Friendship: February 2006 Archives
Want to see the view out my back door? O'kay ... well ... I am going to show you anyway ...
Around 8am. At nearly 11am it is still snowing and there is a whole lot more on the ground.
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On a much brighter note ... Look what the mailman brought! He does read the forecast and the snow (that was supposed to be rain) did not stop him from delivering the daily mail!
The mailman brought this box! Actually a slip was brought and Colby walked over and brought the box back to the house. Our mail carrier is VERY lazy but that is another story. Look how surprised little Steven is to see the box!
Look at all the treasures packed into this box! "Who is it from? Who is it from?" His little arms flail around with excitement.
"Open the card! Open the card! Let's see who is it from?"
It is from Aunt Hope! -who doesn't have a journal or a blog but surely needs one ...Look! It's me! I am a gift card!
And look at those Jelly Belly beans! WoooHooo! I am a boy, ya'll!! I can hand those out to my friends while Dad is passing out the cigars. BTW, my momma chose an excellent Don Elias Churchill** cigar for him to pass around in celebration of my arrival-
Too much excitement for a little boy. I need to take a nap before she tries to put those clothes on me. Zzzzzzz ...
Pssstt ... Thank you, Aunt Hope!! ... Zzzzzzzz ... More of the birth story tomorrow. **Don Elias is a nice smoke, rolled from a hand-picked selection of aged Piloto Cubano long-fillers and Olor binder. The thick, dark Indonesian wrapper is what makes this medium-bodied blend a real smoking treat.
On a much brighter note ... Look what the mailman brought! He does read the forecast and the snow (that was supposed to be rain) did not stop him from delivering the daily mail!
Pssstt ... Thank you, Aunt Hope!! ... Zzzzzzzz ... More of the birth story tomorrow. **Don Elias is a nice smoke, rolled from a hand-picked selection of aged Piloto Cubano long-fillers and Olor binder. The thick, dark Indonesian wrapper is what makes this medium-bodied blend a real smoking treat.
This morning SexKitten MommaK stopped by for a visit on the BigRedCouch. She is such a lovely woman -and so very pretty. (Pssst ... now you know what the "K" in MommaK stands for.) She is coming back next saturday after the baby is here. She brought cake and truffles and we drank coffee and got to visit. The apple crisp is delicious! I am going to have the pound cake later this afternoon. Oh, and the truffles! Chocolate heaven! It was the nicest morning. I hope she had as nice a visit. I could just put her in a jar and keep her! But I had to let her go so she could pick up her daughter and get back home to her own lovely husband and family. If she ever comes up missing, well, I probably have her in a jar on my shelf. After our wonderful visit Steven and I went to the grocery store and the pharmacy. We picked up things for the kids to have while I am in the hospital. Like chocolate milk and pudding mix and bacon. But not all at the same time. I went to the pharmacy to cash in on the buy-one-get-one-free feminine product sale. I mean, I am going to need them sometimes between now and coming home after Tuesday. Having only two arms and hands I made Steven carry two packages to the check out. He is the only man I know who doesn't cringe at the thought of being seen with feminine hygeine products. Which makes him a rockstar husband! Plus he is cheap like me and it makes no sense to pay more for the same products later. As we were nearing home Steven's parents called and asked if they could drop in this afternoon. Of course you can! You don't have to ask. Guess what they brought ... Go ahead -guess! They brought ... Wait, let me explain a little bit ... When we told Steven's parents we were having a baby his father asked if we would like for him to make a cradle. Of course we said, "Yes!" I knew what type of cradle I wanted but I had to find a photo. After hours of searching I finally found the photo of a cradle I had seen ages ago and fell in love with. It is an 18th century cradle in a english museum home.
From the above photo his father made this cradle in his basement.
It's "Goodnight Moon" bunny and bedding.
The wood is cherry.
The finish is medium cherry stain.
The finish is better than most commercially made furniture. It is satiny smooth to the touch. Like butter.
How blessed is this baby? This is an heirloom creation. One of a kind. Made by the hands of his grandfather. I cried. *sniff* Maybe now that his bed is ready he will come on out so he can see it himself ...
How blessed is this baby? This is an heirloom creation. One of a kind. Made by the hands of his grandfather. I cried. *sniff* Maybe now that his bed is ready he will come on out so he can see it himself ...
