good book

Read a book today- "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. It's written from the POV of an autistic boy. It sucked me in- like all good books do- and I was oblivious to everything outside of its pages.

Also, had a lovely visitor this weekend- Melinda, we miss you already! Melissa accused her of producing productivity wherever she went, and it certainly proved true here. I had a bunch of card kits to put together, and we managed to finish them all- 50 cards total! And that was just one afternoon of work. She babysat so Jared and I could go on a date (again, thank you!!), and went with me to see my sister's baby christened today. That was an especially nice treat, since it's a drill weekend (first of the month, you know!), which meant I was vastly outnumbered by my cute yet energetic offspring. Somehow, having another adult seems to dilute the impact of the chaos and clamor that surrounds my children. I know it has no impact on the level of agitation and noise, but it seems easier to cope.

And I found a lovely skirt to accomodate my growing belly: http://www.oldnavy.com/browse/product.do?cid=5868&pid=394292 . If I must be fat, (which somehow happens whenever I get pregnant LOL) at least I can do it in cute clothing!

Seeing my family is always good. Melissa's baby girl is adorable (of course!), and I love the name they gave her- Rachael Virginia. The service was a wonderful spiritual reminder of the incredible potential held within each precious baby born. And the words of her blessing were succinct and quite to the point. Had excellent food after, and visited with both families, and let the kids explore and run off some energy in the park. It was a beautiful day- a feast for the spirit and body. And I got a nap. Bliss!!

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