The Queen's Rambles

Man, do I feel like a heel for being so grouchy lately. Guess what? My friend was planning a surprise birthday party/baby shower!

I thought we were going over to her place to play, as we often do on the weekend. When we walked in, I caught a glimpse of a little brown haired boy hiding under the table. I was so confused! My brain said “That’s J, son of a different friend,” but my brain couldn’t compute how that was possible.

A few seconds later it all became clear when a few friends jumped out, yelling surprise. I was totally floored. My friend hadn’t mentioned the shower in a long time and since I’m having this baby in a couple of weeks I just assumed she decided not to plan one due to my lack of enthusiasm.

Only a few people were able to attend, but it was just about perfect. It was just a few close friends and their children, some cake, some food, and a few presents. Nothing elaborate or embarrassing. I get embarrassed easily when people are doing things for me. Something I need to work on, I suppose.

Elsa got some very cute outfits, including a few homemade things from my seamstress friend. I got some really nice body scrubs and a big “mama hospital pack” that included a wet bag, several postpartum pads, breast pads and lotions. I can quit sewing! The things I’ve been sewing look pretty bad. They will work, but they won’t be pretty. My new things are much prettier.

I think a little party was just the pick-me-up I needed to get rid of my grouchiness. I’m feeling much happier now. We’ll see how long that happiness lasts with Erik’s spring break this week. I am not looking forward to entertaining the boy all on my own!

I did manage to get to the store and buy stuff for Erik’s Easter basket. Poor Mike was looking through stuff, trying to find something cool for himself I guess. He was not impressed with his present–a bottle of Resolve carpet cleaner. I didn’t get anything fun either, just a medication that is too gross to even talk about. Except once I tried to find it, it wasn’t even there! So now I have to go back again and get a gross medication. Bah!

Being a grown-up is so much fun.

I also got Erik some allergy medicine, but I’m a little concerned about giving it to him. I think I need to get him in to the doctor and see what they say. He’s been rubbing at his eyes for two weeks and it’s driving me crazy. He says his eyes are itching and it finally occurred to me that I’ve been seeing a lot of people complain about allergies. Itchy eyes often mean allergies. Perhaps I should do something to try to relieve his symptoms. He took a Clariton this afternoon and it did seem to help. I don’t want to drug him up all summer, though.

In other news, I made a really big mistake! I finally finished the charity quilt I was working on. I threw it in the wash without even thinking about it. I’ve been using EcoNuts as my detergent, a weird hippie kind of thing. Thus far I’ve had no complaints with it. My clothes seem to be clean, even Erik’s dirty jeans. I washed the quilt with the nuts and threw it in the dryer without looking at it. When I pulled it out, it became very obvious that the bright yellow chalk lines didn’t come out! I’m washing it again as we speak in real detergent, but I’m scared the whole thing is going to be ruined. Nooooooo!

After looking at the pictures from the baby shower, I think I need to invest in some headbands. Can a grown woman wear a head band and not look stupid? My hair looks a lot better pushed back.

I am so happy to be not-grumpy! I think Mike and Erik must be happy as well. Let’s hope the trend continues.