Jenny's Whole Foods List

1. Organic apples
2. Organic tomatoes
3. B-Fresh Bubble Gum
4. La Victoria enchilada sauce
5. Organic kidney beans
6. Water chestnuts
7. Bamboo shoots
8. Jar of tomato sauce
9. Canned cherry pie filling
10. Bragg's sauce
11. Corn tortillas
12. Wheat tortillas
13. Earth Balance
14. Vegan rice cheese
15. Ravioli
16. Rice dream bites
17. Frozen sliced bread

Shows I've Caught Up On While On The Break

1. Glee
2. Flash Forward
3. Modern Family
4. Guiliana and Bill

To Do This Week

1. Write Christmas thank you notes
2. Take down Christmas decorations
3. Clean out R's belly button
4. Plan a super-fancy vegan brunch
5. Return a few gifts
6. Make hair appointment

New Words I've Learned Lately

1. Adz
2. Suq
3. Jeed
4. Jo
5. Ai
6. Aver
7. Dev
8. Goy
9. Azo
10. Jin
11. Oxo
12. Aa
13. Sae

What Sounds Good To Eat Now That I Can Eat Again

1. Vegetarian Dinner #1 from El Maguey, smothered in salsa and queso
2. Mexican Villa burrito
3. Pizza from Il Vicino
4. My Mom's spaghetti and garlic bread
5. Chicago Diner vegan chocolate chip cheesecake
6. Veggie Chili Nachos from McAlisters
7. Little Pizzas
8. Monkey Bread from Boulevard
9. My Mom's veggie, sauce, and cheese sandwiches

What's Upsetting My Daughter Lately

1. Going to bed
2. Waking up
3. Getting dressed
4. Eating
5. Wearing socks
6. Turning off Sesame Street
7. Me holding her brother
8. Not having her binky and blankie
9. Getting in her carseat
10. Diaper changes
11. Having her hair fixed
12. Her face being wiped off
13. Being touched if she's already on the verge

Words I Can Make From "Christmas"

1. Mast
2. Mi
3. Mars
4. Mash
5. Math
6. Marsh
7. Miss
8. Mist
9. Mica
10. Marc
11. Ma
12. Chris
13. Crash
14. Chat
15. Christ
16. Cram
17. Chasm
18. Cat
19. Mat
20. Mast
21. Match
22. Hi
23. Hiss
24. Him
25. Ham
26. Has
27. Ha
28. Ram
29. Rich
30. Rim
31. Rat
32. It
33. Is
34. Itch
35. I
36. Sac
37. Sat
38. Shirt
39. Sham
40. Shit
41. Stir
42. Star
43. Sit
44. Sic
45. Sir
46. Sat
47. Scar
48. Scat
49. Scam
50. A
51. Sam
52. Ira
53. Ti
54. Tar
55. This
56. Tram
57. Tim
58. Ass
59. Am
60. Act
61. Acts
62. As
63. Ami
christmas
64. At
65. Aim
66. Arm
67. Arc
68. Arch
69. Art
70. Mart
71. Ari
72. Ah

Last Night's To Do List

1. Folded and put away the mountain of laundy
2. Filled stockings
3. Picked up the house
4. Loaded the dishwasher
5. Layer out kids clothes to go to Grandma & Grandpas house
6. Drink tons of fluids
7. Made a today to do list

What's In R's Sad Stocking

1. A teddy bear teether
2. A Bass Pro t-shirt
3. A Bass Pro ball cap
4. A toothbrush

Why Being Sick Is Terrible

1. I just had to get a shot in my butt and an IV drip.
2. I am a mommy and hate not being there for my babies.
3. Nothing sounds good to eat.
4. I am not much of a drinker, but I'm supposed to TRIPLE my fluids. I feel like I'm going to float away...
5. It just reminds me of when I used to like getting sick (calling in sick to work, staying home and watching great DVDs all day, drinking Gatorade and eating whatever people would bring me, not getting out of bed for 2 days). This is no longer the case.
6. My poor husband is having to be Mom and Dad.
7. My house looks like a bomb went off. I came home sick, so Arkansas luggage, presents, etc...everywhere.
8. My arm is still sore from my IV.
9. The urgent care people had to see me cry.
10. I have to miss out on some Christmas festivities because I am stupid contagious.

iPhone Game Apps I Have

1. Orbs
2. Words Wirh Friends
3. Unblock Me
5. Word Warp
6. LineUp
7. Shipwreck
8. Sudoku
9. Trio Pro
10. Twilight Trivia
11. Movie Trivia
12. Bible Trivia

Fun Stuff I Got For Arkansas Christmas

1. Christopher Radko ornaments
2. A few shirts
3. Teakettle
4. Shoes
5. A super cute necklace
6. Some Amanda Linn art
7. Kids books
8. Tea tree oil dental care system :)
9. Tablecloth

Things I Like That Are Purple

1. Grape Kool-Aid
2. Clothes, bags, jewelry, etc. W and I have really been into purple (and gray) lately.
3. Riptide Rush Frost Gatorade.
4. Eggplant
5. My reusable shopping bag
6. Remi's new coat
7. Some Kate Quinn Organics sheets I want to buy for W
8. Grape juice
9. My Splendid buttoned cardigan
10. My fancy clutch

What We Got Mom For Christmas

1. A new blue Kitchenaid mixer, complete with bowl lift technology
2. New white and blue dishes
3. A couple loaf pans
4. Cute little stocking stuffers

Our Christmas Stockings

1. Mine- partridge in a pear tree
2. Husbands- fir trees in snow
3. W's- Rudolph
4. R's- Christmas train
5. Doggy- bells and bones

Today's To Do List

1. Fold laundry
2. Pack for Arkansas
3. Finish little sister's birthday gift
4. Pack supper for car
5. Straighten up house
6. Bathe babes

Ways I Can Reach My Husband During The Day

1. His cell phone

2. Work phone

3. Text message

4. His work email

5. My new favorite, a message through "words with friends" (iPhone game app)

Epicurious Predicts Top Food Trends For 2010

*This is a borrowed list. To read this interesting article, which includes what will be "out" in 2010, click here. Please be annoyed that they called it a "top 10 list," but it only had nine!

1. Dish: Fried Chicken

2. Dessert: Mini Whoopie Pies

3. Ingredient: Lamb

4. Health Trend: Eating an immunity-building diet

5. Profession: Butcher

6. Drink: Homemade Beer

7. City: Vancouver

8. Entertaining Trend: Potlucks

9. Sex Symbol: Sam Kass

What I'm Hoping A Can Do For Me This Week

1. Spray paint some wood
2. Buy his parents Christmas gifts
3. Watch the kids Wednesday night
4. Take the recycling to the drop
5. Pick up my mom's birthday gift
6. Pack the car and drive us to AR for Christmas

Favorite Things At The Zoo

1. The prairie dogs
2. The guinea pigs (I don't like them, but W LOVES petting them)
3. The sea lion show
4. Giraffes
5. Big cat country
6. Elephants
7. The hippo tanks
8. Penguin and puffin building

What's On R's Pajamas

1. Different kinds of ships- pirate, tugboats, sailboats, etc
2. Whales
4. The word "Pirate"
5. Palm trees
6. The words honk, aye aye captain, treasure
7. Skull & crossbones
8. Rafts
9. Arrows
10. Submarine eye

Whole Foods Grocery List

1. Cinnamon
2. Blueberries
3. Pinto beans
4. Soymilks
5. Orange juice
6. W's milk
7. Pizza dough
8. Spinach
9. Frozen waffles
10. Toilet bowl cleaner
11. Body wash
12. Tortillas
13. Cheese

Different Ways I Use My Veggie-Laden Sauce For W

1. With brown rice, pasta, or quinoa
2. On bread pizza
3. As a dipping sauce for cheese and crackers
5. Warmed up as soup
6. In lieu of ketchup

Food That's Making Me Happy Lately

1. Last 4 meals (besides breakfasts): homemade pimento cheese on toast and brown beans with ketchup
2. If you are what you eat, I'm an entire blueberry scones loaf. In one day.
3. Huge quantities of grape juice. Dark purple goodness.
4. Whenever I feel [insert any negative emotion] I make a chai tea latte. I've had a lot of those lately.
5. Nonni's cranberry butter on cinnamin raisin bread every morning for breakfast. I bought the Ezekiel Bread kind to feel better about myself.
6. Winnie loving quinoa and Andy having no idea what it is.

My Little Sister's Way Cool Because...

1. She can play the guitar and sing really well
2. She dresses cool and confidently
3. She has a very distinct style
4. She hangs out with interesting people and goes to interesting places
5. I think she's very loyal and brave
6. She knows how to have real fun with the kids in my family
7. She has great taste and is an awesome gift giver
8. She is the most pleasantly awkward person I've ever known
9. She doesn't care about what people think of her
10. She has a big heart
11. Not many people make me REALLY laugh, A LOT. She does.
12. She would stand up and fight for me if I needed her to
13. She has opinions on things. Too many people don't.

