do-it-yourself after-school enrichment program

though i'm not actually a mother yet, chris got me this hilarious parenting book for mother's day. it's called the three martini playdate. it's this woman's perspective on how parenting has gotten out of whack and now there is a whole generation of children who have entitlement issues. in part of the book she talks about parents running their kids all over creation to all these after-school programs. she has her own ideas about what would be good for children to be doing afterschool:

do-it-yourself after-school enrichment program
1. care and cleaning of barware
2. fun foot rubs for mom and dad!
3. finding neat hiding places to build forts and hide from parents for hours on end
4. skeddadling for beginners
5. emptying the dishwasher
6. the meditative qualities of furniture polishing
7. hospital corners and the well-made bed
8. make yourself scarce!
9. weeding for fun
10. deilicious snacks for mom and dad
11. the magic of sock sorting and clothes folding
12. the art of walking on tiptoes
13. chemistry in action! the gin fizz
14. letting mommy nap 101

somehow, all of these sound a lot more inviting than marathon-soccer saturdays. a few of them even sound similar to my own childhood afterschool activities....

getting closer

well, things here are getting more and more ready for baby partini. this weekend has been particularly productive. things kicked off with a baby shower on friday, courtesy of my workmates. special thanks to my bff for hosting too! everyone was very generous and we came away with lots of sweet things for the babe. then on saturday, chris patiently painted the room and we set up the crib. today, i got a few things to finish setting up the changing table. all in all things are shaping up nicely.


these are a couple of close-ups of artwork in the room. the first is from my mom. she found it at a thrift store. i had it mounted and reframed. i think it's a great piece. it's hard to tell here, but this is all cross stitched.


this one i got from etsy. the owls are so adorable.

at the baby shower, i got the best, best gifts from esther. i have to wait until daylight again so i can get good pics of them. she made a sweet little quilt and sling for partini. they really are perfect and even if i had hand-picked the fabrics myself, i wouldn't have gotten them as good as she did. thanks!!