This Week

I haven't had any time to blog this week because I've been watching the Texas Rangers play baseball every night. I'm really a football fan, but I usually watch a little baseball in October especially if the Red Sox are playing.

But this year - this year! - our Rangers are beating the Yankees and are one game away from getting to the World Series for the first time ever.

As I said on Facebook the other day: A Dallas team has advanced in the playoffs. It's a sports miracle!

I was able to step away from the baseball frenzy on Monday afternoon to meet my mom's group girls at the park with dressed-up kiddos.



They were so darling and really did a good job of looking at the camera and sitting in the same general area for about 30 seconds.

Today is my sister's due date. But no sign of baby yet. I had to take her picture today to document the occasion:



I think she's the smallest 40-week pregnant girl I've ever seen. I thought about going back and looking for my due date photo, but that would be a little scary for you all. You're welcome.

And finally, to make this post even more random, I want to tell you about one of my favorite products right now and then ask you a completely unrelated question.

I went to Bath and Body Works for the first time in ages last week and bought a few fall-scented soaps. One of them is their Creamy Pumpkin and I can't recommend it enough. It's like washing your hands with pumpkin bread, only much cleaner.

And finally, I have the hardest time coming up with lunches to send to MDO with Andrew. I started out sending turkey, cheese and crackers, but then he stopped eating the turkey.

His lunch needs to meet a few criteria: It should be something that doesn't need to be heated, it should be easy for him to eat and it shouldn't be very messy because I don't want them to have to clean him up too much.

So I started sending pasta, but surely there's something else I'm just not thinking of.

Please send me your toddler MDO lunch ideas!