green Bay. You can see here from this picture that Madison enjoyed putting cheese on her head, so maybe she'll be a Green Bay fan. Although they did beat the Falcons this year in the playoffs, so that just might not be the best team to be cheering for at the moment.

Speaking of "cheese," it's funny when you take a picture of Madison now. She automatically says, "cheese!" Of course, it's not the whole word yet. It's more like: "eeeeese." Her mouth goes into fake smile mode and her eyes look off anywhere but into the lens, and she blurts out, "eeeeese!" Obviously, sometimes it is a challenge to catch just the right photo with her. But she's such a pretty little girl, it doesn't matter!

Today Madison spent most of her time at the old house once again. Fortunately, her television and DVD player are there - along with some assorted toys. Otherwise, there's not much to do other than help Mommy, Ba-Ba and Nana clean up the house. They've been painting a lot lately, and still clearing things out.

This afternoon, Mommy made arrangements with a moving company for Monday, so we'll be seeing some of the big, heavy stuff make it's way over to our house. Next week, we'll actually be sleeping in our bedroom for the first time. Up until now, we've been making use of the guest room - and occasionally the futon downstairs when Ba-Ba and Nana are here.

No matter where we are, Madison's footsteps are easily heard early in the morning, running after us. She jumps into bed with us and for the next hour, the three of us snuggle under the blankets. It's been cold lately, so perhaps I can understand. The forecast for next week, by the way, calls for more snow. Even without the snow, it's been cold. Right now it is 28 degrees outside, with a slight wind. Brrrr!