Losing steam.

[valancystirling]

I ended up staying out a lot longer than I expected to. Got a lot done, though.

I've ordered birthday cakes for both our moms' birthdays, made a car appointment for next week, bought Jake's vitamins, paid library fines, bought a diaper stacker for massively cheap at Burlington Coat Factory, and had coffee.

I'm thinking this batch of applesauce might be better off as apple butter in smaller jars. I'm debating. How sweet is apple butter supposed to be? All the recipes I've ever seen have lots of sugar, but I think this stuff is quite sweet on its own. Hmm.

I might peel the apples for the next batch. Each batch I do something different, so by the end of the apples I'll probably be something of an expert.

Maybe I should go wrap presents now?

At Burlington, I saw this cutesy little picture frame with pink crystals all over it, saying Daddy's Little Girl at the bottom. Is this way too disgusting to actually buy? I wanted to get Jake a picture for his desk at work, but does that just scream OBNOXIOUS CHEESY SCARY? I'm not sure. I'll think about it for a while. It would be a funny birthday present for him, anyway.

And I must say I'm secretly delighted that someone has finally come up with a good pattern for this.

I listen to Fleetwood Mac way too much.

Comments

[brightsoul.livejournal.com]

that frame is kinda creepy...
but then again i could just be picture this totally gaudy thing that might actually be cute irl.

[valancystirling.livejournal.com]

I personally don't go for anything that says stuff like Daddy's Little Girl, or Little Princess, or baby clothes that have Baby written on them (can't figure it out without being told it's a baby??) or other unnecessary written things on baby stuff. I just hate it all.

But for some reason that stupid frame...I'm still considering it and I don't know why.

[brightsoul.livejournal.com]

are you absolutely positive it's a girl?
if so, and you're still feeling it, then get it
if not...see how you feel after the baby's born
and if they still have it (and the u/s was right)
then buy it then!

[valancystirling.livejournal.com]

I was thinking I could always buy it and return it, worst case scenario. Maybe I'll go have another look at it. But still, I would know it was sort of a joke, but I wouldn't want people to see it on his desk at work and think he had "that kind of wife." Maybe a nice simple frame?

I must have not much on my mind to be seriously thinking about this :P

[brightsoul.livejournal.com]

haha...it's okay to have little indulgences...and yeah, i see the humor in it, and i'm even of the opinion that it doesn't matter what other people think - but i know what you mean. if other people don't know you well, they might not think you were being funny but that you're one of those moms and although i say i don't care what people think, i do tend to avoid such situations.

if you do get it, as i'm sure you know, burlington has a craptastic return policy. no refunds, just in-store credit if the item is returned within 14 days with original receipt ;)

[valancystirling.livejournal.com]

Really? Well that decides it. I hate stores with return policies like that.

[brightsoul.livejournal.com]

yeah, they suck!