What I'm Cooking Today

1. Brown beans
2. Quinoa
3. Brown rice
4. Pimento cheese
5. Blueberry scones
6. Tomato sauce

Things I Don't Like

1. Weird neighbors
2. Feeling anxious
3. Not getting any sleep
4. Stressful encounters with Santa
5. Feeling like a bad doggy mommy
6. Breastfeeding
7. Nausea
8. W fighting sleep
9. When I forget about some produce I've bought (apples today) and find them, oh too late
10. Melted ice cream

Poems I Can Recite

1. Stringbean Small- Shel Silverstein
2. Psalm 63- David
3. To An Athlete Dying Young- A.E. Housman
4. Because I Could Not Stop For Death- Emily Dickinson
5. It's Spring- Samantha Berger
6. I am not counting songs as poetry, but I know they are

What We're Doing This Weekend

1. Buying some Christmas presents for my mom
2. Pictures with Santa at City Sprouts
3. Dinner at Whole Foods tonight
4. I'm cleaning the bathroom
5. W quality time with Al and with Maggie

Reasons I Dont Want W Growing Up

1. She seems to get sassier with age
2. I went to the store Justice this weekend
3. I cry every time I look through her baby photos
4. I want her to forever call me Mama in the voice she does now. It melts me.
5. She thinks I'm cool now.
6. That means I'm also getting older
7. She is so cute right now. How can I freeze time?

What's On The Daybed With Me Right Now

1. Black velvet pillow
2. Black and gray patterned pillow
3. Little black and white striped pillow
4. Rush's Isa Booties
5. The Grinch stuffed toy
6. Rush's cardigan
7. Christmas snowman pillow
8. Dishtowel that stinks of spit-up...really bad
9. Rush

What I'm Doing Since I Can't Sleep

1. Scouring the app store for something interesting.
2. Playing Shipwreck
3. This, duh.
4. Planning/thinking/obsessing/wondering/etc.
5. Biting my nails
6. Found a pkg from Addition on the counter for me. Opened it. Loved it.
7. Got R back to sleep.
8. Looking around on iTunes.
9. Thankful some people updated their blogs
10. Tried to come up with some gift ideas for A.
11. Invented some leg stretches because I don't know any real ones.
12. Went over the state capitols.
13. Praying

Baby Clothing Brands I Like

1. Egg+Avocado
2. Kate Quinn Organics
3. Tea Collection
4. Baby Gap
5. See Kai Run
6. Splendid
7. Misha Lulu

Stores Mom And I Are Going To Christmas Shop

1. The Viking kitchen store
2. REI
3. Borders
4. Bed Bath and Beyond
5. WalMart
6. Target
7. Crate and Barrel
8. Anthropologie
9. Gap
10. Old Navy
11. Urban Outfitters
12. Macys
13. Uma
14. Left Bank Books
15. City Sprouts
16. Justice
17. Apple Store

Books In My Mother-in-Laws Bookshelf I Can Name Because I Stare At Them Everytime I've Nursed At Their House

1. Wicked and Son of a Witch
2. Something in the Water
3. Water for Elephants
4. Cow Parades
5. Tut...well whatever King Tuts full name is. Two of those books.
6. A LOT of Chicken Soup For The Souls
7. Color Surprises
8. Eats Shoots and Leaves
9. Dream
10. Assassination Vacation
11. The Lego Testament series

Things I Can Do To Help Promote A Better Day For Myself

1. Change into lounge clothes, instead of just pajamas
2. Put on mascara and chapstick
3. Read the Bible
4. Wipe down the kitchen counters
5. Take kids and dog on a walk
6. Talk to another adult
7. Keep the toys picked up

What I Ate For Thanksgiving

1. Field roast
2. Mashed potatoes
3. Corn casserole
4. Salad
5. Sweet potato casserole
6. Brussels sprouts
7. Carrots
8. Broccoli and rice casserole
9. Macaroni and cheese

What W Is Getting For Christmas

Gifts:
1. Fish and bowl
2. Abby Cadaby doll
3. Baby Stella feeding set
Stocking Stuffers
4. Necklace
5. Pin
6. Super Grover little doll
7. Toothbrush
8. Ornament
9. Surprise from Andy
10. Book

Books I Want To Read

1. Omnivore's Dilema
2. Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
3. Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found
4. A Mother's Heart
5. We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families

Grocery List

1. Lasagna noodles
2. Frozen spinach
3. Spinach
4. Cheese
5. OJ
6. W's milk
7. Ice cream
8. Chocolate chips
9. Bread
10. Juice cans
11. Peaches

Schedule

1. Church- baby rooms
2. Photos w/ Santa (& Puddy) at Four Muddy Paws
3. House group
4. Get Christmas trees

Winnie's Latest Words

1. Sure
2. Squirrel
3. Clock
4. Slide
5. Boots
6. Coat
7. Shower
8. Yuck
9. Color

Silly Little Things I Love About Babies

1. Jammies- the footed, zip-up kind
2. Giving them baths
3. Chubby girl legs in tights
4. When they grab your face and go in for the open mouth, slobbery kiss
5. Rush "scratches" my back while he's nursing
6. Little teeth popping out
7. Belly kisses
8. I love the smell of their breath. R still has it, but W- not so much
9. I love when they are on their bellies and hold themselves up to look around.
10. Flaky earwax
11. Baby hats

Things I Don't Like

1. Piles (papers, toys, clothes, etc)
2. Blogs that have music on them. Nothing scares the crap out of me like a sudden, loud, Christian song.
3. Cow milk
4. "Muddy Face" as Kelli from Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders calls it
5. Times Square
6. Anything coffee
7. Cleaning bathrooms
8. Staying up late
9. Lady jeans on guys
10. Manjewelry
11. The following songs: Barbie World, How Bizarre, Who Let The Dogs Out
12. Gooey Butter Cake
13. Tank top sweaters
14. The "Rachel" haircut
15. Orchestra performances
16. Highlighter markers
17. Hair that is crunchy

Sesame Street Episodes In Our Queue

1. Elmo Wants To Be Like Gordon
2. Baby Bear Is Afraid Of Bees
3. Cowmonster Pair
4. Wild Nature Survivor Guy
5. Abby Majes Seasins Change
6. Y A Quest Y Not
7. Bears Try To Hibernate

Monthly Cleaning Schedule

1. Week One: Refrigerator, chairs, barstools
2. Week Two: Under furniture, wipe down furniture
3. Week Three: Balcony door, mopboards
4. Week Four: Closets, cabinets
5. Week Five: Laundry room

My Weekly Cleaning Schedule

1. Monday: Vacuuming, Windexing
2. Tuesday: Floors
3. Wednesday: Laundry, Ironing
4. Thursday: Windexing, Dusting
5. Friday: Laundry, Kitchen
6. Saturday: Bathrooms
7. Sunday: Laundry, Microwave

Christmas Decorations Checklist

1. 2 trees
2. Giant snowflakes from sprinkler pipes
3. Nativity scene
4. Red unpainting
5. Door-sized Christmas tree Advent calendar
6. Candles
7. Holiday tablecloth
8. Christmas candy/reindeer placesettings
9. Glass lidded jars with ornaments
10. Evergreen garland with lights for counters and bookshelves
11. Guest bathroom decorations
12. Christmas sofa pillowcase slipcovers
13. Stockings
14. Mini snowflakes hanging in kitchen and in shelves
15. Christmas books out
16. Change bedding
17. Hang Christmas lights
18. Random chotchkies

Today's Veggie Pizza Toppings

1. Olives
2. Shredded carrots
3. Broccoli
4. Red pepper
5. Green pepper

To Do Today

1. Shower
2. Watch Thursday night shows
3. Take R in for a shot
4. Organize baby stuff drawer
5. Mail package
6. Wrap a Christmas gift
7. Make dinner
8. Go to Mary's jewelry show
9. Clean bathroom faucets

Grocery List

1. Chocolate syrup
2. Chow mein noodles
3. Canned pears, peaches
4. Pumpkin cans
5. Ranch dip packet
6. Broccoli
7. Red & green peppers
8. Olives
9. Rolls
10. Cream cheese
11. Chocolate soymilk
12. Orange juice
13. Vanilla yogurt
14. Toothbrush
15. Sweet potatoes
16. Ketchup
17. Cheese
18. Sugar (2)
19. Chicken
20. Sour cream

When R Woke Up Last Night/This Morning

1. 8:00
2. 10:30
3. 1:00
4. 4:00
5. 5:30
6. 6:15
7. 7:20

What I'm Putting Away

1. The swing. Rush is not into it anymore.

2. The gymini. Same story.

3. My pump. Hardly ever use it.

4. About half of Winnie's toys

5. (Almost) the basinette. We are phasing out of it.

6. One of our single strollers. We are double stroller people now.

Random Thoughts

1. My favorite "kitchen thing" are cupcake liners
2. I didn't take a shower today, but I feel like I did
3. Last night was Rush's first night without a swaddle. It did not go well.
4. I am going to have leftover ravioli lasagna for lunch
5. We bought cute new gray felt coasters this weekend at Uma
6. I am almost halfway done with my Christmas shopping
7. My favorite "bathroom thing" is tweezers. Especially my Tweezerman ones because they are hot pink.
8. I do not like bar soap.
9. I do not watch scary movies.
10. I do not put good pictures of me as my facebook profile pic, because I don't want people to think that I am trying too hard.
11. I bought 5 new Christmas ornaments at Crate and Barrel this weekend.
12. Rush insists on being on his tummy.
13. Winnie is wearing a shirt covered in rhinos today.
14. I love Sharpie pens.
15. I have no idea what I'm getting Andy for his Christmas stocking.
16. I love our cute little Christmas stockings!

