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Lilia’s crib was just recalled, so we had to return it to Target to get a store credit. I broke it down into small parts, but it still wouldn’t fit in our hatchback trunk. As I looked for a phone number to call and ask if we could just toss it and still get the credit, Joe used all the rope he has accumulated over the years and tied it to our previously unused roof rack– I knew there was a reason we had one of those! We carefully drove over to the Target on City Line and put all the pieces in a cart and brought them in to the return desk, where Lilia proclaimed to the clerks, “My crib is broken”! One time I returned a pair of shoes to this Target on a weekday morning, and a line of people had formed behind me as the clerk struggled through the transaction, so I was a little nervous about doing this on a busy Saturday afternoon, but the two clerks who helped us were super friendly, and we had no trouble at all.

We wanted to pick up a Target Weekly Circular, because Lilia’s second cousin Lillian is featured in the toy section (warning– you might die of the cuteness if you click there!) but because it was the last day of the sale, they were all out. :( (We’ll get to meet Lillian for the first time at Thanksgiving!!)

Now, we need to find a new bed for Lilia. Where is she sleeping now?

Well, I have a confession to make…
Lilia still co-sleeps. It’s just easier, I’ll leave it at that.

But, we have a nice crib mattress, and she did sometimes sleep in her crib (it was a convertible– we had taken one side off last year). I think this Ikea toddler bed is really cute, but it is a foot longer than the crib mattress, so we’d have to invest in one of Ikea’s mattresses. Plus, our house is so small, I don’t think we have the room to get a bigger bed. Plus, she is short… she’ll fit in the crib mattress for quite a long time. I guess we have some research to do.

Well, it’s Fall already! I have not been great at keeping up on this blog lately…
However, remember this post in which I talked about seeing a squirrel cage at a historic house in Philadelphia? Did you know the Philadelphia Zoo has an actual squirrel cage with the most amazing squirrels? My sister, Lilia and I went to the zoo last week and we took a different path than normal, and found these amazing Russian Red Tree Squirrels! I took a little video with my camera, it’s a little shakey, but I think you can see how acrobatic these squirrels were:

Oh, and you might note that in the post I linked to, I complained about bad service we had a restaurant… The restaurant contacted me (see the comments) and wants to make amends by giving us a free meal, but I feel like that wouldn’t necessarily prove that they have good service… if they know who I am and why I am there when I come in. We considered going back incognito, but it was such a poor experience, I don’t feel like paying money to relive it. What would you do?