( It wasn't just raining ice pellets yesterday! )

Mom has a baby shower to attend tomorrow, so this morning she set about wrapping the gift. It's oddly-shaped, but thankfully we had an extra bag from when we got the stand mixer for my cousin. A bag makes wrapping so much easier. But then mom wanted to decorate with curling ribbon, and this is where things got ugly. As it turns out, if the ( Read more... )

My mom went to a baby shower yesterday, and her gift was a special seat called a Bumbo. It looks intriguing, and it's supposed to help the baby sit up by himself. The problem, since it was a gift: Wrapping it. Mom has a penchant for picking the oddly-shaped items. The Bumbo was no different. It was six-sided, and while it had a flat bottom, ( Read more... )

( You know me, I get long-winded )

I spent a decent part of yesterday going through stuff in my room and working on one of my ongoing projects. Somehow I came across a bunch of camp papers, so I sorted through them and tossed a few things. Slowly but surely I'm lightening my load, but sometimes I'm glad I haven't yet pitched certain things. We get folders every year for camp ( Read more... )

I wasn't done with stuff to do after my morning round of errands yesterday. For the evening: A trip to Naperville. Mom and I have a baby shower to attend on Sunday, and since my cousin is her goddaughter, mom decided to get her one of the bigger items on her registry, a changing table. She and dad went to Babies R Us a couple weeks ago only to ( Read more... )

I went to a luau-themed baby shower today ( Read more... )

The Weekend o'College Friends continues. Today's episode: Kim's baby shower ( Read more... )