Winnie's Latest Words

1. Cool
2. Alright
3. Whoa
4. Rush
5. Goat
6. Picture
7. Shirt
8. Pants
9. Teeth
10. Yes

Today's Donut Order

1. Plain cake
2. Glazed cake
3. Glazed
4. White iced
5. Chocolate iced
6. Chocolate long john
7. Chocolate cake
8. Blueberry cake
9. 2 glazed holes

Things That I Can Kind Of Make Well

1. Duh, bean sandwiches
2. Hummus
3. Granola
4. Smoothies
5. I'm good with appetizers
6. Minestrone
7. White lasagna
8. Brownies
9. Pancakes
10. Chocolate chip cookies
11. Rolo cookies
12. Cheesecake bars
13. Muffins
14. Fruit cobbler
15. Sandwiches
16. Finally, Annie's blueberry scones

Places I Like Downtown

1. Left Bank Books
2. Culinaria
3. Uma
4. Crepes in the City
5. The Gelateria
6. The Washington Post
7. City Pet Supply
8. The London Tea Room

To Do This Week

1. Re-organize our clothes closet
2. Re-organize all kitchen cabinets
3. Straighten bathroom cabinet (ie: Winnie's play cabinet)
4. Finish putting up ebay auctions
5. Wipe down all cabinet doors
6. Dust mopboards
7. Go through all of the baby toys--get rid of junk
8. Bathe Baby Stella
9. Do all "hand wash only" laundry

Cleaning I Got Done This Weekend

1. Obsessive-compulsively cleaned out and organized the refrigerator
2. Cleaned under all of our furniture
3. Dusted the whole house
4. Windexed coffee and side table, and dining room table
5. Laundry
6. Vacuumed all carpet and rugs
7. Cleaned puke spots on our bedroom carpet floor
8. Cleaned barstools and dining room chairs
9. Dishes
10. Cleaned both bathrooms

What R Peed On Last Night

1. My legs
2. My robe
3. The Pound Puppy
4. My iPhone
5. The burp cloth
6. Himself
7. The couch
8. The pillow

Target List

1. Seventh Generation cleaning spray
2. Method reusable glass cleaning cloth
3. Seventh Generation dishwasher rinse aid
4. Big ball for Puddy
5. Toothbrushes
6. Naked juice
7. Infant Tylenol
8. Happy Baby green puffs
9. Black tights for W
10. Underwear
11. Contact solution

Symptoms Happening At Our House

1. Runny noses
2. Coughing
3. Loose stools
4. Fevers
5. Achy legs
6. Dizziness
7. Raspy breathing
8. Sore Throats
9. Gas

Words I Can Spell From "Happy Halloween"

1. Papa
2. Poe
3. Pee
4. Peel
5. Pall
6. Phone
7. Pho
8. Pew
9. Pole
10. Paw
11. Pan
12. Play
13. Plan
14. Plow
15. Ploy
16. Plane
17. Pane
18. Plop
19. Peep
20. Penal
21. Panel
22. Yeah
23. Yap
24. Yellow
25. People
26. Papal
28. Phone
29. Pen
30. Pal
31. Pan
32. Pow
33. Pop
34. Pay
35. Yawn
36. Yawp
37. Yeah
38. Yap
39. Yen
40. Hen
41. Hall
42. Hop
43. Hole
44. Hype
45. Hope
46. Hell
47. How
48. Holly
49. Hoe
50. Heal
51. Heel
52. Pawn
53. Help
54. Lawn
55. Elope
56. Howl
57. Ape
58. An
59. Ah
60. Aye
61. All
62. Ale
63. Ally
64. Awe
65. Anal
66. Allow
67. Anew
68. Aloe
69. Apple
70. Appall
71. Alone
72. Lap
73. Lane
74. Lean
75. Leap
76. Lone
77. Loan
78. Low
79. Lawn
80. Law
81. Lye
82. Lay
83. Low
84. Owe
85. Own
86. On
87. One
88. Open
89. Opal
90. Ole
91. Only
92. Lonely
93. Oy
94. Wee
95. Ween
96. Wean
97. Wheel
98. Whale
99. Woe
100. Won
101. Wall
102. Wane
103. We
104. Who
105. Ell
106. Eel
107. Elope
108. Ewe
109. Ewan
110. Helen
111. Owen
112. Hal
113. Eh
114. Nap
115. New
116. Nape
117. Now
118. Nope
119. Nappy
120. Happy
121. Halloween
122. Neal
123. Noel
124. Hallow
125. Nelly
126. Polly
127. Halo
128. No
129. Haw
130. Nolan
131. Nepal

What's On My Night Table

1. Lamp
2. Coaster
3. Aspirator
4. Baby gifts to send to Jaimie and Kristi
5. Book- Where Is My Friend?
6. Remote control
7. A thin layer of dust in the back corner

W's Pastimes

1. Playing games on my iPhone
2. Eating. She prefers to have a snack with her at all times.
3. Puzzles
4. Pushing/pulling things around...her grocery cart, the laundry basket, stroller, pull toys
5. Singing (well, making me sing and just clapping for me. it does wonders for my ego)
6. Being read to--she just keeps bringing me book after book after book
7. Taking her clothes off, then running from me when I try to put them back on
8. Playing tug or chase with Puddy
9. Wrestling or being piggy-back carried with Daddy
10. Watching TV (I try to limit, but yesterday she watched Grey's Anatomy with Aaron)
11. Standing on the blanket box and turning the living room light on and off
12. Watching videos of herself on the computer
13. Hiding in her cardboard box

Baby Gear Explosion Currently Taking Over Our Home

1. Mutsy booster seat
2. Boppy swing
3. Svan high chair
4. Bumbo seat
5. Prince Lionheart seat
6. Winnie's cardboard box
7. Red Flyer wagon
8. Melissa & Doug shopping cart
9. Baby Stella baby crib
10. Rush's basinette
11. Rush's activity mat/gymini

Gross, But Delicious, Things This Organic Vegetarian Loves

1. Taco Bell's 7-Layer Burrito
2. Easy Cheese
3. Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Strudels
4. Oatmeal Cream Pies
5. Velveeta
6. Imo's Cheesy Garlic Bread
7. Totino's cheese Party Pizza

Things I Want For Christmas

1. Memberships to Magic House, Transporation Museum, Botanical Gardens
2. Electric double skillet
3. Car charger for my phone
4. Left Bank gift card
5. New pillowcase covers for couch
6. Ice cream maker

Good Coupons I Need To Use

1. I have 3 free Muir Glen coupons for finding a piece of scotch tape in my pasta sauce
2. $1 off organic valley soymilk
3. $1.50 off any two kashi TLC snack bars
4. $2 off any Mrs. Meyer's laundry detergent or dryer sheets
5. $2 off organic valley cheese
6. Buy one, get one free Good Belly probiotic drink

Pack List for Branson This Weekend

1. Diapers and wipes
2. Pump
3. Winnie food
4. Rush's swaddle and wedge
5. Clothes, shoes, jammies
6. Bibs
7. Camera
8. Michele's dishtowel I took home accidentally
9. Winnie's baby
10. Phone charger
11. Bathroom items
12. Laptop

Today's Smoothie Ingredients

1. Coconut milk kefir
2. Blackberries
3. Agave Nectar
4. Flaxseed oil
5. Vanilla extract
6. Ice

Things I Remember Being For Halloween

1. butterfly
2. homeless person
3. lion
4. my friend Matthew's old roommate Jim
5. spider princess (I don't know how my mom passed that one off)
6. clown
7. gypsy

Today's Menu

1. Yogurt with Kashi Go Lean Crunch, water
2. Black bean, red pepper, spinach, cheese quesadilla, chips, water
3. Blueberry scone(s), chocolate soymilk
4. Mashed potatoes, Quorn cutlet, craisin/feta/walnut/spinach salad, water

Today's To Do

1. Clean my bathroom

2. Clean out Rush's car seat

3. Watch 2 Law and Order episodes (Greta, I know, I just need a couple)

4. Write a couple thank you notes

5. Iron 5 of Andy's work shirts

What's On My Counter Right Now

1. Laptop and charger

2. Digital camera

3. Blockbuster card, STL Art Museum card

4. Shower invite

5. Financial mail of some sort

6. Al's baby einstein ball

7. My phone and charger

8. Wedding reception invite

9. Puke rag

10. Receipt from O'Reilly (o, o, o...o'reilly! I love that commercial)

11. Gallup survey unopened

12. Mustard, balsamic vinaigrette

13. 4 baby carrots for Puddy

14. Glass of water, salad for me

Things I Have "Members" Cards For

1. St. Louis Art Museum

2. Forest Park Forever

3. St. Louis Zoo

4. Aveda store

5. Anthropologie

6. Bare Escentuals

7. St. Louis city library

Canned Goods In My Cabinet

1. 365 brand garbanzo beans

2. DelMonte lima beans (they've been in there a while)

3. 365 brand black beans

4. 365 artichoke hearts

5. DelMonte leaf spinach

6. Full Circle tomato sauce

7. Schnucks brand pickled beets

8. 365 vegetarian mild chili

9. Full Circle kidney beans

10. S&W cut wax beans

What's In Our Bedroom TV's TiVo List

1. Chopped
2. The Next Iron Chef
3. Sesame Street- 5 episodes
4. the old Christopher Walken SNL. It's our favorite one.
5. CSI:NY
6. all The Office episodes this season
7. The Wonder Pets!
8. Racel Zoe Project

