B is for Baby (Shower)

Apparently all of my October blogs are going to be titled with an alphabet theme . . . although I sincerely doubt I'll be writing be 26 of them.

After a fairly mellow week around here (our biggest project was K making a picture frame out of foam pieces for her dad's birthday) we more than made up for it this weekend. I had a planning meeting for my 20th class reunion Friday night so we bypassed Movie Night and K had a Girls Night with her aunt and cousin. I think the part of the evening Aunt Jamie enjoyed most was when she got her house (and some peace and quiet) back.

K and I finished about a gazillion errands for mom Saturday morning while she was working. And since living in Virginia Beach for the first 7 years of her life has left K's winter shoe collection woefully inadequate, most of the afternoon was spent trying to find something more substantial than a flip flop for K to wear to school. We also attended a memorial service for my great uncle who passed away Thursday afternoon. We wrapped the evening up with a short stop at the Kishbaugh's on our way home from The Great Shoe Hunt.

K with Nishu at her baby shower.

It was an early night because we had to be at church early today. K had a life long wish granted when she got to sit in the front pew since the first four rows were reserved for First Communion candidates. After church and CCD class, we jumped in the car and headed to Nishu's baby shower. The original plan was to say hi and get home in time to see Big Ben's return to Heintz field. Those plans changed as soon as K walked in the door. It took about 10 seconds for her to start dancing to the Bollywood music and after seeing all the beautiful Indian outfits the only complaint K had was that she didn't stop at home to get some bling after class.

After eating her weight in baked beans and winning a rousing game of musical chairs, we finally headed home where K was able to catch an encore presentation of the new Scooby Doo movie we missed on Saturday and I managed to make Chicken Tortilla soup for the Halloween party Saturday.

After all that excitement I'm looking forward to Monday and the start of a nice quiet week.