Wasn't Wednesday

Today, Wednesday July 1, was my grandchild’s official due date.

My son and I were both born on a Wednesday.
Baby has other plans.

Someone said Wednesday wasn’t a good day for babies based on this silly ancient poem.

Mondays child is fair of face,
whites only?
Tuesdays child is full of grace,
pole dancer?
Wednesdays child is full of woe,
yeah I got it
Thursdays child has far to go,
child left behind?
Fridays child is loving and giving,
passive aggressive doormat?
Saturdays child works hard for his living,
women don’t work?
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Non Christians better not be born on Sunday
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
finally! good and gay in the same phrase

Babies come when they want. Due dates are estimates. A first baby is often late.

My DIL had her weekly doc appointment today. All is fine, baby just isn’t ready. She’ll go back Monday.

I don’t have any baby pictures to show but there is baby furniture. The whole drama from a couple of weeks ago was sorted out much faster than expected. I still think Pottery Barn Kids is too expensive and their service is crap.

All You Need Is Love

I regret to inform the Wordzzle World that I have no Wordzzle Words today. Perhaps I'll do a double next week.

It has been a flurry of absurd activity here.

The old adage ‘You Get What You Pay For’ is not necessarily true. My DIL’s Mom spent an obscene amount of money on baby furniture at Pottery Barn for Kids. My son and I both said “go JC Penney” but what the hell do we know. He has a penis and I’m a heathen socialist, surely we know nothing about the inner workings of baby furnishings.

Allow me to summarize what the upper crust of Pottery Barn For Kids has managed to do – as part of their promise of “Fine Quality” and “Superior Service”

Order placed in April
Dozens of calls required to fix shipping over charge of more than $500
Delivery date set
Delivery date re-scheduled by them

Today is the new date

Yesterday no one calls to confirm (as they say they always do)
We call
They confirm order piece by piece

All is well

For 12 hours

This morning they call to say changing table and dresser will not be coming.
Why!? Do they have a prior engagement?
Seems warehouse can’t count – pieces were never there

So crib will come
And giant hutch piece will come with nothing to attach it to

They will send in ringers “soon” for missing pieces
Original pieces will be here in August

Nothing like setting up a room twice – what fun

Innocent trucking type guys arrive
They are sweet and sorry for things that are not their fault

Crib is set up – OK we’re on a roll
Giant hutch piece (whose partners are missing) is unveiled

It does not match the crib
It does not match the “ringers” they will be sending someday
It does not match anything ever looked at, let alone ordered

Baby comes in 2 weeks

I say all baby needs is a basket, some diapers, a breast to suck on, and love

Expensive does not equal good

I would have gone JC Penney and given the rest of the money to THESE FINE FOLKS

Oh - DIL cried. I yelled at bad store people for her. I hugged. I put ice in her juice. Told her she was beautiful. Called her Mom to say furniture will be perfect one day.

I am getting good at letting love guide the way. Babies do that to a person.

photo comes from JC Penney site - I assume they won't mind since I think they rock!