To Do

1. Buy P's Heartguard tablets
2. Buy a wedding shower gift
3. Flowers are dying...take them out of pots
4. Get my hair cut
5. Plan a Branson trip
6. Catch up on The Next Iron Chef
7. Go through maternity clothes
8. Clean out my car
9. Dust hanging lights
10. Get a pedicure
11. Oil changed, headlight replaced

Ha! Aaron's Grocery List

1. Red Plum Jam
2. Corn tortillas
3. Flour tortillas
4. 1 Green pepper
5. Plain yogurt
6. 2 baking potatoes, big
7. 2 Sweet potatoes
8. 4 bananas, kinda brown

My Favorite Things To Eat Lately

1. Tomato bisque soup
2. Oatmeal with banana and meatless sausage patties
3. Boca burgers
4. Black bean and spinach quesadilla
5. Rainbow sherbet
6. Veggie pizza
7. Spinach, feta, walnut, and craisin salad

Mistakes I Made Last Night

1. Not wearing tights--it was a cold night
2. 4 cranberry vodka
3. One dance too many
4. Can't remember if I attached the card to the wedding gift
5. Stayed up until 2 a.m. The company was great, but my lack of sleep was not.

My Grocery List

1. Chips
2. Tomato soup
3. Pasta Sauce
4. Cereal
5. Peaches
6. Apples
7. OJ
8. Soymilks
9. Kool-Aid packets

Thoughts On Project Runway

1. If I were the judge, Carol Hannah would have won last night. I loved, loved, loved her dress.
2. Irina's dress was beautiful, perfect for a fall mother-of-the-bride
3. Shirin did not deserve a top spot. She should have been in the middle group. I think it was that way for theatrical purposes only.
4. How did Nicolas not get in the bottom? When Heidi said his name and CarolH's, I was sure it was best and worst.
5. I hope Nicolas is next to go.
6. Gordana not picking Tara was fine, but Gordana getting so upset, ridiculous.
7. Come back, Nina!
8. I did not think Epperson's was that bad. I thought his was the best of all the men.

More Baby Names I Like

1. Hugh (boy)
2. Quince (girl)
3. Maeve (girl)
4. Mercy (girl)
5. Walter (boy)
6. Willa (girl)
7. Penny (I would say, "I love you, Penny" all the time like Desmond does with that accent)
8. Able (boy. I would spell it like this)

Covers I Like

1. Free Fallin'- John Mayer
2. Wonderwall- Ryan Adams
3. Hallelujah- Rufus Wainwright
4. Careless Whisper- Ben Folds and Rufus Wainwright
5. Into the Mystic- Wallflowers
6. To Love Somebody- Ray LaMontagne (did it in STL...was amazing)
7. In My Life- Johnny Cash
8. Smile Like You Mean It- David Gray

What We Got Shopping Yesterday

1. Rush some cool-guy jeans
2. Dress for Winnie
3. Headband for me
4. Cardigan/Jacket thing for me
5. Dress socks for Andy
6. Gray and tan tights for Winnie
7. Scarf for me
8. Workout shorts for Andy

Places I Like To Drive

1. Hwy 65 from Branson to Conway
2. The road from Nixa to Hurley
3. Forest Park Pkwy at night when no one else is on it
4. 86 to kamp
5. The old Pig Trail
6. Baxter Rd in Chesterfield
7. Down Lindell at Forest Park
8. Through the neighborhood around Northmoor/Brentmoor/Southmoor/Forest Ridge

Where I've Been Surfing Lately

1. http://prudentadviceformybabydaughter.blogspot.com/
2. http://www.gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/
3. http://www.thegreenguide.com/
4. http://www.oompa.com/cgi-bin/category/0
5. http://inchmark.squarespace.com/
6. http://www.vegancoach.com
7. http://www.theonion.com/content/index
8. http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/
9. http://www.designspongeonline.com/

Things I Don't Understand

1. "A stitch in time saves nine."
2. Google Wave
3. Who I Am (beyond just Mommy right now)
4. Yawns...what they are and why do we do them
5. How people gossip without even considering the pain it can cause other people
6. Multi-step instructions. 2, okay. 3, I'm all, whoah
7. Twitter
8. Soccer
9. Why pennies are still around
10. The appeal of the Matrix movies
11. How people can hurt babies
12. The tennis scoring system

Wish I Were At Austin City Limits Seeing...

1. Kings of Leon
2. Bon Iver
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. The Decemberists
6. Pearl Jam
7. Ben Harper
8. Avett Brothers

IPhone Apps I've Put On My Phone (all free)

1. Pandora
2. Sudoku
3. Facebook
4. This Day in History
5. Urbanspoon
6. Whole Foods
7. Urban Word of the Day
8. Google
9. Restaurant Nutrition
10. ESPN Score Center
11. AllRecipes
12, Holy Bible
13. Tap Word game
14. Checkers (inspired by Trace the intern)
15. Peekaboo Barn game
16. I Hear Ewe game
17. AnimalMatch
18. Balloon Animals

My Pitiful T-Shirt Collection

1. 2 Precho shirts
2. My "Republicans Have More Money"
3. Floral one from Woot
4. 3 more from Woot that don't fit because of my "after baby inner tube"

This Week's To Do List

1. Return shirt to Target
2. Update kids blog
3. Schedule hair appt
4. Bake cookies for Andy's office
5. Pillow slipcovers to the dry cleaners
6. Make vegetable puree packs to start hiding in W's food
7. Catch up on my Blue Like Jazz for Thursday night

Highlights From A Weekend With The Family

1. W riding like a big girl all alone on the tractor rides
2. Mom realizing she was eating pork and deer sausage then getting sick
3. A trip to Maggies
4. Dad and me dominating Catch Phrase again
5. Jenny spitting her gum across the room upon hearing my gerbil statement
6. Delicious punch at the bridal shower
7. Meeting my cute new doggie nieces: Roni & Ghetti
8. My Dad singing "Viva la Vida"

Shows I'm Just Going To Wait To Watch

1. Glee
2. Community
3. Prison Break
4. Modern Family
5. Law & Order: Criminal Minds

Goals, But Not Until 2010...2009 is the year of the newborn

1. Take a photography class
2. Take an art class (or two)
3. Fit into my cute summer dresses from 2007
4. Learn a little of another language, maybe Rosetta Stone?
5. Be a better cook (or at least a better meal planner)

Gifts I Have Bought This Week

1. Shower gift for Rachel
2. Wedding gift for Bert and Denise
3. Wedding gift for Todd and Emily
4. Birthday gift for Matt
5. Birthday gift for Dad

A List Of Thoughts In My Head

1. My legs REALLY hurt...like I've done tons of manual labor or some sort of intense workout. If you know me, you know I've done neither.
2. I love this granola.
3. I need to pack. Kinda last minute trip to Conway this weekend.
4. I remembered my Dad's birthday on Tuesday, got him a gift and everything, but forgot to call him. I'm in trouble.
5. Rush looks cute in this onesie.
6. I don't like when it rains. I hate feeling like a prisoner in my home.
7. I want Schnucks tomato bisque for lunch, but don't want to go get it.
8. I think I'll have a Boca burger instead.
9. I am not going to presume that my sin isn't just as bad as anyone elses.
10. Maybe I have a blood clot in my legs?

Last Night's Pizza Toppings

1. Roasted tomatoes
2. Spinach
3. Onions
4. Black Olives
5. Mushrooms
6. Roasted Red Peppers
7. Feta and Mozzarella

All I Watched On TV Yesterday

1. Starmaker
2. 2 episodes of Law & Order:SVU
3. How I Met Your Mother
4. Show Me St. Louis
5. Gossip Girl
6. Greek
7. Rachel Zoe Project

What I SHOULD Do Today

1. Dishes
2. Organize the kids clothes
3. Clean the bathroom
4. Shower
5. Make a real dinner

What I'm Giving Up To Lose My Baby Weight

1. All desserts
2. Cheese
3. Soda
4. My beloved frozen Amy's Kitchen meals
5. Junk cereal- so long Apple Jacks and Fruity Cheerios

Things I Have In My Purse

1. My trusty Hobo wallet
2. Two lip balms
3. Diaper clutch with a size 2 diaper, size 4 diaper, and wipes
4. Ziploc full of suckers and mints
5. Pen
6. Hand wipes
7. A Tide-to-Go stick
8. My handheld Tetris game
9. Blue Like Jazz book
10. A pad, because I'm still waiting on my period

All-Time Favorite Project Runway Designs

1. Season 3 Robert's "household items" dress that was white with silver beads and a crimson bow
2. Season 3 Michael Knight's black and white challenge dress- white dress with black cutouts belt
3. Althea's (this season) navy maternity dress
4. Season 2 Daniel V's "from a photo" dress- orchid inspired tweed skirt with cream colored top
5. LeAnn (season 5) outfit inspired from NY photo of the street drain-- black tank and black layered skirt
6. Season 3 Jeffrey's yellow plaid couture gown

What Makes Me Happy

1. Rush slept from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM (sadly, so did I--I don't think my boobs will ever forgive me)
2. I got all of my Target, Whole Foods, and Schnucks shopping done yesterday with no kiddie meltdowns
3. Still have one delicious homemade cookie left
4. Get to leave the house sans babies Thursday and Friday nights.
5. Winnie is getting more verbal
6. Did I mention Rush's sleep schedule last night???

