Here's an off-topic whine-fest: My son's first wife invited me to her wedding shower. What I didn't know was that it was some kind of "candle" party where a saleswoman showed us products and encouraged us to buy stuff for the bride-to-be. I thought it was very tacky. Fast forward three years. My son is now expecting a baby. His wife has had two baby showers in other towns. I was invited to her third baby shower, but the invitation that came in the mail was to a "Pampered Chef's" party (high-pressure to buy high-dollar kitchen ware). What the heck does *that* have to do with a baby? Since when did wedding/baby showers become "gimme" fests? We've already bought a lot of stuff for the baby, and I'm really considering declining the invitation . . . and telling the happy couple honestly why. Because it's not about celebration of impending birth - it's tacky, greedy and the host/hostesses make the guest into target for hard-sell marketers. What a bunch of crap!
Maybe I need to write a letter to "Dear Emily."
Okay, whine-fest off.
's to all.