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I have to agree with this comment. I have seen a lot of these posts on how lovely it is to turn a closet into a nursery, but have always wondered if it's considered safe or allowable. Thanks for making this point. I know in most cases it probably never becomes an issue, but those regulations are in place for a reason.

I love the idea (and just wrote my son a 6-month birthday card for him to open later - I couldn't wait until a year!) I do agree with the burying in closet option though. My sister, best friend and I made a time capsule in grade school and buried it in the backyard. At 18 we were moving so we went outside to dig it up and couldn't find it anywhere! Granted, as grade schoolers our measuring techniques might have been off, but we also realized that burying it near a few trees was problematic because as the trees grew the roots may have shifted the capsule's location underground. We never found it, but that is probably ok, as we had intended its audience to be some future, coincidental stranger anyway. Since this is something you will want to find later I recommend burying it in the closet or maybe at Grandma's house or something.

Amelie taught me to see plastic dog surgery collars as Elizabethan collars. Love her little world!

I'd caution on C&B flatware, we registered for a whole set when we got married. Only to learn later that "hand washing recommended" is a kind way of saying "your flatware will come out looking rusty and like nothing you'd ever want to give to a guest if you put it in the dishwasher." We spent so much money on the set so I don't want to just ditch them, but it's really tiresome to handwash them when there's a perfectly good dishwasher right underneath the counter. (Mission flatware was the style we'd selected. It's discontinued now, but again, I'd be careful!)

Color Splash, the ideas are within reach. Divine Design when I really want to dream big! And yes, Chico is the man.

I second all of lilhuna's rec's.

One of my favorite moments on a plane came at the end of the long day, stuck in the middle seat, when the older gentleman next to me pulled three clementines out of his bag. He quietly placed one on the corner of my tray, and whispered, "For you" with a small smile and twinkle in his eye. The juiciness and refreshing citrus smell was never so welcome.
As she was cleaning up our trash, the flight attendant picked up our rinds and broke them up in the air to refresh the cabin air for everyone else.

Moist towelettes are, of course, a good accompaniment for carry-on clementines.

I love the Tepper Jackson Luggage Tags - bright and distinct! (but sometimes $17.) Flight 001 carries lots of unique tags and luggage (leopard print!) and they have a retail store here in Chicago, as well as online shopping.