Little Silver Linings On A Cloudy Yesterday

1. Winnie in her first pigtails- pretty cute
2. Lunch at CPK with Andy and the kids
3. Biggest Loser start up- it looks to be a great season
4. We cut the feet off a pair of Winnie's footed pajamas and she wore them around...little yellow polka-dotted slippers

Modified To-Do This Week

1. Reorganize R's clothes
2. Go to While Foods and Golden Grocer
3. Clean out pumpkin seat buckles
4. Get a gymini
5. Pick up swing
6. Make Puddy's grooming appointments
7. Get car seats to Rachel
8. Salvage pan or buy new pan
9. Send Rachel and Al wedding gifts
10. Order photos for Mom

Towns I've Lived In

1. Crane, MO
2. Conway, AR
3. Kirkwood, MO
4. St. Louis, MO

Outfits I Wore This Weekend

1. Friday: Precho t-shirt, yoga pants, flip flops
2. Friday night: brown maxi dress, W necklace, snakeskin gladiator sandals
3. Saturday: gray dress pants, rose colored cowl neck, green flats
4. Saturday at home: robe
5. Saturday night: plum colored spaghetti strap dress, cropped patterned cardigan, navy peep-toes
6. Sunday so far: pajama pants, a different Precho t-shirt

How I Passed The Time At Four A.M. While Nursing

1. iPhone- checked email, blogs, and Bryce's golf score
2. Picked at R's cradle cap
3. Peeled the dry skin behind his ears
4. Played a game of Sudoku on my iPhone
5. Plucked off my split ends

Cereal I Like

1. Honey Graham Ohs! (they add the !, not me)
2. Kashi Go Lean Crunch
3. Apple Jacks
4. the new Pomegranate Total
5. Trader Joes Blueberry Pomegranate clusters
6. Honey Bunches of Oats with Peaches
7. Honey Nut bite size Shredded Wheat
8. Fruity Cheerios
9. Blueberry Morning
10. Gorilla Munch

Random Things I Got At Culinaria Last Night

1. Healthy veggie/fruit juice to make Popsicles with
2. Rolos and Heath bars to make Aaron & Beau cookies with
3. Tri- colored, whole grain rotini to feed W's pasta addiction
4. Every left-behind, lone banana separated from it's bunch. I feel sorry for them and always buy them.
5. Organic frosted flakes. Andy thinks organic means totally healthy.
6. Sweet potatoes for fry-making.
7. Some donut nectarines because they were so cute
8. An orange bell pepper. I always buy red.
9. Frozen chopped brocolli to purée and hide in W's tomato sauce
10. Canned jellied cranberry sauce because it's one of Andy's favorite sides.

Why Yesterday Was A Bust

1. Woke up early so I could shower and get ready for kids pediatrician appt.
2. Drove to said appt. It was Wednesday, not Tuesday.
3. Winnie missed morning nap because of confusion.
4. Winnie fell asleep in the car 10 minutes from home.
5. Afternoon nap was ruined because of 10 minute car nap.
6. Lady at Crate & Barrel who thinks I'm stupid for some reason once again managed to tell me how stupid I am in front of a bunch of people.
7. Rush was constipated and crabby.
8. Winnie was tired and crabby.
9. It took us forever to drive to a Babies R Us because we really didn't know where it was.
10. Finally made it there, and they had a crappy stroller selection.
11. Had to wake up early again today to go to the pediatrician appt.

Restaurants We Ate At On Vacation

1. KFC/Taco Bell combo on the way there
2. Ruby Tuesdays outside of Asheville
3. Andy stopped at.Bojangles outside of Wilmington for himself
4. Brixx wood-fire pizza twice on Wilmington
5. Take-out hush puppies from Oceania in Wrightsville Beach
6. Luna Pops Popsicles in Wilmington
8. Kilwins ice cream in Wilmington & Asheville
9. Elijah's on the Cape Fear River
10. Mayfel's in Asheville
11. Dunkin Donuts in Knoxville
12. Ruby Tuesdays in Clarksville, TN

This Week's To Do List

1. Purchase double stroller
2. Grocery shopping
3. Buy a wedding shower gift
4. Try on my dresses...have a rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, and wedding this weekend
5. W's blog post
6. Switch out Rush's clothes
7. Send my mom photos to Walgreens
8. Email Greta, call Ginny
9. Order diapers
10. Make popsicles

Some Recent Dream Plots

1. I was helping to save the Owen character on Grey's Anatomy.
2. Stuck in the basent of a building.
3. Picking apples at Eckert's with my family.
4. Someone broke into our loft and was threatening to take my babies.
5. I was helping someone (I think it was season 2 Andre) sew their garment on Project Runway.
6. Winnie was her size now, but could talk like an adult.

Facebook Status Updates I Could've Used Yesterday

1. Cary could really use a stiff drink.
2. Cary wishes she could take a nap alone on the beach.
3. Cary thinks you should just shut up.
4. Cary should have pulled her hair back for family photos--hello Barbara Mandrell.
5. Cary thinks she should have re-thunk this boat cruise with 2 little ones.
6. Cary has eaten dessert first twice today.
7. Cary needs to finish off these frozen waffles before we leave.
8. Cary loves that W loves her cousins so much.
9. Cary wants to be back on her bed...or have her bed here.
10. Cary and Dad are about to DOMINATE Catch Phrase.

Catch Phrase Phrases We Had Trouble With

1. Guerilla warfare
2. Altitude
3. Stuffed animals
4. Wood
5. Jacques Cousteau
6. Laxative
7. Baseball camp
8. Barry Bonds
9. Super Bowl
10. Growing pains

My Health Issues

1. Scoliosis
2. Latex and some drug allergies
3. Photophobia, or "nightblindness"
4. Borderline anemia
5. Excema
6. Stomach/digestive issues
7. Papillary condition in my eyes
8. Degenerative eye disorder
9. rH negative

What I Liked To Play When I Was Little

1. School
2. Barbies
3. House
4. Boxcar Children
5. Play like we were in college living in a dorm
6. My Little Pony and Moon Dreamers
7. Talent Shows
8. Face drawing contests
9. Monopoly

Projects Filmed At The Wilmington Studio We Toured

1. Dawsons Creek
2. One Tree Hill
3. Firestarter
4. Empire Records
5. Sleeping With The Enemy
6. A Walk To Remember
7. Secret Life Of Bees
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies
9. 28 Days
10. Ya Ya Sisterhood
11. The Jackal
12. Weekend At Bernies
13. Nights At Rodanthe
14. Billy Bathgate

Annoying Things About Our Beach Condo

1. Our comforter is motel style
2. No Internet...have to rely on my iPhone
3. Our building is 3 away from the beach path
4. No TiVo. I wanted it watching Starmaker last night

What We Did Today

1. Played in the ocean
2. Built sandcastles
3. Buried Andy
4. Swam in the pool
5. Ate spaghetti
6. Went on a tv/film studio tour
7. Went shopping at an amazing grocery store

States We Are Passing Through

1. Missouri
2. Illinois
3. Kentucky
4. Tennessee
5. South Carolina
6. North Carolina

People On TV I Don't Like

1. Wendy Pepper from Project Runway 1st season
2. Tom's girlfriend on Secret Life of the American Teenager
3. Dale from Top Chef a couple seasons back
4. Oprah (sorry, Anne)
5. Stanley from The Office
6. Grey's Anatomy- Dr. Hahn (so glad she's gone, but Aaron, I know you miss her)
7. The girl from P. Diddy's Starmaker who sang "Because of You" on Sunday
8. Any time Eric Stoltz is on TV...he creeps me out and is always in my nightmares! I'm sure he's nice in real life, though.
9. Vicky from Biggest Loser a couple seasons ago

The Ingredients In The Questionable Brownies I Made

1. Cocoa
2. Chocolate chips
3. Eggs
4. Butter
5. Salt
6. Vanilla extract
7. Cane sugar
8. Walnuts
9. BLACK BEANS

Songs At Church I Love

1. Thy Mercy My God

2. That song that Fred wails on...can't think of what it is

3. Be Thou My Vision

4. On Jordan's Stormy Banks

5. It Is Well With My Soul

Carolina Pack List

In Car:
Breastpump
C & A Snacks
Cooler
Diaper Bag
Ipods
Travel folder
Atlas

In Trunk:
Stroller
Beach chair
Baby Bjorn
Suitcases 1 & 2
Red duffel
Beach bag
Food bag
Media bag

__ Diaper Bag
R Change of Clothes
R & W Diapers
Wipes
Pacifiers
Blankie
W Snacks- Crackers, drink, strawberries
Bib
Aspirator
W Spoons & Dish
Sippy cups
Diner mat

__ Red Hotel Duffel
R Swaddle Blanket
R & W Jammies
C & A & R & W Change of clothes
C & A Bathroom bags
Diapers
Breakfast- South Beach bars, Peach can, Fruit bar, Cheerios, Banana
Caterpillar Blanket


