"If you don't see the book on the shelf, write it." ~ Beverly Cleary
I kid you not, we went to bed last night at 8 o’clock.
It was just that kind of day.
People joke that not being able to sleep is Mother Nature’s way of preparing us for having a baby.
I say we need our sleep now.
So, we went to bed at 8 o’clock and snoozed the night through.
Don’t judge, we woke up rested.
Did you?
My wonderful friends Christina, Tracy & Charlyn hosted a baby shower for me (and Maggie!) this past weekend and it was so great! It was a murder mystery shower and I had no clue that this was going on. When I arrived I was given my costume (an apron) and name (Candy Cane).
I love themed parties and I also love playing games – who can resist a murder mystery? I have the greatest friends because everyone was up for the game. I can’t believe that nobody spilled the beans, everybody knew weeks before I did. I had started to wonder why nobody would talk to me about the shower…now it all makes sense.
There were little touches of pink and brown sprinkled all through the house with a table of tasty treats to die for. I think I inhaled no fewer than 9 marshmallow bars and 6 pieces of chocolate. Tracy made her famous punch which was pink, rather than the traditional green. One activity was to make bracelets to wear until Maggie arrives, which we all did; however, mine popped off yesterday as I was carrying groceries. Perhaps Maggie is closer to arriving than I originally thought!
It was a fantastic day from start to finish with some of my very favorite people in attendance:
The crew from Hilltop: Charlyn, Christina, me, Trace, and Jenica.
Pregnant Friends: me, Lara, Erin, Cole
Anacortes Friends: Kara, Katrin, me, Lara, Erin, Nicole, and Jenni
Pre-posted picture….just kind of funny.
****Not pictured in a posed shot: Darcy, Chach & Deb****
As I mentioned before I work with a crew of people that are extremely creative and generous. Last week the staff at my school put on a shower for HB’s impending arrival – Little Miss Maggie. I received so many gifts that will get put to use, but what was really touching was the amount of things that people made. Here is a quick recap of those items.
Cupcakes made by a parent of one of my students. Cute and delicious!
A sweater knit by Susan, our splendid principal.
A diaper changing bag/pad made by Jenna, who teaches 3rd grade, and Kylene, our Music teacher.
A sweater knit by Jenna.
A little bunny blanket made by Kylene.
A knit hat made by John’s sister-in-law.
A sweater knit by Ceres, our Developmental Kindergarten teacher.
A scrapbook display made by a parent of a former Destination Imagination student.
A fleece blanket made by Debbie, an Instructional Assistant.
A diaper cake made by Angela, a kindergarten teacher.
A tag blanket made by Pam, another Instructional Assistant.
THE quilt worked on by Ruthie, Karen, Cheryl, Jenna, Peggy, Martha, Karen, Annette, Pam, Kylene & Katie. I was mostly along for the ride on this one.
See, I work with creative and generous people. I held it together and didn’t cry over this outpouring of love until the shower was about 2 minutes from being over and John, our fantastic librarian, came up to me and handed me a gift card. He’d already given me the knit cap pictures above, but something about his matter-of-fact way of giving me a gift card put me over the top and my eyes started welling up with tears. Of course it wasn’t the gift card that did it – it was everything.
Maggie is such a lucky girl already and knowing how many people are excited and thrilled to welcome her into this world amazes me.
