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One nice thing about the baby coming late,
we are really ready. The crib & cabinet for
his things are painted, decorated & in
place. Mary Lou Golding sent the most
fabulous bathinette either of us had
ever seen & it's all set up & ready to go with
the pockets filled with the required supplies.
All the diapers, wash cloths, bath towels,
etc. are washed, folded, & stacked for action!
The crib is all made up with pad & sani-
sheeting. We're really pleased with it, &
certainly glad we didn't get stuck with a
bassinette.

Through a rather complicated geneological
process, Jim & I recently became
great-aunt & uncle to a recently born
addition to Jim's family. A few more years
& subsequent additions to our family should
really turn the family tree into a grapevine.
It's a little early to be thinking of our grandchildren,
unless Jeff accidentally becomes
a father. With our 6 ft. fence, that's improbable.

We found a terrific shade of yellow paint
for the crib & cabinet, edible of course, &
we're going to carry out the theme & paint
the baby-tenda the same color. The playpen
is going to be one of those polyethelyne jobs,
probably red, but that will match our diaper
bucket, also polyethelyne - very practical
stuff.