__Suitcase 1 (C & W)
Winnie:
3 pairs jammies
Sandals
Pool shoes
Dresses- navy print tea dress, lavender dress, hot pink dress, Remi dress
Shorts- green stripes, brown, white, purple stripes, red stripes
Skirts- striped, green old navy, blue tiered
Blouses- blue ripple tank, navy blouse, earth, white, jenny, blue dot tank, stripe tank, brown top
Swimsuits- blue, Sonya, tankini
2 coverups
barrettes
Bird long sleeved shirt
Cary:
Chi
C & C shirt
Green dress
Target shirts
Gray cardigan
Black tunic shirt
Blue (2), red, black, white, brown, coral, gray tanks
Woot, Precho, and white t-shirts
Blue shorts
Sweat shorts
2 black gauchos
White jammie pants
Nike shorts
Swimsuits
Underwear

__Suitcase 2 (A & R)
Rush:
Navy shorts
Gray shorts
Dress shirt, whale and turtle shirts
2 pairs socks
2 pairs jammies
Swaddler
5 short sleeved onesies- peas, cow, white, Daddy, Noah
3 long sleeved onesies- light blue, dark blue, squares
2 pairs of pants- gray, navy
Andy:
Swimtrunks
Basketball shorts
6 t-shirts
boxers
3 white t-shirts
2 collared polos
jeans
cargo shorts
shoes

__Beach Bag
Beach towels
Handkerchief (call Mom for more)
Sunblock
W Floatie and vest
Sunglasses
Gray lunchbag
Ipod dock
Grocery list for Wilmington
Elmo, puzzles, frog, Sesame Street DVDs
Crib Sheets
Diapers

__Food Bag
South Beach Bars
Macaroni & cheese box
Muffins
Cereal, granola
Jam, Nutbutter
Winnie items: Peach, Pear, Carrot, Ravioli, Bars, Crackers, Sweet potato

__Media Bag
Both cameras
Laptop
Laptop charger
Camera cord
Flip
Camera battery charger
iPhone charger


Notes:
Beach party?
Where are my walkie-talkies?

What We Just Bought At Target

1. A ball for Puddy
2. Pack of white v-necks
3. 1 1/2 un-cute swimsuits for me
4. Rush a pair of pants
5. Life vest for Winnie

What I'm Looking Forward To

1. Some more Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns ice cream
2. Arkansas Razorback football season
3. Vacation
4. Rush being able to sit up
5. New seasons of all my favorite shows
6. Winnie being able to say, "I love you Mommy"
7. Fitting back into all of my beautiful clothes again
8. New Moon

When Rush Woke Up Last Night

1. 11:40
2. 1:15
3. 3:00
4. 5:30
5. 6:45

Friends Who Are Pregnant

1. Karin

2. Annie

3. Greta

4. Jill

5. Katie

6. Ginny

7. Leslie

8. Gretel

9. Melinda

10. Aaron

11. Sonja
12. Kristi

Grocery List

Whole Foods

1. Sliced cheese

2. String cheese

3. Laundry detergent

4. Blueberries

5. Cottage cheese

6. Cookies

7. Jam

8. Applesauce

9. Naked juices

10. Ravioli

Schnucks

10. Canned fruit

11. Sweet potato

12. Carrots

13. W's milk

14. Soymilks

Target

15. Gatorade

16. Cereal

17. South Beach Bars

What I Need To Buy For Vacation

1. Me a swimsuit

2. Winnie floaties

3. Winnie car toys/books

4. Snacks for the car

5. Beach toys for Winnie (bucket, shovel, etc)

6. A few food items for the condo

7. Beach towel for Winnie

8. Sun hat for Rush

Favorite Colors

1. Brown

2. Gray

3. Peacock blue

4. Emerald green

5. Deep purple

6. Pale blue that's almost white

7. Blush pink

8. Pale silver

9. Gold

This Week's To Do List

1. Clean the floors
2. Buy a swimsuit
3. Finish packing list for our vacation
4. Decide about my haircuit--to go short or stay long for a while longer
5. Clean out my car
6. No grocery shopping--eat up what we have
7. Get a pedicure

Who Came To Grandpa's Birthday Party

1. Me
2. Andy
3. Winnie
4. Rush
5. Puddy
6. Sister Jenny
7. Brother-in-law Ryan
8. Nephew Finn
9. Nephew Rafferty
10. Niece Remi
11. Sister-in-law Michele
12. Brother Matt
13. Niece Grace
14. Niece Clara
15. Nephew Pierson
16. Nephew Owen
17. Cousin Adrienne
18. Cousin-Husband Chad
19. Grandpa
20. Grandma Winnie
21. Cousin Katie
22. Aunt Judy
23. Uncle Gary
24. Aunt Patsy
25. Uncle Chuck
26. Mom
27. Dad

Jaimie's Shower Gift

1. Pink storage bin
2. Pacifiers
3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear book
4. Blankie like Winnie has
5. Bottles
6. Bath toys
7. Baby's Calendar
8. Boppy slipcover
9. Pack of onesies

Trips I Want To Take Soon

1. Pasadena to see Mark and Kara
2. San Diego to see one of my favorite paintings
3. Chicago to eat at Frontera Grill
4. Chicago next summer for the vegan fest
5. Walt Disney World because Winnie will love it

Some Best Food Items

1. Best Juice: Langer's Summer Blend
2. Best Salsa: Green Mountain Gringo, mild
3. Best Brownie Mix: Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge
4. Best Cracker: Kashi TLC Original 7 Grain
5. Best Cottage Cheese: Organic Valley
6. Best Jam: 365 Fruits of the Forest
7. Best Packaged Cookies: Uncle Eddie's Vegan (oatmeal chocolate chip is best)
8. Best Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry's Willie Nelson's Peach Cobbler

9. Best Chips: Xochitl salted tortilla chips

Why The Downtown Schnucks Culinaria Is So Cool

1. BEAUTIFUL produce section...artistic, even
2. A grill that serves up sandwiches, pizzas, salads, burritos, and quesadillas
3. A loft with an extensive wine selection
4. Eat-in area
5. I can walk there
6. It's cheaper than City Grocer (not good news for City Grocer)
7. So much awesome take-out food
8. Computerized deli section...you enter your order in the computer and pick it up whenever
9. All the shelves, containers, baskets, etc. are just so pretty and fancy
10. Kaldi's Coffee and Benito's Gelato stations
11. We ate there for dinner last night. At Schnucks.
12. People can stop asking me, "Where do you buy your groceries? Bwah..."

Our Last 10 Credit Card Hits (from our statement)

1. Llywelyns Pub
2. Trainwreck
3. Quiznos
4. Schnucks
5. Clayton Pediatrics
6. Lion's Choice
7. Imos
8. Over Under Bar
9. Strands
10. Walgreens
(obviously, this was Andy's card)

Magazines I Read Regularly

1. Kiwi
2. Cookie
3. Parents (I don't really like this one, but for some reason, it comes to my house without me paying for it)
4. VegNews
5. InStyle
6. Dwell

Words Winnie Can Kinda Say

1. Mouth
2. Dad
3. Nose
4. Mama
5. More
6. Eyes
7. Baby
8. Milk
9. Whoa/Wow (we can't tell)
10. Please
11. Dog

Pets We've Had

1. Pete, our childhood dog
2. Amory, our sweet gray cat
3. Dutchess the Cocker Spaniel
4. Boots, a cute little pup I think my dad drowned or shot
5. Poody Poo, my dad's cat
6. Hercules and Thor, my goldfish that Mom "accidentally" bleached
7. Joe Perry, Tracy's bird that had seizures
8. David Gray Schwimmer, my beta fish
9. And the greatest, Puddy, the Coton de Tulear

What I'm Into Lately

1. Healthy eating. It's time to get serious about losing this baby weight.

2. Conversely, baking desserts.

3. Law and Order: SVU on dvd

4. Walks downtown with my babies and Puddy

5. Orange spritzers (if you're not from Conway, that's OJ and Sprite mixed)

6. Muffins

7. John Mayer. I'm just now really loving him. I never did before, but his "Free Fallin" is so good. I think the tattoo sleeves helped him out.

8. Finding a good white v-neck

9. Nutrition books

Why I'm Excited About A Beach Vacation

1. Andy not working for a week

2. Seeing W's reaction to the waves and sand--she loved it at 5 months

3. Having multiple family "nannies" to help with the babies

4. Living and eating and playing with my family for a week--I miss them a lot

5. I love our beach vacations when we cook in for dinner at our condo

6. Rafferty will want to bury people in the sand all the time. I can't wait to hear everyone's excuses for getting out of it.

