In Hiding - Part 2

The family is still here, but it's nap time again so I'm hiding out (again) for a little bit. It really is amazing the difference a few minutes of quiet can make.

This morning we went into the city (meaning DC) and hit the Natural History Museum. I love that place. I think of all the museums in this city, Natural History is my very favorite.

My son is finally big enough to get excited by all the dinosaurs, fish and animals. He has a great time and pushed every button he could get his chubby little fingers on. I think the in laws enjoyed it as well since it was there first venture into that particular museum.

The timing of the trip worked out pretty well. We went in early and got a good parking place. We stayed a few hours and left just as it was getting really busy.

All and all, it's been a good day so far.

Anyway, back to the Christmas present stories. Thanks for sharing all the gifts. Sounds like people got some good loot.

I did really well in the gift arena myself.

My husband is actually pretty good at giving gifts, which I hear is rare from my friends. He bought me a couple of DVDs, The Tales of Beetle Bard, and a tray for the bath tub that can hold a book and a glass of wine. I assume this also means I get a chance to take a nice long bath at some point, which is a wonderful gift in my book.

My mother in laws buys me really nice, super feminine presents. She only has boys so I think she is excited to finally buy girl presents. She always buys a ton of gifts. She's a big shopper and a champion bargain hunter (by far the best I have ever seen).

I really do appreciate her efforts. I'm just not all that girlie and sometimes I don't really know what to do with the presents. My most baffling gift this year was a Christmas tree platter from Hallmark with a spreader with a light on the handle that really lights up.

Really... You twist the bulb and the light shaped handle glows.

I honestly don't even know what I'm supposed to serve on it. Cheese balls? Butter? If anybody else knows, please share because I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to this stuff.

I guess I can use it with the round peppermint candy striped bowl and matching spreader I got last year (still not sure what to do with that one either). So far, I have washed and put in the cupboard. The next step is still alluding me.

She also gave me some fancy lotions, lip gloss and a lot of Hallmark ornaments (at least I know what to do with those).

I actually really like all the Hallmark ornaments. I just get a little alarmed at the sheer volume of ornaments we have acquire each year. I also like the fancy bath stuff.

And last, but not least, I got a new red fiestaware platter. Which is very cool. I'm not a china kind of girl, but I love my brightly colored fiestaware.

So basically, I made out like a bandit this year.

Well, I should probably quit hiding and return to the family. Hope everyone has a great weekend.