baby shower.....

ok, so today at lunch a baby shower was held for the r.n./health educator that i work with.......her second......and the event was potluck.......potluck snacks rather than actual sustenance.....and the array is worth a mention in this venue.....if for no other reason than to describe the pinwheels made with cream cheese, dill pickles and bologna......or the green pea/green pepper & onion relish that seemed to want something to go with it....but nothing came to mind........and then there was the potato peanut butter fudge that i could not bring myself to try despite the ooohhhs and aaaahhhs.......i brought benedectine spread with water crackers.......i have a real fondness for cucumber concoctions......and thankfully few others feel the same...i brought most of it back home........what struck me most about this occassion is that most of the gifts looked alike.....as most of my coworkers shopped at the local walmart.......and though these gifts were sweet and servicable.......i felt a pang of sadness for a child brought into this world to know only clothing bought from a single massmarketplace.......and look like all the other babies/toddlers/preteens.......