7. Winnie will get a week of cousin play time

8. Andy and I usually have a great time with each other on road trips

9. I like making lists, packing a suitcase, dj-ing music, bringing great snacks, etc. A great road tripper!

10. I will have Jenny with me this year to share in my obsession of searching Wilmington for old Dawson's Creek filming spots. She can show me all the One Tree Hill ones

11. Andy won't have to play in the ocean alone this year--Ryan will join him!

12. My mom and dad really love going to the beach with the family

13. I love being at the pool and beach all day, then coming back to the condo and getting all snuggly

14. I am looking forward to the traditional everybody-coordinating beach photo shoot

15. I LOVE spending time with my family

The Things I Can Cook Well

1. Good chocolate chip cookies and brownies

2. Fruit pizza and veggie pizza

3. Spinach and chicken lasagna

4. Cornflake potatoes

5. Bread pudding

6. Parmesan chicken

7. Granola

8. Chocolate cake

What's In W's Shopping Cart This Morning

1. Baby Stella

2. My Scripture memory cards

3. My old cell phone

4. Some disposable nursing pads

5. A bath toy

6. Rush's aspirator

Fast Food Items I Can Eat

1. Veggie burger from Burger King
2. Naked roasted vegetable burrito bowl from Qdoba
3. The veggie sub from Quiznos, Lennys, or Subway
4. Artichoke sub at Penn Station

Celebrity Couples I Would Have Liked To Have Made It

1. Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston
2. Jessica Simpson & Tony Romo
3. Madonna & Guy Ritchie
4. Sienna Miller & Jude Law
5. Owen Wilson & Kate Hudson

All The Concerts I've Been To

1. George Strait (twice)
2. Willie Nelson
3. Bush (twice)
4. Pearl Jam
5. No Doubt
6. Goo Goo Dolls
7. Destiny's Child
8. Jackopierce (many times)
9. Counting Crows (three)
10. Matchbox 20
11. David Gray (three)
12. Ray LaMontagne (twice)
13. Damien Rice
14. The Format
15. Alan Jackson and Lonestar
16. Kenny Chesney
17. Eddie Money!
18. Stephen Curtis Chapman
19. Aerosmith (twice)
20. Ben Folds
21. Rufus Wainwright
22. Ryan Adams
23. Indigo Girls
24. Bon Jovi (twice)
25. Extreme
26. Michael Bolton
27. Elton John
28. Billy Joel
29. Gin Blossoms
30. Guster
31. Green Day

Yesterday's Not-So Laughable Moments

1. Puddy puked in the passenger seat en route to Branson.
2. It took W two hours to fall asleep at Matt & Michele's house.
3. A silver-hair nearly ran me off the road on 65.
4. Didn't have my contacts in and put R's antibiotic cream on my toothbrush.
5. Rock hit and cracked my windshield on 44.
6. W fell off of Matt & Michele's bed.
7. Am pretty sure W ate a few dog food kiblets.

What I Ate Yesterday

1. Steel cut oats, banana slices, brown sugar & chocolate soymilk
2. Strawberry yogurt, water
3. Vegetable burrito, chips, water
4. Bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios, soymilk
5. Spinach lasagna, spinach salad, garlic bread, Coca-Cola

Foods I'm Working On Winnie Liking

1. Vegetable soup
2. Cereal with milk
3. Corn chowder
4. Boca burger
5. Pinto beans
6. Raspberries
7. Smoothies
8. Baked potato
9. Pimento cheese
10. Beets
11. Oatmeal

Good Office Moments

1. When Michael burned himself making bacon in bed on his George Foreman grill

2. When Michael is confronted about his "Miss Terious" ladies suit

3. When Micheal asks Ryan to come into the stall to help him- "bring a towel"

4. Kelly singing the boyfriend song after Jim and Darryl played ping pong

5. When Darryl taught Michael those lines to use at corporate

6. Ryan asking Bob Vance, "Now what line of work are you in again?"

7. Meredith's outfit at the company picnic playing volleyball

8. Michael's face when Meredith flashes him after the office Christmas party

9. Michael saying he always makes too much guacamole

10. Moes (what is his name, Mose? Moes?) running alongside Jim's car when they were driving to the beet farm

11. Dwight freezing Angela's dead cat in the freezer and it clawing through the bags of frozen vegetables

12. Michael asking Holly, "Did Darryl touch you?" on the drive to Utica

13. Michael drinking his scotch- "tastes like splenda, gets you drunk like scotch"

14. Kevin learning to transfer calls and Andy says "you're murdering the Nard Dog"

Thing I Must Do Every Day

1. Spray and wipe the kitchen counters
2. Put on mascara
3. Be outside...at least for 15 minutes
4. Drink water
5. Check my email and facebook
6. Pray for my family
7. Put on chapstick

Grocery List

1. Craisins
2. Chocolate chips
3. Carrot cans
4. Apples
5. Strawberries
6. Soymilk and W's milk
7. Orange juice
8. Boca burgers
9. Soy taco
10. Chicken
11. Pizza dough
12. Tortilla chips

Weekend To-Do List

1. Wash all the bedding
2. Clean the bathroom
3. Do W's nails
4. Write some thank you notes
5. Mop the floors
6. Make snacks for house group
7. Give Rush a bath

Things That Did Not Go Well Yesterday

1. Puddy was sick most of the day

2. Winnie didn't nap well

3. Rush not nursing well

4. I realized how disgustingly dirty our bathroom is, so I used the guest bathroom all day to avoid it

5. Realized my pants were see-through after my long walk with kids and dog

6. Found a few bits of Winnie's lunch in Rush's diaper several hours after lunch

7. Winnie drank about 5 ounces of Rush's bottle, breastmilk, again (!)

What I'm Looking Forward To In August

1. North Carolina beach vacation

2. Grandpa's 89th birthday bash in Branson

3. Al's first birthday

4. A trip to Arkansas

5. More summer weather

6. TV shows starting back up

The Next Ten Movies In Our Netflix Queue

1. God Grew Tired Of Us

2. He's Just Not That Into You

3. Shaun of the Dead

4. Once Upon a Time in the West

5. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

6. Citizen Kane

7. I Am Legend

8. Definitely, Maybe

9. Constantine

10. Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Little Things That Have Made Me Happy Lately

1. Season 2 of Arrested Development

2. Finding Honey Graham Oh!s cereal at Target and buying four boxes

3. Rush's umbilical cord fell off

4. A new bag of vanilla snaps

5. Winnie has learned where her nose, eyes, ears, hair, belly, and mouth are and can say some of them

6. Got to clean some newly-discovered funk from our Skip Hop Splash. How rewarding!

7. I fit back into my shorts from last summer

8. I found a CSI:NY book that I never read tucked away in our bookshelves

All The Jobs I've Ever Had

1. Kids Across America Counselor at Kanakuk
2. Babysitter for 7 years (one boy, only person I ever sat for)
3. K-Kountry counselor personnel director at Kanakuk
4. Merchandising Consultant for Stride Rite
5. Sales at Pottery Barn
6. Womens Staff for K-Life Youth ministry
7. Infant Childcare at the Jewish Community Center
8. Childrens Ministry Director for Riverside Church
9. Sales at Crate & Barrel
10. Preschool teacher at The Downtown Childrens Center
11. Private Driving Instructor
12. Nursery Coordinator for Riverside Church
13. Sales at Abercrombie & Fitch

Unlikely Benefits of Having a Baby and a Toddler

1. Prime parking in the "new and expecting mothers" spots at Schnucks

2. People don't judge you as harshly for walking your dog downtown in your jammies

3. Always have wipes (they come in handy for me more than they do for R & W)

4. I eat and act better when little eyes are watching me

5. Watching Wonder Pets! is actually entertaining for me

6. People let me cut in line at Whole Foods...every single time

7. Winnie got a free donut (that I ate) at Donut Drive-In the other weekend

8. People bring you food a lot

9. Strangers give you sympathetic looks when you still have bed head at 4:00 pm

Who Smells Like Puke This Morning

1. Rush

2. Me

3. Puddy

Some Good Ice Cream Toppings

1. Blueberries, coconut flakes, and almonds

2. Corn flakes and chocolate syrup

3. Cinnamon, banana slices, and honey

4. Cherry pie filling

5. Mushed up Girl Scout Samoas cookies

6. Walnuts and craisins

7. Raspberries and half-melted chocolate chips

8. Mushed up Girl Scout Thin Mints and a little bit of strawberry jam swirled in

9. Nutella and strawberries

10. Caramel sauce and diced up apple

11. Honey Bunches of Oats cereal

12. Granola and strawberries

My Go-To "Lullabies"

1. My Strongest Weakness- Wynonna Judd

2. Mr. Tamborine Man- Bob Dylan

3. Till You Love Me- Reba McEntire

4. Lullaby- Ben Folds

5. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters- Elton John

6. Words- The Bee Gees

7. This Years Love- David Gray

8. Oh My Sweet Carolina- Ryan Adams

9. Fade Into You- Mazzy Star

10. Be My Baby- The Fray

11. Come Monday- Jimmy Buffet

My Last Meal (If I Needed To Decide On One)

1. Tall glass of Simply Orange high pulp orange juice

2. Bean sandwich: Wheat bread, pinto beans, ketchup, white cheddar cheese slice

3. Salsa and veggie & flaxseed chips from Trader Joes

4. Chai milkshake from Koffee Kartel

What I Never Say No To

1. Andy offering to get take out food

2. Winnie wanting me to read her a book

3. Andy offering to go shopping

4. Andy asking if we can get ice cream or sno cones

5. Winnie asking for her milk or water

6. Non-meat free samples at Whole Foods (esp. fruit)

Movies I've Watched This Month

1. Away We Go (last month, but it was really good)

2. Slumdog Millionaire

3. The King of Kong

4. Field of Dreams

5. Batman Begins

6. My Best Friend's Wedding

Bad Things About Me

1. I am not good at loving people well. I'm not the girl who knocks your socks off with my friendship.

2. I'm really only good with like one or two friends at a time. More than that, and I get overwhelmed.

3. I sometimes manipulate circumstances and people to get a my way.

4. I am lazy and would love a day to just lie in bed and watch tv and eat cookies. I could do that for a whole week and not feel bad about it.

