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Last year at this time I was in my third week of bedrest. I was 30 weeks pregnant and my sister was here visiting and also to be here for my baby shower. I posted this.  I remember being so happy that my doctor let me go to my shower and it was so nice that my sister came.

Last month we went to see The Roots in concert at Prospect Park.

Last weekend after finishing up our last day of VBS we went to Coney Island to watch the fireworks. They have them every Friday night but this is the first time we have gone to see them. Can you believe that? Well, we tried last year but the fog didn't allow us to see anything. It was Charles' first time seeing fireworks and he seemed to really like them, despite that last picture! 

On saturday we went to Ikea with Margaret, Anthony and Renee. Charles loved the meatballs. We brought along three blinds that had been recalled so we could get a refund for them. (We used them in our other apartment but hadn't put them up in the new place. Chris wanted to get rid of them but when Margaret saw they had been recalled I saved them and we finally were taking them back.) At the return desk our initial experience was like all other customer service experiences in NY. A long wait. Rude service. A woman who didn't really care. We almost left because it wasn't going to be worth the hassle. They couldn't find the brand in their system and didn't know how much it was or why it was recalled (even though it was on the posters that were on the doors when we walked into the store, in the elevator, as well as on the website. ugh) I finally told them that if they couldn't find it in their system to just tell us because I didn't want to stand around waiting any longer. Then another man stepped over to help us and he was so pleasant. Hector. Thank you Hector. He didn't know how much the blinds were, I told him I thought probably eight or twelve dollars. He have us $19.99. For each! A sixty dollar gift card to Ikea for some blinds that we were just going to throw away! Holla!

Sunday we went out for lunch to celebrate Chris' birthday while Margaret and Anthony were still here.  

Last week Margaret and Anthony went home to Minnesota. I visited my friend Ashley while she was working at the cafe and went with another friend to her chemo appointment. 

Yesterday was Christopher's birthday. We only had a few hours in the morning to spend together before he had to go to work. I made him PW's French Breakfast Puffs. This is something I have done for a few years now on his birthday. These little muffins are simply divine and while we could eat them happily everyday- they should really be consumed only on special occasions given the amount of butter and sugar used to make them. Thus, they are reserved for birthdays and Christmas.