At the shower today, there was the most amazing collection of food, that I needed to post a list of it. Four women worked together to load the table. The theme of the layout was “Hawaiian Wedding,” so there were fish nets, shells, flowered leis, and things to make you think we were having a meal at the beach.
There were slices of cucumber on thin slices of cocktail rye bread, with a bit of fresh dill, and some cream cheese.
Meatballs with the chili sauce and grape jelly sauce.
Hot crab dip.
Fruit on skewers: Pineapple, watermelon, strawberry and grape
Vegetable roll ups.
Chicken salad roll ups with a bit of strawberry, and chive, and a flour tortilla.
Gorgonzola and walnuts with apple slices.
A couple of other dips that I was too full to try, and at least five kinds of crackers.
Broiled shrimp, that were lightly seasoned, and had a creamy dip.
And a plate of crudites: red pepper strips, carrots, grape tomatoes etc.
I know that I’m leaving something out, but I can’t remember what it could be.
There were several kinds of punch, and I really should have had more than half a glass of the alcoholic version.
Women do amazing things with finger food. It was wonderful to chat with my family, and have beautiful food, too!

I had the pleasure of attending a bridal shower for the girl who is marrying my youngest nephew. My sister and her daughters created an incredible spread of finger food for the houseful of women, and we watched as the bride-to-be opened her gifts.
But, the highlight of the day was the collection of babies present. The oldest was about seven months old. He’s built like a little tank, and is at the point where everything goes into his mouth first.
The second baby is about two months old. I got to hold him for at least ten minutes before he was whisked away into the arms of the next admirer. He was thinking about crying as I held him, but I aped the attention that his daddy gave him and he settled right in on my shoulder.
And, we had a little girl who was newborn three weeks ago, a month premature. She looked like a little doll, and everyone lined up to play with her!
I really hope this is all contageous. There’s nothing more satisfying than holding a new baby. *G*

Visiting with a thirteen year old niece…..
I had the pleasure of visiting with my youngest niece this week. This is the first time she has spent a week with us alone. Last year she was here with her sister.
We shopped, cooked, layed out blocks so I could put a quilt top together, watched TV, played UNO, ate ice cream, and went to exercise. We had planned a trip to Chicago, but we ended up making a skirt instead.

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I just had the chance to visit my e-mail this evening, and discovered a message from WichiDude. He was checking in to see if I was okay. I assured him that I was fine, and would stop by his blog later this evening.
Then, I stopped by my own blog to start surfing the links and discovered that I had been archived……and there was nothing to read! So…I figured I better check in with you all.

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