The Queen's Rambles

We got out of the house today! I was thinking of going to the indoor pool, but I heard it was going to be packed. We went to the mall instead. Not quite the same, but since we are both still fairly snotty it was probably better all around. Don’t need to be the people blowing boogers into the swimming pool, right?

We ate lunch at the Silver Dollar Diner. GAG! Please remind me never to eat there again. I got a hot turkey sandwich. Pretty hard to ruin. I don’t even mind fake mashed potatoes and canned gravy when I’m pregnant. When I’m not pregnant? No. When I am pregnant, I like gross, old fashioned comfort food. But this gravy was nasty, with carrots and celery. And it was red. Sorta. Ewwwwwww! I didn’t even eat half of it. I thought a sit down restaurant would beat the food court, but I was oh-so-very wrong. I still have a nasty taste in my mouth and it was four hours ago.

I was naughty and went into Gymboree! I only bought three things, shirts on clearance for under $3. I don’t think any one can begrudge me $3 Gymboree shirts. I have a big bin of Gymboree clothes downstairs that I need to wash and start listing on eBay. The Gymboree moms are INSANE. They want all the clothes and don’t care how much they have to pay. I’m just kind of waiting for my last ultrasound to make sure I’m really, really having a girl.

Our main goal was to pick up the giant ass Erik picture, but it wasn’t in yet. I thought the date said “Feb. 1-2” but I guess it really said “Feb 12.” Bit of a difference. Even though today is the 12th, all the mail is delayed so I’ll have to go back down next week.

We also stopped by Great Beginnings, a super fancy baby super store. I hate going in there. I am always content with what we have and our not-so-consumery lifestyle until I go in a store like that. I have to admit, those $1200 strollers are NICE. Those fancy, $400 crib sets are CUTE. I wants! I can’t have. It is impractical and wasteful, but the showroom sure does know how to do its job.

I only went in because they have a large selection of kids’ drawer pulls. Erik’s armoire has been missing a knob since we moved, so I decided it was time to do something proactive about making the room feel a little cuter.

The knobs I wanted that would have looked really cute? $11.99. I think not.

The knobs Erik wanted that annoy the hell out of me? $1.99 on final clearance.

Guess what we bought? Now he has ugly train knobs in his space/animal themed room. Dandy.

I also ended up getting Erik a real wooden rocking chair that had been marked down to a barely affordable price. He was in love with it and for the price I paid I feel like I got a good deal. He says he is going to sit in it and rock the baby. We shall see. He used to have a little foam couch that he would sit on, but after years of abuse it fell apart. I hope he decides to sit in his rocker some. Normally he likes to perch on the arm of my chair, while laying on his stomach, sort of sprawled over me. I don’t mind it in the mornings, but by about 4 pm I am d-o-n-e. Mama needs her space.

I really wish I could get this horrible taste out of my mouth. Ice cream, toothpaste, Listerine and potato chips haven’t done the trick.