Did we just get a new blanket of snow (4 inches)? Is the temperature going to be “single digit” tonight? Is tomorrow the first day of Spring? Where am I?
Appleton has given us big, big blue containers for recycling plastic and paper as part of a new automated system. “Given” is a misnomer. We will be taxed on a quarterly basis.
Last Saturday was Grand-daughter Keely’s baby shower. The baby is expected May 23.
The shower was a co-ed event so I got to play some of the games. It has been a long time since I’ve seen baby food in jars. One of the games had 8 jars, each containing a different flavor. The contest was to name the food in each jar. Mushy baby food tastes terrible and “apricot” food smells like sh–. Really! I do remember trying to trick you Grasshoppers into eating baby food by pretending to eat the food myself and then exclaiming “Hmmmm, good”. Then I’d hope you’d imitate me by eating the awful food. You spit some of it out.
Keely seems commited to a natural life style. My first clue was the recently purchased Prius in the church parking lot. The car utilizes lots of electricity thereby reducing emissions into the air. Because of her allergies and reactions to certain types of foods, she is a vegan. No meat! Most food is organic. Protein comes from soy. I’m sure the new baby will get lots of natural “stuff”. There will be no disposable diapers. That brings back memories of the dredded diaper pail. Before disposable diapers (yes there was a day that the only option was cloth diapers), dirty diapers were put into a big pail with a germacide liquid. After a few diapers were allowed to age in the pail solution, the smell was rather “rank” when the lid was taken off the pail. It was a smell you never forget. It cleared your sinus’.
So you get the idea. Baby gifts were given to an “el naturale” theme.
Keely seems very happy. There are lots of significant and exciting things coming her way. Her boyfriend Pedro is very special. If you want pictures of the event, you’ve got to ask your Mom.
Spring begins. Baskeball March Madness starts Thursday. Both UW and Marquette have teams in the big dance. Does it get any better?
Love,
Dad