Anyone need the MCR Black Parade box set? [link]

Shop Goodwill ROCKS.

In addition to what Cass said, if you are going to have the caterers box something up for you make sure at least 2 other people know and have someone designated to get it to you and Tim before you leave.

I can't remember which wedding, but one I went to the MoB made sure there was a picnic basket with plenty of food for the couple. But in the commontion of being Mother of the Bride the basket didn't get in the car with the newlyweds and no one figured it out until the next day when it was found with some decorations.

Dang, I'm almost tempted to bid on this: William Jennings Bryan plate. I could eat pizza off the Great Commoner.

Oh my dog you are getting married on my birthday. BEST PRESENT EVER. Also, it is the International Day of Peace. True.

Can I ask how you accomplished that? Seriously. My therapist and I were talking last time about my complete lack of resiliency.

DBT and Buddhism and meditation. Learning to let go. What you resist, persists. Mindfulness. All different facets of the same thing. Email me if you want to talk about it.

Uh, hope I'm not being too terse. I'm kind of tipsy. Dropped the folks at the hotel and went to Pete's.

So -- I could not make this up if I tried -- we're browsing it tonight, and what turns up but a wedding money apron. NO SHIT.

It is the dream of my life to marry into a family with a tradition of dollar dances or envelopes of cash. Though I suppose he and I could each pretend it was the other one's tradition!

Darth Vader, actually saying "I am your father," but in a different context.

My new nephew's name is Luke. I beat my sister to the punch on "Luke, I am your Auntie" and that was plenty fun. The best was though when his non-fan father finally looked down and did it. HE JUST COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF. It was that much fun. Frankly, I don't know how men control themselves from trying to name their first son Luke.

If my DH and I had named our son Luke, he'd forever in my head be associated with Luke Skywalker (esp given that blond hair of his) and in *my husband's* head he'd be one of the Duke boys. I can barely imagine.

Have you seen the book called darth vadar and son? I gave it to my cousin, who had a t-shirt made for her husband that said Luke, I am your father. He did not know about it until the day his son was born

Someone got him that book!

So -- I could not make this up if I tried -- we're browsing it tonight, and what turns up but a wedding money apron. NO SHIT. If anyone buys that for me, I will hunt you down.

Ooh, incentive. No, really. Come to Australia to hunt me down. You'll need a honeymoon, right?

In news of the South: my sweet, lovely boy Ryan has head lice. There's been an outbreak at his chidcare centre. We gave him a treatment last night, and will presumably be making follow-up efforts for the next week or so. (We've already established that, though much diminished, there are still at least a few left.)

Of course, Ryan decided that the appropriate reaction to the news that his scalp was now Insect Central was to take himself off to our bedroom, rub his head on our blanket and announce, "Put the lice on!" Thanks, Ryan.

He had friends from childcare come over today - a boy called Jackson (his dad's name is Andrew - Andrew/Jackson), his 2-year old sister Madison and their parents. Pleasant afternoon, and we got a graphic reminder of how orderly Ryan is at heart, when we saw the whirlwind of destruction the pair had wrought through the living room and Ryan's bedroom.

Madison particulary was determined to get into everything, most of which she made a concerted effort to get into her mouth. She was successful with the playdough. I've come to the conclusion that she has some kind of death wish going on. We suspected when she was determined to scarf down some tinea cream she found. But she really went above and beyond the call of toddlerhood when she got hold of a container of dental floss. Within moments she'd popped the top off and unravelled the entire roll - and then set about wrapping it around her neck. I would have been distinctly embarrassed had a guest of ours managed to kill themselves with our dental floss.