On a side note, a long time ago my best friend went to a wedding and they gave out home made jam as a wedding favor. Isn't that a great idea?
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If over-priced but oh-so-lovely bath products are your thing then consider getting yourself some of this $35 a bottle bath/shower gel. It's light and fresh and lovely and if I hadn't spent $200 on cosmetics already I'd have bought the perfume in this scent too. Feel free to send me some if you'd like.
Usually a fragrance will last me about a year before I'm tired of it. Last year was Fleur Du Matin by Miller Harris and this year is this one...
I was given a sample and liked it so much I bought myself a bottle. It's new and I believe they consider it floral, but it's not overpowering.



Today we enlisted the grandparents to babysit (a first with two kids for them) and we headed to the car dealership to get me a new car. I can't say new car without using the "Price Is Right" announcer voice. It's a NEEWWW CARRRR (imagine me using that voice now if you will). Oh how I love a NEW CAR. Doesn't everyone? The smell of dangerous off-gassing, the gleam off the new wood replica trim, the supple touch of new leather. Mmmmm. Anyhow, we headed to the car dealership after a lengthy Internet search that started, oh...I don't know...two weeks after we picked up the last NEW CAR three years ago. In lieu of whining about the various issues we had with our 'luxury car' because seriously who gives a shit what kind of issues you have with your expensive car (you pompous assholes- it's a recession), I'll just talk about the new, NEW CAR experience. So as I said, we headed off to the dealership. There was some discussion about what we needed versus what we wanted. There was talk about options and add-ons and protection plans and on and on... Most importantly was the discussion about the COST, as in, the COST should be LESS than the old one. Being the level-headed, responsible, some might say anal-retentive couple that we are, we agreed on all these points and walked resolutely in to the dealership. We want a NEW CAR, we would say. We want to pay THIS MUCH. We don't want any extras. We want your BEST deal. We won't take NO CRAP from you. The rest of this fantasy plays out like this; we find exactly what we want, no scratch that- we find what we NEED, we negotiate a fair deal, we LOWER our monthly payments, we all skip off into the sunset singing and holding hands. 






The site is http://www.fontcapture.com/. I thought I should add that this would also be a cool way to capture your child's handwriting. I'd do it...if either of my kids could write.
I've debated over purchasing a Moravian star fixture on eBay for about, um, 3 years. I love them. I don't like the $300 and up price tag though. So I've waited and looked and looked some more but I still hadn't found one until this. London Drugs had these stained glass candle lanterns for about $30. I bought it, brought it home and gave it to my Dad. Now who said that having a master electrician for a father was only handy for basement developments? Not me- that's who because several weeks later these lovely fixture is hanging in my office. Isn't it lovely and only a fraction of the cost of the ones I was looking at. Granted I'd have preferred clear glass, but this one has character. 
She's been part of our lives now for 3 days and I can't imagine another moment in my life without her. I ache to hold her when I see her laying down or when Daryl is holding her. It's truly staggering how much I long for her. I've been lucky that Daryl has been able to keep Veronica occupied while I spend time just adoring this new little creature. Although keeping V occupied has been no small task. She's definitely feeling some jealousy so we've been going out of our way to pay attention to her and lavish her with love too, even though she's pushing her limits. Tonight she sat and held Zoe, which was good for all of us to see. She doesn't know what to think of her and she won't quickly tell you that she likes her sister anymore if you ask. Hopefully we will settle in to a routine soon, one that involves V relaxing and being sweet again.