JZ, they are all insane.

Hec and I both want a dresser with a curved changing pad on top so after diaper-changing is done with it can just be a plain ol' dresser and it's one piece of kid furniture we won't have to worry about.

This is what we did. We got a dresser (free! from the House of Mom collection!) that fit a $20 curved changing pad, was the right height, and blah blah blah.

A: pads have straps. B: my friend with the 7 month old has one of the fancy tables, and it is no more secure than mine, drat it. C: floor? WTFever, man. They don't start seriously squirming off the table for MONTHS, anyhow.

There is no D.

You know, we never run out of wear at home diapers in my house. Occasionally, I'd claim we run out of clean diapers, but that would also be a lie.

We do run out of clean, stuffed, ready to go diapers.

Sometimes.

Then we dip into the All-in-One stash.

This would be why we're always taken by surprise when we run out of the send-to-daycare diapers.

I suspect

I think both teams can be very proud of the way they played. It was a good game.

Yes, this. The Serie A scandal in Italy had me rooting for the team like never before, because I wanted them to rise above the noise and prove that there is still magic left in the sport.

enjoy Zizou's last game.

Oh, I was. The penalty kick was something, and the missed header late in the game was sheer brilliance. His footwork leaves me awestruck every game.

And then he plucked out my heart and stomped on it.

Did he ever! It was so far over the line that he crossed timezones. His temper can be shorter than a five o'clock shadow at ten am. This is not the way he should want to be remembered.

His temper can be shorter than a five o'clock shadow at ten am.

Love this!

Did you ditch the birthday? Or watch on tape?

It was so far over the line that he crossed timezones.

Yeah. I want to hear what Materazzi said to him, but it doesn't matter. I kinda wanted France to win so he could really become one of the truly elite greats of the game, like Pele and Maradona because his talent and the way he played, at 34, merited it, but he bolloxed immortality up special. He'll still be remembered, but not quite the same way. The outcome was kinda moot for me after that little episode. Italy is still too negative/defensive for my purist liking, but the Azzurri played very professionally and with class that others lacked. They deserve it.

Andi and I went to Big Gay Pirate Movie II tonight.

Fun.

Did you ditch the birthday? Or watch on tape?

No, we went to the party. Luckily, I wasn't the only one who wanted to watch the game. I saw the whole thing live. DH was bored to tears, but I appreciated the fact that we stayed longer than he wanted.

It's not every pirate that can paraphrase Douglas Adams.

Let's see if I can remember all the recent topics, not having tracked a proper meara.

-I was born in Iran, but concider Berkeley my home town. We moved there when I was 5 and lived there until I was 17.

-ita, I'm not Steph, but that picspam was YUMMY!!!!

-JZ, there is not perfect first-time parent filter. I wish I'd had the buffistas when I was a new mom. We bought a dresser with a changing table top and I'd say a good 95% of all diaper changing was done on the floor or on the couch.

-Have not seen the new Pirates.

In new news, the girls finished 6th in regionals. This means we do not get an automatic berth to Nationals in Seattle, but will know by Tuesday evening if we get an invite to fill an empty space (not all teams that qualify go...so they backfill).

Suzi, I think Juliana and I are going to try to go next weekend-- wanna come with?

We used one end of our dresser with the changing pad on top. The changing pad had straps for baby and straps for attaching the pas to whatever surface it was on, so it was nailed to back of the dresser. We also put some of that rug no-slip padding underneath.

*shrug*

Like everyone else said, "Your sprog, your choice."