miscellany tuesday

ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. harry's favorite cup to drink from is his sippy cup with trucks on it. after much cajoling, we were able to get him to drink from it last night. this morning was a little tricky but he ended up bringing the cup with him to the babysitter's.

so while i sit at my desk blogging, i will imagine him telling his babysitter "you see, it took some time for me to decide which cup to use. but my mom-she's really smart, you know?-she just kept at it and it turns out i love this cup. i shall drink from it for the rest of my days." he's probably writhing on the floor, pleading with her to pleeeeeeeease give him milk in a bottle.



tonight i'm attending the cocktail party at work which honors newly crowned appointed partners and senior partners. i had to delve deep into my closet to search out clothing which is not a pair of jeans with a long-sleeved t-shirt. now that i'm all gussied up in a skirt with (polished!) boots and a crisp white shirt and a neckerchief to top it all off, i feel so professional and feminine. amazing what happens when you dress out of uniform. don't get used to it.



this weekend we are planning on going to a large box store that sells norwegian furniture to look at table sets for the kid's room. we've been weeding through mountains of toys and books and gear and through this attrition we are slowly making progress. the husband has long wanted to get them a table and chair set. i want them to have a space where they can go as well, but i'm loftier in my ambitions and rather give them just a surface to work on, i aim to turn it into a "reading corner." i aspire to have them select a book off the shelf and sit at the table and read it. quietly. in reality, they will probably use the table as a launching pad for an acrobatics routineor a way to scale the bookcases to reach the highest shelves.

i almost ordered this set on line from target but i have a plan and since my husband doesn't read this blog, i can let you in on it. i don't really like the table sets they have at ikea but once we are in the store i am going to push for a new sofa. he'll resist. i'll go along with him. then in a couple of weeks, he'll think it's a great idea and i'll reluctantly agree. we'll purchase the sofa and he'll think it was all his idea. and voila! we'll have a new sofa.

also on our shopping list for ikea: a small storage cube to put the new fish tank on and maybe a new lamp for the kid's room.