"Yeah, babies everywhere!"

Today I attended a lovely baby shower in honor of Angie and the Unborn Child Living in Angie. (Hi, U.C.L.A.! *waves* )

I got there über-late, as 12:55 p.m. was the time at which I woke up and realized I needed to be there, for the shower started at 1 p.m.

Uh-oh.

I don't exactly set my alarm on the weekends, and now I realize the folly of my ways. Luckily, the shower was taking place a mere 40-odd miles away, so I was only an hour late.

I missed some of the food, but I got there in time for the games.

It was a good thing I got there for the games, since I kicked the living crap out of the competition. (All in good fun, right?)

I got 11 out of 14 of the "Guess What Kind of Baby Thingy Is In This Paper Bag" competition and totally won the "Make Your Own Baby Out Of Play-Doh!" sculpture contest and only failed miserably at the What Flavor Baby Food Is This?" test.

There were five baby foods to taste. Here is what I guessed and what they supposedly were comprised of:

1) Peas. (real answer: Green Beans)
2) Apricot pudding (real answer: Bananas)
3) Squash (real answer: Squash. score!)
4) Chili Cheese Dog (real answer: Chicken and Beans (what?))
5) Tapioca pudding (real answer: Macaroni and Cheese (what-what??))

I also learned way more than I ever needed to about Butt Paste and cloth diapers and their covers.

(For the record, the amount of information I now and will ever need about these topics is exactly zero. Unless I want to impress a mom-to-be. Which doesn't happen very often. And if I really wanted to, I could just rely on my vast and ceaseless knowledge of the human reproductive system. Seriously, I know everything. Quiz me, even.)

And that is how I spent my sweltering afternoon.

Baby shower pictures here.

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It was more than wonderful to get to drive out into the mountains today. I really loved that.

We need more excuses to get out to visit Jon and Anneke, methinks. Can other people please start pressuring them to have a cookout? I'll bring my croquet set and we can conquer their backyard!