June 11, 2006 22:55 - Baby Shower Ideas To Get Guys Involving Into A Traditional Lady-only Party.

What do you plan to do in the Father's Day?

How about having a great weekend to throw a couples baby shower.

Imagine the pride in the eyes of soon-to-be-daddy!

Kimberly Ripley from Portsmouth, NH, emails her story about how to get the guys have fun at the baby shower.

Coed baby showers are so popuar today, so I'd like to share another two stories from my visitors, they are...

Baby boy shower ideas and fun activities submitted by Lisa Comber from Hortonville, WI.

Sheryl Mulkey from Santa Ana, California, emails her story about how to get guys involving into the scrapbook making during her last coed baby shower.

If you have an "Really-special baby shower story" that is fun and memorable, or if you have an "Superb Invitation Desgin" or "Original Easy-to-follow Recipe", please share by submitting here.

I'd be thrilled to hear from you!

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June 14, 2006 15:57 - Baby Shower For Cats? Am I kidding?

Can you imagine that throw a baby shower for two cats?

Surely you don't but it is true.

However, you might be already familiar with these baby shower games that include a lot of animals to your Shower.

Animal-Babies-Match

Family-Ties

Mom-Dad-Animal-Names

Noahs-Ark

New-Baby-Advice

And here is the story of Connie Williams, 56, of Dickinson, who threw a baby shower for cats registered at store, in June 6th, for her friend Barbara Ulicki, who recently adopted two bundles of joy.

Take a look inside one of the bundles and you'll see whiskers and gray hair. That'll be Shasta, the 8-month-old.

Take a look at the other bundle and it might be empty. Tarah, at age 2, is still extremely shy and spends most of her time hiding in Ulicki's bathroom.

Williams, who has never thrown a baby shower, decided this would be a good one to throw for the two cats, but especially for their owner. Ulicki, 58, has done so much for the community, volunteering her time, Williams said.

"Barb has done so much," Williams said. "This is our way to give back (to her)."

The cats' owner was even "registered" at the local Wal-Mart. Instead of signing up Ulicki in the wedding shower or human-baby shower category, Williams signed Ulicki up in the general wish-list category. On her wish list were things such as kitty litter, cat toys and a special photo frame for her cats' photo.

Ulicki who has a part-time Dickinson Public Library job and is challenged by arthritis and degenerating disks in her back, has never married and needs a pet to keep her company. When she had to put her 16-year-old cat to sleep and started coming to an empty house, "it was terrible," Ulicki said.

"There's nobody else at home," she said.

So she pursued adopting a cat through Pet Projection Inc. in Dickinson, and ended up deciding on two cats so that when she wasn't home they would be company for each other.

She focused in on Shasta and Tarah, the timid one, who was listed as hard to place and needed a home away from children. Serendipitously, those two cats at their foster home had become friends and sleeping buddies and so finding a home that would take both delighted everyone concerned.

Shasta isn't timid. She's a retriever cat, chases a balls and brings them back to Ulicki for more. But Tarah had other ways to spend her time. For two weeks after the adoption, Tarah hid in a secluded spot in the bathroom, coming out at night to eat. But with Ulicki's help, she has progressed to rubbing against Ulicki's ankles and even sitting on her lap.

Timid Tarah nor Shasta took in Saturday's shower.

Williams' cat, Boody, a formerly homeless cat saved by Oreo's Rescue, another Dickinson animal rescue, slipped easily into the cat and co-hostess role.

"It was a wonderful experience," Williams said. "A good time was had by all."

The event started with a couple of tunes from the well-known "Jingle Cats" CD, classic songs "meowed" by real cats, to Boody's great curiosity.

Boody's bodacious nature, reaction to the cat music and his love of the curly ribbon on one of the gifts provided some of the afternoon's entertainment.

Ulicki not only got her wish list items, but some of the 11 guests also brought other gifts, such as cash to ease the financial burden of adoption fees and veterinarian costs.

The guests each got time to tell the other guests about their pets. They also listened to recitations of compiled cat poems by various authors and they recited fun cat-fact trivia that Williams had compiled.

A professionally made cake had Shasta's and Tarah's face on them. Guests took home gift mugs filled with animal crackers.

Ulicki was visibly touched by the event, Williams said.

"It was so much fun," Williams said.

By VIRGINIA GRANTIER/Bismarck Tribune

(Reach reporter Virginia Grantier at 250-8254 or at virginia.grantier@bismarcktribune.com)

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June 24, 2006 09:25 - "Baby Moon" - One Of A Kind Great Idea To Pamper The Parents-to-be.

Do you still remember the experiences of the "Honey Moon", I sure have. But how about change the name into the "Baby Moon"?

Let's find what you've never seen before from the great expectations at The Claremont Resort & Spa.

From May 1 - Dec 30, 2006, the 22-acre historic, San Francisco Bay landmark, provides pampered pregnancies for parents-to-be with Great Expectations starting at $950 for two nights.

Featuring "virgin-tini" cocktails, swell-easing pedicures, a romantic dinner for two-and-a-half to feed all cravings and a silver Tiffany & Co. baby rattle, Great Expectations offers an intimate (and quiet) getaway before baby arrives.

