Check out these great instructions for a fabric party garland at the Purl Bee. So easy, I just might be able to do it! And here's a tip for buying clothes for babies - it may seem like a no-brainer. I was at the Hellmouth the other day buying long-sleeved onesies for the tadpole. She's just turned 5 months old, but is already into 9 month sized clothes. I automatically picked out some 9-month onesies, then I thought, hey - let's see if the 12-month size would be too big. I went back to the rack to check, and whaddayaknow - the 12 month size is barely larger than the 9-month. It will be a little loose on the babe for a month or so, then fit perfectly for a few months, then she'll be busting out of it by Christmas. But it will last a lot longer than the 9-month size. In a nutshell, my tip is to buy the biggest clothes that won't totally dwarf your baby. I know, you're all saying, well DUH! I've also started knitting an adorable Debbie Bliss Baby Shrug for the wee one - w00t the pattern is available for free right here!

Google Ads mean well, but sometimes they really miss the mark. Like just now, I'm looking up diagnosis codes for lip cancer. And at the bottom of the page, I get a text ad that promises I can "Find Out How to Get Full Lips, Naturally". Plump lips? Yep, a tumor will do that for ya.

Given the hundreds of comments on the previous post, I know y'all were really excited to help me choose a Halloween costume for the Pensive Tadpole. Well, the contest ended because I decided to buy this adorable Yellow Caterpillar costume. So that's that. Now I just need to find somewhere awesome to take my caterpillar on Halloween, so that she gets all the recognition she deserves.

Halloween is fast approaching, and I'm stumped on what my baby will be. Oh, wouldn't it be fun to get the Internets to help me pick a costume? Get ready to vote! I'll add a new costume every day for a while (don't make me commit to a timeframe, people!) and the one with the most votes might convince me to buy it! Unless it's really expensive! One more rule - I know there's an obvious (and cute) costume that makes sense given my daughter's name - but I'm keeping her incognito on the Internet, OK? OK. We'll just steer clear of that. Option 1: Stormtrooper from Starwars This is cool because the Princess Leia costume is the more obvious choice. I'm all about subtlety. There's also Chewbacca.