"New " Bloggers, and other items of interest

Please direct your attention to the "Other Blogs of Interest." I've added two. The first is "Going Green Girl," which is my sister-in-law, Kerri. She has the done the things with her blog that I would like to do, but get too distracted to focus on -- lots of great information about gardening and environmental issues, but without the preachiness that some people have noted about my blog. I adore my sister-in-law.

And then we have the musings of Jeff Shalom, at "Three Things You Should Know." Wonderfully themed/organized blog (not that there's anything wrong with the seemingly random topic changes you'll find on my blog). Very entertaining reading, especially for the parents in the audience.

And in other news, here's an amusing anecdote from my darling niece, Kaia. I am in love with my nieces more than words can describe, and not just because they're my nieces. They have the most fabulous personalities, and they do the funniest things. Case in point: I was visiting H'ville this week, and Kerri and I took all the kids to the WNC Nature Center. I volunteered to escort Kaia to the potty for a number 2. She's 5, so she can essentially handle these things herself, but she just needs some occasional supervision. She goes into the stall and asks my to shut the door behind her. So I stand outside and wait for her. And then I hear this coming from the stall: "[Grunt. Bigger Grunt.] Oh yeah, that's it. Come on, come on. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Almost... almost... [Big Sigh.] Oooooh, nice." Little girls, and all that sugar and spice.