Headline: Consumer Spending Up in Q2

Observation by Rex - You can stop holding your breathe, I am not about to post something off color from my dad, but it is funny, mainly because I think it is true. Almost every night when I get home there are boxes on our front porch of baby items and every night I call my mom and give her an update. Well last night when I called to tell her my baskets and snap and go stroller came in my dad's response was "this one baby is going to pull us out of a recession." I just laughed and thought - you know he really might be right.

This same time last year we were preparing to go to the Ukraine (crazy how much has happened in a year). While we were over there we obviously learned a great deal about their culture and [socialist] government. One of the things we found most interesting was their death rate was higher than their birth rate. In order to combat this the government paid families a hefty amount to have more than one child. Good idea I guess if your population was slowly dwindling to nothing. I said all that to say this - maybe Americans should have babies to pull us out of a recession?? We do get a tax break and Lord knows kids cost an arm and a leg not to mention all the joy they bring into our lives!! Just a crazy thought, but y'all are use to that from me. It is genetic, I can't help it.

So any way. Here is a picture of the baskets under the bed. They fit perfectly and all but one if full of wipes. Thank you to everyone that gave us baby wipes!! We are SO grateful!!