This is the china I collect. I have four place settings in it, and they don't get used very much.

And again I am lost in the names of dishes. There were lemon dishes. cranberry bowls.

And my current favorite, Pancake Dish With Lid. V. sensible.

Love the service, Jilli.

Where do you find spiderweb lace? And is there any in good (i.e. non-flocked non-printed) quality?

We don't have a china pattern, namely because of the breakability and storage issues. We registered for stoneware, but we didn't get any pieces, so we continue to "make do" with the Pfaltzgraff I got for college graduation.

Jilli, that's fantastic news. YAY!

I love this.

Where do you find spiderweb lace? And is there any in good (i.e. non-flocked non-printed) quality

I think the costume supply place here in Seattle has some no-flocked/non-printed spiderweb lace, but I'm not sure. The best place to look is, as usual, eBay.

At last we have achieved sleep. Whew.

I'm working on tracking down all kinds of logistical information for the bride whose wedding I'm coordinating in May. Nice couple, albeit very young, marrying straight out of college. (I can't have looked that young when I was 22. It's just unpossible.) But their wedding is going to be a production. They want to invite 400 guests. The sanctuary officially holds 280, though we probably get 400 at the 9:00 service on Easter. But that's with 40 people in the choir, a chair on the end of every row, pews jammed uncomfortably full and people sitting on the floor in the front of the sanctuary, on the balcony steps, and peering in from the narthex. And is probably in violation of every fire code known to man. I know inviting 400 != 400 guests, but they're both local, so it'll probably mean more than 280.

They want to have the reception in the fellowship hall, which means a lot more work for me, but increases my fee a bit as well. The bride asked about decorating the foyer between the sanctuary and the fellowship hall, and if they could take down the IMO perfectly innocuous bulletin board and table talking about church events and ministries. Trust me, there's nothing gaudy or tacky about this thing. Everything is neat and orderly. It's part of the Presbyterian creed.

I feel like Grumpy Old Woman, because I'm all, "Sheesh! YOUNG brides!"

he's off the respirator and is breathing on his own.

Oh, praise be.

Our work server is down. Oh, the trauma.

Hah.

Jilli, that is excellent news!!!

I'm not clicking the china links. I love china, but DH is literally a bull in a china shop, so it's not worth buying it. I have to stick to my sturdy stuff. Although a nice tea set would be something to aspire to.

I took the boy to Target for pictures. They did SUCH a better job than the last two places we went (Wal-Mart and Olan Mills). I can't wait to pick them up!

I've stopped waffling. The weather is still fine here, so I'm leaving for Indiana when DH gets home. I'll get to see my mom and sisters and DH will keep Owen at home. My first overnight away from him. I'm going to try not to call them every five minutes.