The latest at Chez Warren:

First off, the announcement of a possible new addition to our family. No, Veronica isn't getting a younger sibling. Rather, Pita is probably getting a younger playmate, a male kitten in need of a good home from Marietta. Anne or Jason's mom Linda have picked up said kitten for us, and further details will come around later.

Jason and I have tried to compromise and come up with a name for our new little kitty. He wants to name the pet after one of the animals from Glen Cook's book series on The Black Company. I want to name him after SpongeBob's pet that's pretty much their underwater version of a very smart cat. Hence, our new pet's official name will be ToadKiller Gary. Jason is much more pleased with this than I am.

In the meantime, we are trying to wean Veronica off her pacifier. She only uses it when she sleeps, and even then, only at our house; she hasn't had one at her babysitter's in well over a year. As her use of this is limited, you would think this would be easy. Hardly. Oh, she just went down for a nap about forty minutes ago without incident, and didn't seem to notice its absence the first time we put her to bed without it on Friday night. But man, every other nap and bedtime has been a battle. My kid is very willful, and will cry and fuss until one of us gives up. We're holding strong, but she isn't making it easy on anyone. She's turning two in less than two weeks, she's getting a toddler bed sometime in the next month or two, and we're trying to warm her up to the idea of the potty. She hardly uses the pacifier anyway. We know it's for the best, but it's hard not to feel bad when she's crying for it.

That's all the news for now. I'm probably forgetting something, but what else is new? I will post again with any information, either forgotten from this post or new by the time the next one rolls out.