The sound of pure joy...

Lately we have been working on getting EmJ to laugh. My wife has been successful to a certain extent getting short quiet bursts out of her here and there, but it required intense effort. I got a giggle once, but nothing sustained, and certainly not spontaneous.

So you can imagine how geeked we were this evening when she laughed histerically. We were sitting on the couch and Emily was watching me play with Cooper, when out of no where she let loose with the best laugh I have ever heard. Seems she has developed a fascination with Coop lately. Her eyes light up when he comes near, and if he is within arms reach she comes up with a handfull of fur.

I think my wife is a Ninja...

Here is my evidence:

1) She can enter and leave a room with quiet swiftness. I swear there are times I thought she was in the other room, so I patiently wait for her to return only to look behind me and find her comfy cozy on the couch. Scary.

2) She reads faster than any human being has a right to. Not sure if this is a Ninja skill or not, but I know she can read a 400 page novel in about half an hour (give or take). That just aint right.

3) When we play puzzle games or fill in the blank type stuff (Think Wheel of Fortune) she knows the answer about five times quicker than anyone else. There was a Wheel puzzle the other day with 20 blanks and one filled in letter, and she yells out "Never in my wildest dreams, duh!". I was like how did you do that? To which she replied, "The category is phrase, hello!". Meanwhile, the contestants get all but two letters filled in, and still guessed wrong. Come to think of it, maybe I need to buy my wife a plane ticket. Do they allow Ninja's on Wheel?

4) Weapon of Choice: Sarcasm. She can quickly diffuse any situation with this wicked instrument of destruction.

5) Swiftly spots all errors made by me. Only a ninja could figure out what it was I was about to do wrong before I even do it. This seems to be pretty consistent, although sometimes I surprise her and fix an error before she catches it. Guess I am her padawan learner (jedi apprentice to the uninitiated), ninja in training.

6) Master of 'the look'. One flash of this look and the recipient knows that my wife is not to be messed with. I assume this look has been crafted over the years in preparation for raising our daughter, whom I assume will test our patience often.

7) Cooking without a cookbook. Often Mother Hubbard's Cupboard is bare, and we are down to a random collection of materials with which to make a meal. My wife does not see this as a problem. She once turned a lemon, some garlic seasoning, a couple artichoke hearts and some cheese into a gourmet meal. Seriously, some of her 'inventions' are so good I request them again. I now intentionally purchase random ingrediants at the grocery store just so that she will experiment in the kitchen. The draw back to this ninja skill is the abuse my waistline takes, but I am willing to sacrifice.

What are you lookin at?

***Update: Well, this post was written on my Treo and apparently when you choose "save", it posts your unfinished ramblings and e-mails everyone! I have since updated and corrected my late night grammar and spelling mistakes.***

It is that time of the year again, season premiers of all your favorite tv shows. I don't watch much tv, that is to say I don't keep up on specific shows. Never have. My tv is typically on ESPN or something like History or Discovery channels. Seems to me that sitcoms and drama's have been pretty dull compared to ten years ago.

I do however think that a few shows have proven worthy of tuning into, so here is a list of what I am looking forward to this fall (only counting major networks):

1) New Adventures of Old Christine - I was not a Seinfeld fan, and never really noticed Julia Louis Dreyfus before, but this show is Hi-Double-Arious. Wanda Sykes is brilliant with her dry wit, and the rest of the cast is spot on (including one of my favorites from the movie VanWilder, who plays "New Christine"). Watching Dreyfus shimmie shake her shoulders in an effort to be sexy at the supermarket and attract a man is very amusing.

2) Big Bang Theory - In the age where geek is chic, this one really amuses me. Last year I was hooked when Sheldon dressed as the Doppler Effect for Halloween. Plus, I love any show that works in a bit about Schrodinger's cat (Quantum Physics theory about a cat that is simultaneously alive and dead). Is this show dead or alive? Guess we will have to look to find out!

3) How I met your mother - Neil Patrick Harris (of Doogie Howser fame) is so funny as Barney, the morally challenged "wing man" who loves to "suit up" and hit the bar. The show is based on a father recalling the days of his youth to his children, leading up to of course how he met their mother. Have we already meet the mother, or is she being saved for the series finale? A group of 20 something friends gather at their favorite watering hole and hi jinks ensue. Good stuff.