Here is the press release I found at the PRWEB.com

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THE CLAREMONT RESORT & SPA "GREAT EXPECTATIONS"
MAY 1 - DEC. 20, 2006
STARTING AT $950 FOR TWO NIGHTS*
* "Virgin-tini" Check-in Cocktails
* Do Not Disturb Phone Service
* Prenatal Massage for Two at Claremont Spa
* Swell-easing Pedicure
* Crave-Calming Dinner for Two-and-a-Half
* Mandatory Nap Hour
* Tiffany & Co. Baby Rattle

*Rate based upon availability, double occupancy, inclusive of all aforementioned amenities. Two-night minimum stay required. Black-out dates apply. Taxes and gratuities not included. Preferred Travel Agency commission 10 percent.

Toasting with a special "Virgin-tini" cocktail at Paragon Bar and Caf¨¦ upon arrival, expectant parents savor the elegant yet casual California atmosphere. From sunning growing bellies to "babying" swollen legs and feet with a pedicure, pregnant mommies-to-be take time for pampering before the due date arrives. Together, couples enjoy a romantic prenatal massage for two including a comfortable side-lying massage and light stretching techniques that encourage relaxation and improves overall well-being of mother and child. Following this special private massage session is a "mandatory" nap hour with Do Not Disturb phone service for much needed quiet moments. Whether yearning for pickles or ice cream, women eating for two partake in a candlelit dinner at Jordan¡¯s Restaurant to help calm cravings, creating the perfect ending to the romantic day for two and the brightest beginnings to a new life for three. As a parting gift, parents-to-be receive a silver baby rattle from Tiffany & Co., the first in a long line of gifts destined to spoil their little one.

Born of a "golden" era, The Claremont Resort & Spa is perched majestically on a pristine mountainside in the Berkeley Hills, standing watch over the glistening Golden Gates of San Francisco Bay. Whether guests choose to partake in a fine meal and expertly poured cocktail at AAA Four-Diamond Jordan¡¯s or casual Paragon Bar & Caf¨¦, indulge in a "journey" from around the world in the 20,000 square-foot Claremont Spa -- named one of the nation¡¯s top spas by Elle and Vogue magazines -- or spend the afternoon poolside at The Claremont Club bathed in rays that once tanned Barrymore and Garbo, this classic landmark is defined through its culture and distinctive atmosphere. The Claremont is a tradition, an entitlement of generations and America¡¯s quintessential grand resort: its 279 uniquely designed rooms have a AAA Four-Diamond status where guests luxuriate in the famously captivating bay views enticing them to explore San Francisco and California¡¯s wine country.

To take a "babymoon" at The Claremont Resort & Spa before the new arrival, please visit www.claremontresort.com or call (800) 551-7266.

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Get more from the special selection of baby gifts that would be cute in a gift basket or as a party favor. Plus some special gift designs great for presenting a gift to expecting or new parents.

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June 25, 2006 16:25 - Let You Newborn Know You're Always Be Around Eletronically?

I've seen tons of baby shower gift ideas....but this gift is really one of a kind special.

The latest gift in baby-shower circles is the future, thanks to the a Web-based company called...

Electronictimecapsule.com.

Since David Ryan, who lives outside Ottawa, put up the website two months ago, dozens upon dozens of gift-givers have signed their soon-to-be-parents friends up for the modern version of digging a hole by a tree and burying a note in a tin for children to find.

It is also a hit with parents who need their children to know that, though they may not always be around in body, they will be electronically. Forever.

In an age when parents reserve domain names for children at birth, sending electronic time capsules may not be an odd idea. (My child has had an e-mail address since she was six months old.)

Electronictimecapsule.com allows parents to send text, voice messages, videos and photos to their offspring in the year 2045. Or whatever day in the future you like.

Ryan, who became a journal writer after becoming a father, knew that some of his subjects (his feelings after 9/11, baptism, his hard time adjusting to parenthood) would be inappropriate for a young child to read.

"They were deep feelings and very mature topics," he says. "Then, I was playing golf with a friend whose father had passed away. His father had a safe with important documents. All he said that mattered were the letters his father wrote. Then my parents showed me a photo of them in Africa in the seventies. I asked them to describe what was going on. They said, 'You'd have to parachute me back in time to remember.' "

Parents can update their children's e-mail addresses over time, and they will receive notifications of "unlocked time capsules."

"Even if you pass away unexpectedly, it will deliver your thoughts and feelings forever."

Eerie? Yeah. But, like baby video monitors, it takes advantage of parents' fears -- they won't be around forever, journals and photographs may be lost, and children will never know how much they meant to mom and dad.

"I have had some mothers who are sick who have signed up, because they know they aren't going to be around in five years. But I also know that there will be messages left for kids when they turn 17 or 18 saying, 'He's not really your father.' "

It costs $17 a year. Once a year, you can download your time capsules, too, so you don't have to worry about the company going bust.

It also allows the non-sentimental to open up. "There is a culture twist. I'm French. In our families, we say 'I love you' every five minutes," Ryan says. "But my English friends tell me their fathers never told them, 'I love you.' "

By REBECCA ECKLER
rebeccaeckler@yahoo.com

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More thoughts on sharing photos online:

For frequent Baby Shower Hostess and web-savvy mom-to-be, another life saver is submitting your own baby shower ideas to websites talking about party planning.

The webmaster will love to create your very own theme party page so that any one who is about to host a baby shower can get inspired from your baby shower party. Here is how other people do it and over-do it.

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