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Here are pictures of some of the things I did this weekend.

BABY SHOWER

Ok, when I was first asked to help with a baby shower I said, "Sure, as long as you only ask me to do the food." You see, I don't really do baby showers. I don't throw them, I don't go to them, I don't want one for me... nothing against them, I'm just not big on them. So, it was agreed that I would just do food. In the end, though, I was in charge of anything but the food. I panicked, I procrastinated, and then I stayed up till 3am and woke up at 6:30am Saturday morning putting all this stuff together. It turned out just fine in the end and I'm so glad it did. But I still don't do baby showers. Here is what we did (In the end I was glad I didn't do the food because the ladies that did did a fantastic job):

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I made a Well Wishes Quilt that all the guests got to sign and write a little message on for the new baby (who is darling, by the way).

As people came into the room I put a sticker on their back that had an item on it having to do with pregnancy or babies. People could only ask yes or no questions to figure out what their sticker said and the winner got a prize. Knowing that we are all experienced mommies, I tried to make them difficult. Here are some of the words:

Baby Puke, Caster Oil, Pediatrician, Pregnancy Test, Breast Pump, Circumcision, Poopy Diaper (Poop was kind of my theme), etc.

The women seemed to have a lot of fun figuring these out, and we had to remind everyone to take the stickers off. Can you imagine going to the store with "Breast Pump" on your back? =)

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This next one is actually the first baby shower "game" I ever played. I think I was 9 years old. I made little felt diapers, painted 3 with brown craft paint in the bottom, and filled with M&Ms or cashews. If you got a "poopie" one you got a prize. People seemed to really like this.

This is an oldie but I gave it my special touch. You are supposed to guess what the "poop" is in the diapers, and the person to get the most right gets a prize. Some people do this with melted candy bars, some do it with baby food, I did it using food combinations from my kitchen, and the results were fantastically real. It was so much fun watching everyone sniffing, handling, and talking about these dirty diapers. In the diapers there were:

1. Chocolate pudding and corn kernels

2. Sweet and sour sauce

3. Whole grain deli mustard

4. Hoisin sauce

5. Peanut butter mixed with canned peas

6. Molasses

7. Canned pumpkin and crayon shavings

Then, while the mom opened her gifts we gave all the women a small plate and some play dough. They sculpted their best baby and which ever baby the mom picked as her favorite won a prize. Mine is #7

COMING HOME

DSSH was a dear and had the kids doing their chores when I got home. But no one knew where Sweet Terror was. Hmmm...

MOTHER'S DAY

This is what DSSH let me wake up to. Mmmmmm. I LOVE LOVE LOVE strawberries smothered in Nutella.

I have to hide it from the kids if I want to get any, though. Sorry, Sweet Terror, but this is MY Mother's Day treat. =)

We did many other things this last weekend but I am much too exhausted to write about them. In fact, I've been providing my husband with lots of entertainment as a Narcoleptic, falling asleep in the oddest situations. But it was a busy, fun, and very enjoyable weekend.

How was your weekend?