Dammit, Jim.

[agoodwinsmith]

I'm a shopper, not a miracle worker.

I'm gonna hafta go back.

But I did get good goods.  Baby clothes for the surprise baby.[1]  A gift umbrella that spungs both up and down with the push of a button.  And a glass painting kit.[2]  And the Christmas booooze.[5]

[1] - not kidding.  The first the mother knew, the baby was crowning while she was on the toilet.  Nobody knew: the mom wears the skimpy low-riders with her nekkid tummy available for all to see.  Nada.  Zip.  Maybe a liddle pudge - not much though.  She menstruated throughout the entire pregnancy, and put down any tummy anomolies to the flu.
[2] - this are by way of a joke.  My Mom asked for wine glasses without stems[3], and specifically she asked for ones that were different from each other[4].  Instead I found "Wine Tumblers" that are different for the type of wine.  So I got her a pair of burgandy, a pair of shiraz, and pair of riesling, and a pair of cabernet.  Moowahahaha.  After she has stopped not laughing, I will give her the glass painting kit.
[3] - the joys of shaky post-70's hands.
[4] - the joys of post-70's lack of remembering where the drink was left.  Personally, I've always solved that problem by taking the fullest one.
[5] - it weighed a freakin' ton.

Comments

[esmeraldus-neo.livejournal.com]

After she has stopped not laughing, I will give her the glass painting kit.

That's pure genius.

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

The timing, or the present? :)

[moustachios.livejournal.com]

The first the mother knew, the baby was crowning

The fact that can even happen scares me so much whenever I think of it.

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

I know. I'm sure, since she is not a dummy, that she has also been taking steps to prevent such an eventuality. I don't know if this is the case in her situation, but I have heard that the pill is not effective if the woman is also taking cold medications. I haven't researched that myself, because it is no longer an issue with such a personal impact, but - sheeesh!

Aside from everything else, I can't imagine having to suddenly step up to the plate and be enthusiastically maternal with so little warning.