Quick Takes Friday

For those who are here for a card, it is at the bottom under #7.

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Steve Jobs is dead. I'm pretty sure everyone and their dog knows this by now, but I have to say I'm saddened by his loss. I'm not a particular Apple aficionado, and arrived very late to the whole iPod phenom, but the loss of someone so intelligent, creative, and innovative is a blow for everyone. He improved on all the things we never knew we needed and then made them an indispensable part of daily life. Or in the words of one FB poster, he took tools and gave us toys. Thank you, Steve, and rest in peace.

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Sleep continues to elude us around here as Boo's waking habits at night have grown worse instead of better. In other news, his lower right molar erupted earlier this week, and none of the other four show signs of being even close, so I'm hoping this is part of the whole "it gets worse before it gets better" deal. Right now I think we are averaging 2-3 hours of decent sleep per night.

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I think anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time knows my feelings for the Twilight series. I'm excited and happy to report that I bought my ticket for Breaking Dawn, Part I! I actually found a mid-morning showing at a theater in Cherry Hill so I can see it when I have a babysitter available. Send me an engraved invitation, Alice! I'm coming to see you!

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Speaking of Twilight, I just posted the second of a three part series on Twilight and post modern motherhood over at my other blog. You can read the first two parts HERE and HERE.

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I'm drowning in a sea of pink baby clothes. Seriously. Birdie is our first girl, and I guess there are a lot of people out there who like to dress up their little girls. A friend came to see me on Wednesday and brought a gigantic bag of second-hand baby clothes from a variety of people who have had girls in the last few years. It is a nice boon, as I've had all boys up to now, and we want our little girl to dress like a little girl! I will say it is kind of fun to dress up a girl, especially since she is too little to have any opinions about clothing yet.

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When we lived in Chicago, Peapod grocery delivery service was all the rage. We didn't try it then because it seemed unnecessary, especially since we didn't yet have children to hamper our grocery shopping trips, but with the arrival of Birdie, and Boo still not walking, I've found it increasingly difficult to get the grocery shopping done (as well as basic neighborhood errands). It is such an ordeal to get out of the house with two non-walkers that I've been limiting my trips to preschool pick up in the afternoon and the odd corner store run while my babysitter is here. (I wrote about grcoery shopping in the city HERE).

Imagine my delight when I spotted the big green Peapod truck in our neighborhood the other day! There was a promotional code to get $15 off the first order, and I can get 60 days free delivery just to try them out. So we decided to take the plunge and see how it worked for us. My first delivery arrived today, and I gotta say, I kinda like it! My grocery bill was lower than it would have been at Whole Paycheck, oops, Whole Foods, and I didn't have to worry about how much of my load was liquid because I didn't have to walk it home! So I ordered 12 two liter bottles of seltzer with impunity!! And a gallon of milk. What a wonderful service! Now I can do my big cooking day tomorrow and not be worn out before I begin from the process of getting the food from store to home.

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And the card candy for today. Today's card is one I CASEd (Copy and Share Everything) a while back from Nance Leedy--I love the little scalloped ruffle on the bottom edge. You can see the dimension better on the second picture. I know this stamp set is retired, but I just love it!

Supplies:

Blushing Bride dp and cs, Early Espresso, Baja Breeze cs, Easter Wishes & Sincere Salutations stamp sets, Early Espresso ink, Baja Breeze seam binding, scallop border punch, sticky strip, bone folder (for distressing and ruffling), pearls

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