All Things Supercinski

Inspired by sshays.com, we at “All Things Supercinski” are running a little contest. The birth of our firstborn is fast approaching and many have inquired of the sex of the child as well as the proposed names. Only one person on earth (the ultrasound tech) knows the sex of the child and only one person (other than us) has even a hint of the proposed names.

First the prizes:

• As the winner, you will receive the first non-family phone call announcing the birth of Baby Super.
• To show off your win to friends and family, we’ll send you two special prizes in the mail, both lovingly handcrafted here at “All Things Supercinski”. You’ll be able to use and wear these with pride.
• Your name announced as a winner right here on “All Things Supercinski”.
• In the spirit of Wait Wait — Don’t Tell Me! we’ll do the voicemail greeting/answering machine message for your phone (this one can be optional if you choose)

Winning is easy - just submit via email or the contact form the correct sex and name of Baby Super.

Here’s your hint - the two sets of initials are ENS and JRS.

You’ll have to determine which set is for which sex. The S, of course, stands for Supercinski.

In the event of multiple correct submissions, the entry submitted first will be deemed the winner, other correct entries will receive honorable mention prizes, to be determined later. In the absence of a winner, one entry will be chosen at random to receive one of the handcrafted prizes above and mention on “All Things Supercinski”. One entry per person (multiple per household are accepted), first submission is only valid entry. Submissions received after the birth of Baby Super are null and void and have no cash value. Contest may not be valid in all 50 states, void where prohibited. International viewers are eligible. Employees of “All Things Supercinski” and its subsidaries are prohibited. Baby Super’s due date is February 3rd, but he or she may come before then, so hurry while supplies last!

So, to restate, you must correctly guess:

• the sex of Baby Super
• which set of initials Baby Super will have
• what those initials will stand for

Valid submissions will look like this:

boy - Ebeneezer Nicodemus Supercinski

Your Name
Address
City, State, ZIP
Phone

Play Ball!

And remember, you are all winners (except those who lose).

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What are your thoughts?

I had seen Google SMS some time ago, but hadn’t paid much attention to it, but last week I ran across this again and think it is a great service. What is it? Well, let’s say you are out and about and you forgot your map, but you know where you are and where you are going, just not the path in between. Well, send a text message something like this - 55 Anywhere 77845 to 333 someplace 77431 to GOOGL (46645). We got the number for the pizza joint here in CS while out on a walk.

Now, I’m not one for sending text messages, but the kids these days do this a lot apparently, so much so that their thumbs move like lightning and eventually fall off (or at least they wish they would fall off to get rid of the pain), but in a pinch, this could be really helpful. Check it out. Convenient … and free. There are a number of other queries you can submit.

Congratulations to Alan & Rachel Burdette on the birth of their daughter, Jerusha Carmichael Burdette on December 7th at about 6 p.m. This is a picture of her in the nursery at about 7:30 p.m.–yes, just over an hour old. She weighed in at 8 pounds 10 ounces and looks wonderful. We were able to see them in the hospital and meet Baby Ru. Alan and Rachel were in our childbirth class, which is making it all the more real as our classmates are all dropping their babies one after another. Only 8 weeks until Baby Super is due!

Last Saturday, Erin and Lacy hosted a baby shower for Baby Super. It was loads of fun, and through our friends, we were provided many things that will make caring for Baby much easier. We also played a rousing game of “identify the melted candy bar in the diaper” which was actually quite difficult. It was a wonderful shower and it was a treat to see everyone. Below is a picture of my future sister-in-law Megan and my sister Amanda sniffing some candy bar diapers as my mom watches.

Thanks again Erin and Lacy for a wonderful shower, you are both wonderful and generous friends and have officially achieved All Things Supercinski stardom.