A variety of interesting tidbits:

1. Muffins are baked and ready to go. I was aiming for two dozen banana, two dozen pumpkin, but I wound up with closer to three dozen of each. It is somewhat possible that an unsuspecting muffin eater will encounter one or more of the following: eggshell, a burnt bottom, or Abigail’s hair. Actually, I have no reason to believe there is hair of any sort in any muffin, I just needed a third thing. I guess I could have gone with walnuts, which I put in about a dozen muffins intentionally. (And whose bottom is burnt? I’ll let you figure that one out yourself.)

2. Saturday evening will also be daylight savings time! I’m not sure if it’s the beginning or the end of the savings part, but if you happen to live in an area that participates, spring forward for dark mornings and light evenings, resulting in later bedtimes! My kids will be thrilled.

3. Last but not least, let me put all rumors to rest: I am not bloated, pudgy, chunky, or otherwise eating too much ice cream—I am, in fact, pregnant! Baby is due at the end of September, which sounds like the middle of October to me. (What, weren’t there secret rumors flying? No? Eh, whatever.)

Enjoy your weekend. I’m going to get some sleep before the early-morning birthday bash. At which I fully intend not to throw up. Wish me luck.