I swore I wasn't going to do this

When we started this process, I told myself I wouldn't get caught up in the whole ladybug craze. It seemed so kitchy, and I hate to do things that "everyone else is doing". I was doing pretty well, too. I had seen a few cute ladybug items, but I hadn't purchased any. Well, recently I started looking around and I noticed that some ladybug stuff has started to sneak into my house! I think it all started with this:







I bought it at the Harvest Festival, because I thought it was cute, and my kitchen is done in a garden theme anyway, so it fit right in. Besides, our old paper-towel holder had broken, and we needed a new one. Well my Dad bought me this to go with it. It's only a teeny little magnet. What's the harm in that? A few weeks later, I allowed myself to venture into Pottery Barn Kids(which I had never allowed myself to do before), and I found these. They are appliqué's that you stick on the bottom of your tub so you(or your child) won't slip. Again, they're functional, so that's how I justified them. I wandered around in that store forever, looking at all the bedroom "themes" and cute stuff, when I stumbled upon this. The baby's going to need a night-light, right? And I just thought it was so cute! And we had already decided that the baby's room would have somewhat of a garden theme, and ladybugs live in gardens, right? They also had bath rugs and towels to match, but I am proud to say I did not buy those!(Yet:)! And finally, I was getting all of the baby stuff together and I found these. They're booties that will probably be too small, and my boss bought them for me, and I certainly don't have control over what other people buy me! I promise those will be the last ladybug items I will buy.(Until I see something else that is just so cute that I MUST have it!)