Last post before the in-person shower

Hello and welcome to the last blog post before the in-person shower! If you're going to be there in person, we look forward to seeing you. If you are participating from afar, we go live at 3pm Eastern Standard Time tomorrow, 11/15/2014 here: https://plus.google.com/events/ciket8qap8r6drr6cieb19jsb64

I have enabled the Q&A feature, so but it's not immediately obvious how to use it. For that reason, here is me in tech support mode:

1. Click on the link above
2. Click on the "Q&A" logo in the upper right hand corner of the blurry picture of me. This will open the (currently not running) baby shower feed. 
3. Once you are there, click on the 3x3 grid of white squares in the upper right corner. That will give you the option to see the Q&A or the Showcase off to the side of the video feed. Select "Q&A"

Q&A will be your opportunity to submit your questions, comments, snide remarks, links, horrifying baby stories, etc.

The other option for viewing is the "Showcase." This will be where I will send links to play along with many of our shower games in real time, and you'll even be eligible for the prizes! Just no cheating and looking things up on the internet or we'll all be very disappointed in you. Get excited, because the games will include:

• The Super Amazeballs Awesome Good Okay Diaper Raffle
  Everyone in attendance gets one ticket (online attendance counts), and for each diaper you bring or mail, you get another entry! The prize is a $20 Amazon gift certificate.
• Celebrity Baby Matching Game
  Match the picture of the celebrity (or Mattine's family) to their name. The best score wins a mystery prize from the pile. All of these prizes may or may not have been bought at the CVS in my office building.
• Baby trivia
  Answer questions about babies, nursery rhymes, Mother's and Father's day and win another prize. Compete in teams to combine your prowess and figure out how to share a toothbrush I definitely did not buy an hour before the shower.
• The Price is Right Cheap
  Compete to find the cheapest price for common baby goods online. Provide proof and save the Hartzells some money! Winner chooses from the gift pile. You can start playing that one right now, by clicking here.
• Onesie and Bib decorating
  This option is not available to those participating from afar, unless you provide your own supplies. At the Hartzell house, we'll paint giraffes on clothing meant to be pooped and vomited on. Yay! Best design (by vote) also gets a prize.
• Drunken baby
  Drink beer from baby bottles. Not really a game, just a lifestyle choice. Again, provide your own beer and baby bottles at home.

Finally, two people voted to read live tweets and submit their own. For that purpose, we'll be using the hashtag #HartzellTwins. I'll try to not suck at tweeting, if you try too!

Until tomorrow, keep sending in your guesses for the babies' arrival date and time and your advice for baby gifts.

See you all soon!