A fantastic present!
14 May 08

This morning we received an unexpected parcel from David’s cousins, aunt, uncle & grandmother. This is the best thing I have received all year!
I know I am very difficult to buy for. From my matching obsessions to my peculiar sense of style, my likes are eclectic and very particular. Even those very close to me have a hard time finding things that I love. I guess David’s Aunt Bronwyn must share my taste because she chose something so spot-on.
She sent us three matching children’s quality cutlery sets, a very useful gift (always a plus). They aren’t cutesy or kitsch (or even worse — merchandised), and Bronwyn even went to the trouble to get each set monogrammed with the girls’ initials. Wow. I am so stoked! I ran down to the shed to show David right away.
I’ve put Calista’s set away, but the girls will start using their new cutlery right away. This means I can put away the un-matching baby cutlery that I bought in secondhand shops. I know that with each meal, and as I wash each piece up, I will enjoy the style and uniformity of the cutlery. (Feel free to diagnose my condition and call me names.)
Upon reflection, this is probably the best baby present I have received — ever! The gift voucher for housecleaning rates a close second, but it didn’t last very long.
Thank you, Collingridges!
1 · renee · 14 May 2008, 11:07
They look lovely, Lauren. Make sure you find out where they were bought and buy two more sets for D and E! You wouldn’t want to have mismatched cutlery, would you? LOL. You’re soooooo aspy!
2 · Marisa · 15 May 2008, 02:58
I’m jealous! I’m afraid we have succumbed to the merchandising stuff. Sigh. Isn’t it sad that my son can recognize the characters of a dozen-plus shows already—including some of the ones we REALLY didn’t want him to get into, like Elmo?
And by the way, I am fully intending to reply to your lovely email when I can catch my breath and think. I haven’t even emailed my mother yet for Mother’s Day…
3 · Namma · 17 May 2008, 15:37
Love Renee’s comment!