Don't forget -- Natterers may want to help out -t too...

Bwah! Toddson, the only problem there is that it's not an unused fireplace, it's a fake fireplace. As in, a big honking piece of plaster shaped kind of like a fireplace, but completely filled in. It's a nice mantle, but other than that, a pure waste of space. (I have no idea why anyone would build such a thing, and I've never seen them anywhere but NYC. The architectural detail is nice, but...why not just put a shelf there, without making the space underneath it completely unusable? Why?)

Man, I wish I'd known about the Amby! That looks great. I also wish I'd known that a lot of babies won't sleep in cribs at first, as it would've saved a lot of wear and tear on us and on Mal. I'm glad we had the baby papasan at least.

The bedrooms in this place are too small for even the baby hammock - they are too small for nightstands once the bed is in the room - but at least we have multiple bedrooms. Dunno what we'll do when we go back to the States.

So, today during a break, a classmate approached me and asked me out. He said I seemed cool and was cute and he was adorably nervous. We got lunch after class. I think I'm in some sort of bizarro world. I was asked out once in middle school, never in high school, and never in 2 years of college. Last month a different guy asked me out. (Didn't work out). I could get used to this bizarro world.

Card is good. Who would we send the money to in order to contribute to it? Perkins, as point, would you be willing to collect the dough?

We wouldn't put up the money now. She and H could register for the things they want and then we'd buy them and send them to the new place.

And, as much as a big outing sounds great it could really be too much. It could be awesome to plan and everything, but the day of might be one where she just needs to lie around and cry. It's real easy to get overwhelmed, even by happy things.

I'm going to strongly suggest little, easily cancelled, lunches and visits for now for that reason. I don't want to claim 'complete expert,' and of course everyone has their own psyche... but odds are solid that I'm right.

Go Mel! Sounds like the good kind of bizarro.

Morning, All.

Sounds like the good kind of bizarro.

Yes, this. Would that this bizarro should rub off on me. Wait, my class this semester is online, could make things problematic...

So, how was lunch?

And, as much as a big outing sounds great it could really be too much. It could be awesome to plan and everything, but the day of might be one where she just needs to lie around and cry. It's real easy to get overwhelmed, even by happy things.

Probably best to ask -t what she feels up for, eh? Yeah, it is easy to get overwhelmed in this kind of situation. Still, I'm just thinking it would be nice to collect money now and present the card to her at some time. That way, we don't have to pick and choose what she might like out of the things she registers for, she can just get them outright and shop when she's ready. That way, nothing is sitting around taking up space or needing to be shipped, etc.

I'm going to strongly suggest little, easily cancelled, lunches and visits for now for that reason.

Noted. We will treat her gently.

FedEx is here! (My mom, btw? ROCKS.)

My useless fake fireplace.

Now to eat something.