A little help from the preggo Buffistas. My niece is due in February and she is huge, and from the pictures I have seen not too comfy. They live in the snowy north and she is a HS teacher with a mountain road commute daily. (she does carpool)

I want to send her a pampering package of some kind. She has lots of interests. She reads, cooks, gardens. I'm just trying to think of something that would be pampering for her.

I'm just trying to think of something that would be pampering for her.

Vicodin?

Laura, the only thing that has been helping me is baths. I've been enjoying Lush butterball baths, which are okay during pregnancy according to the FAQ on their site:

Q. What can I use when I am pregnant?

A. All of our products are safe for use, however we do feel that those products milder in their actions are the ones you should choose. If you have any concerns about ingredients, any of the essential oils, for example, we make plenty of alternative products for you to choose from.

Recommendations: Our Therapy Massage Bar is especially lovely for mums to be as you can use it to moisturise your tummy. Our Butterball Bath Ballistic is a good choice with its soothing vanilla fragrance and pieces of real cocoa butter for moisturising your skin. Dream Cream hand and body lotion is great for particularly dry skin and Sympathy For The Skin is a moisturising cream which can be used after a bath or shower to keep your skin soft and supple to help prevent stretch marks. Ultrabland cleanser and Celestial facial moisturiser are also ideal choices as they are designed for sensitive skin.

You can even get the butterball bath bomb in snowman form this time of year [link] They also specifically mention the Therapy massage bar as being great for pregnant bellies, but I haven't tried that [link] So for preggo me, a gift of Lush and reading materials for the tub would be heavenly.

Hil - nobody, unless a religious Druze, knows much about the Druze. Their religion is a secret one and there's a difference between religious and secular Druze (though they can marry each other).

Arggh, Seska, I'm sorry you have to go though this, but this sounds like a typical El Al. If there anything I can do from here that would make it easier for you, please let me know. I know lawyers who can threat them into action, too.

Shir, it's par for the course - but thanks! At least this time we found out beforehand, rather than at the airport (which happens a lot, and makes flying very stressful). We're now getting mixed messages, with a representative in Israel telling us that they may be assigning us a better seat later. We're going to give them til about Sunday, then start putting on the pressure via legal threats.

Half way through my essay! Have energy! This is turning out to be an OK day.

Nice, thanks GC.

I just found out that I'm typing faster in English than in Hebrew.

I blame you guys for it.

ION. Where did StuntHusband go to? I miss him.

ION. Where did StuntHusband go to? I miss him.

Killed by Cylons. Tragic. He and the rest of the crew were left adrift after the last of their fuel ran out, still two jumps short of reaching Kobol.

Billytea and Tom Scola for the win.

Apparently El Al is run by Tino.

My boots are 10 or 12 inches tall. The snow has drifted deep enough in some places that it is higher than my boots. Pfft.

(((libkitty))) I'm so sorry for your loss. Tons of -ma to you and yours.