Baby Shower Blues

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

I have to go to a Baby shower in a little while.  Anyone else hate showers as much as me?  Plus, I have to leave Quincy and the DH on the first warm day of spring to sit in a room with a bunch of women and ooh and aah about baby stuff when I would much rather be tossing around a ball or taking a walk with the boys.  I thought about bringing Quincy, but don't have the nerve to show up with him in tow.  To make it even more trying- her sisters, who are throwing the party, came up with a theme- Spring! and asked everyone to dress in flowered clothes and wear a spring bonnet.  So out came the glue gun to adorn the straw hat with the $ worth of fake flowers I bought at Michaels.  Have to admit, it came out cute.  Unfortunately I have a second degree burn on my finger.  it's been a long time since I had the glue gun out and I forgot how darn hot the glue gets and stays!  

Well, the Mom and Dad to be are really sweet- he was my ring bearer in our wedding- and the whole family is dear to us.  Which reminds me that only I have to go and not DH.  But I will put on a good face and keep thinking up excuses to leave early when I know darn well I will be sitting there til the bitter end, snacking on lady like appetizers, smiling and oohing and aahing.

[Bonnie and Kona]

@Lori... identical. ;o)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Lori, LOL!

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

LOL I love the phrase "nosh and circumcision" --it sounds like  " pomp and circumstance" 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jay, The quote is all yours :) This is when it is good to be a guy....you rarely get invited to showers and stupid purse parties :)

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

Wow ... I love this conversation.  Perfect example of the "so much more" I was referring to the other day.

@Laurie:  "I am the Scrooge of all that requires me to dress up and go somewhere".  Brilliant.  I might quote you on that at some point.

You all just made my day a little better...

[Sheila & Finnley]

Ha ha ha, oh Karen ! Everyone know it depends what you are serving to nosh on ! ;)

 Marnie, I thought all you Southerner's were Baptist's ....  Presbyterian ?? LOL

BG, that wasn't a shower, it was a nice BBQ and get together with both sexes, kid, dogs, AND booze ! Nope that wasn't a shower, it was a good time !

[Bonnie and Kona]

Nosh and circumcision, such a diverse juxtaposition. ;o)

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

can't..stop..laughing...

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Marnie, you do have the advantage there. But we don't have to have them, lol. Talk about barbaric and inappropriate. "Hey, wanna come over to our house on Sunday to have a nosh and watch our son get circumcised?" 

Um, no thanks. 

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

Gosh, I was gonna go into this long involved comment explaining that if it’s some kind of foofy party that involves me showering, putting on making-up, wearing a bra, and leaving my home on one of my days off…..I hate it.

But you guys pretty much covered all the bases.

And Karen, you may not have baby showers but we Presbyterians don’t have bris.