5. I sometimes look at my babies and think, "Life would be so much easier without you." I immediately feel terrible and kiss them and cry for a couple minutes, then spend the whole day trying to make it up to them.

6. I'm not an encouraging person. I never know what to say when people are struggling or hurting.

7. Right now, I think I have body odor.

Shows I'm Watching This Summer

1. Top Chef Masters

2. The Fashion Show

3. Chopped

4. Office reruns on TBS

5. The Next Food Network Star

6. Real Housewives of New Jersey (so sad it's over!)

List of Questions

1. How many cookies is too many cookies at one time? What if they are the little cookies?
2. Why do my coffee table, end table, and kitchen table (all glass) get so dusty every day?
3. When will Rush's umbilical cord fall off already?
4. Why can't Winnie learn to pick up after herself?
5. Why does everyone in this world think they are entitled to more than they deserve?
6. Why do homeless people think that I walk around with endless bags of change to support their vagrancy?
7. Why is Raising Helen on TV every day? Is it really that great a movie? I don't think so.
8. Will someone please come and clean my bathrooms?
9. Why is everyone all of the sudden a huge Michael Jackson fan? (I do love the song "The Way You Make Me Feel")
10. Why is there no volume control on this Tickle-Me Elmo doll?

Things I Try To Avoid

1. Aspartame
2. Parabens (in bathroom items)
3. Sulfates (in bathroom items)
4. Phalates (in bathroom items)
5. Hydrogenated Oils
6. High Fructose Corn Syrup
7. Dyes in food
8. Orange cheese has been freaking me out lately. I only take white now.
9. Food labeled "Diet" or "Fat Free" (and etc). That usually comes as a trade-off for scary ingredients. I'll take the fat or calories instead of the scientifically engineered chemical replacements any day. Or, I go for the lowfat option, especially with dairy products.
10. Chlorine

Things Winnie Likes

1. Eating her own yogurt with a spoon for breakfast

2. The WonderPets!

3. Holding and kissing Rush

4. My Paul Klee book on the coffee table

5. Pouring water down her belly with her cup in the tub

6. "Singing" in the car

7. Amy's no cheese pizza

8. When all the windows are down and the sunroofs open in the car and her hair is whipping in the wind

9. Looking at pictures of herself

10. Wagon rides

11. When I sing "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider"

What's Cool About The New "Citygarden"

1. Three amazing water features (our favorite: the spray plaza)

2. Contemporary, modern, beautiful sculptures that are climb-able

3. Winnie had a BLAST there today

4. Totally open and free to the public, right in the heart of downtown STL

5. The cutest huge Pinocchio statue that delighted Winnie

6. The Terrace Cafe there looks delicious

7. Downtown needs more greenspace and it will look great for the All-Star boom

8. I can take Winnie there every day if I want and not waste gas driving to the county

9. I love anything that gets people excited about being downtown

10. It was beautiful

Observations On A Boy

1. I do not like dealing with a circumcision AND a umbilical cord stump.

2. It's weird to think of him being a man someday...stronger than me someday. Weird!

3. I am nervous for his teenage years. I will have no idea what to do with him. Daddy will take over for those 10 or so years.

4. It's harder to dress a baby boy "cool" than it was for Winnie.

5. I laugh sometimes when he's nursing. It seems like such a girly process, and that he should be already drinking from a cup or something. I don't know.

Grocery List

1. Instant oatmeal

2. Morningstar sausage patties

3. Bread

4. Soymilks

5. Winnie's milk

6. OJ

7. Naked juices

8. Caesar salad bag

9. Andy cereal

10. Andy chips

11. Pears

12. Carrots

13. Frozen pizza

14. Eggs

15. Sweet potatoes

16. Red potatoes

17. Sour cream

18. Yogurts

19. Sliced cheese

20. Larabars

21. Whole wheat flour

22. Chicken breast

23. Blueberries

What I Need To Get Done

1. Write a few thank you notes

2. A trip to 2 grocery stores and Walgreens

3. Book some airline tickets

4. Get this baby boy nursing better

5. Get fitted for a bridesmaids dress

6. Bake some muffins and granola

7. Deliver a baby gift

What's On My Night Table

1. Glass of water on one of the coasters Mark made me for Christmas a few years ago

2. My phone

3. The book What To Eat

4. Lanolin gel

5. A chip clip (why? I've eaten no chips)

6. A couple elasties and some bobbie pins

7. A pair of Rush's socks

8. Bronze seashell dish with some random earrings

9. My lamp

10. Ibuprofen, Vicodin, and some bathroom meds

11. "Yes to Carrots" carrot flavored chapstick

12. Remote control

Things I Am Happy For Today

1. Arrested Development on DVD

2. Creative foods that don't require cheese and spinach (two of my faves)

3. These Mi-Del snap cookies. I am driving to Whole Foods today just to get another bag.

4. My iPhone to distract from the pains of nursing

5. My two precious (for totally different reasons) babies

6. Andy staying home from work this week

7. Winnie likes to kiss Rush

8. Ibuprofen is curbing my discomforts

What I Ate Yesterday

1. Banana bread Larabar, water, strawberries

2. Amy's Kitchen tofu veggie burrito with spinach, salsa, and yogurt, root beer

3. Honey Nut Cheerios, soymilk

4. Boca burger with spinach, roasted red pepper, and mustard, chips, water

5. Mi-Del organic vanilla snap cookies (Jenny, you should have taken them--they are delicious. They remind me of something from our childhood)

Reasons I Love Twilight

1. Edward (even in the books) is so hot

2. I wish I were as cool as Bella when I was in high school. I was not.

3. I think they did a great job casting for the film

4. The books were addictive...I read them all on a one week vacation last year

5. I feel like liking them makes me more hip with the young MTV crowd--I needed a boost

6. The thought of vampires is really interesting to me

7. I never got into the whole Harry Potter craze, so this feels like the same thing

8. Edward is so hot

Fun Little Finds I've Enjoyed Lately

1. Rachel's Pear Mangosteen Cottage Cheese cups (Whole Foods)
2. Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies (Trader Joes)
3. Blood Orange Sparkling Soda (Schnucks)
4. Blueberry Almond Gelato (Whole Foods Gelato station)
5. Fruit sundaes-vanilla ice cream, little tiny bit of chocolate syrup, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and a sprinkling of some kind of healthy, crunchy cereal (my house)
6. And, as always, New-Orleans style sno cones (Hanley Industrial Court)

My Dream Dinner Party Attendee List

1. Tina Fey
2. Jeff Lewis
3. Joel McHale
4. Victoria Beckham
5. Joshua Jackson
6. Amy Poehler and Will Arnett
7. Giada de Laurentiis doing all the cooking

Things We Are Planning On Stealing From The Hospital

1. Diapers
2. Mesh undies--lots of mesh undies
3. Big pads
4. Witch hazel pads
5. Ice packs
6. Aspirator

Little Phrases I Dislike

1. Get a bite to eat
2. Take a dip in the pool
3. Up in your Kool-Aid
4. Up in my grill
5. Tricked out
6. 24/7, the 4-1-1, LYLAS, OMG, and the like
7. Enough said. Or even worse, 'nuff said.

Reasons I'm Glad This Baby's Coming Friday (Hopefully)

1. My feet will deflate soon
2. I wanted him to be born in June, rather than July
3. Everything will work out with Jenny coming up to be with W
4. I am ready for a little bed time and 24 hr. nurse care
5. I'm quickly running out of clothes that fit...down to about 2 outfits (and I'm using the word "outfits" loosely)
6. I'm ready for this boy to have a name
7. Winnie's sleep issues will be Jenny's problem for the weekend:)

Why I Love My New IPhone

1. Easier to text message people
2. It makes me feel fancy
3. I really enjoy always knowing the weather forecast
4. My compass has come in handy a few times already, and I don't have one in my car
5. I was able to keep up with the final round of the US Open when I had to be running errands and at the doctor
6. I love the "notes" thing that looks like a yellow legal pad. My lists have become plenty.
7. I finally have a nice, calm ringer that Sprint could never give me. It is now the sound of crickets.
8. I am excited about the Bible verse application
9. It helps to pass the time when I'm waiting at the doctor
10. There is an app for everything!
11. It's just so pretty

Songs I've Loved

1. Hold on to Nothing-David Gray
2. Strange Currencies-REM
3. High and Dry-Radiohead
4. The River-Joni Mitchell
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina-Ryan Adams
6. Goodnight Elisabeth-Counting Crows
7. Ghost-Indigo Girls
8. Steppin Out Queen-Van Morrison
9. Jolene-Ray LaMontagne
10. Lonelily-Damien Rice
11. Nightswimming-REM
12. LaCiegna Just Smiled-Ryan Adams
13. St. Robinson and His Cadillac Dream-Counting Crows
14. These Arms of Mine-Otis Redding
15. Paper Cup-Heather Nova
16. Barely Breathing-Duncan Sheik
17. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye-David Gray
18. High Life-Counting Crows
19. Love Will Come To You-Indigo Girls
20. Finest Hour-Jackopierce
21. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters-Elton John
22. Fix You-Coldplay
23. Fake Plastic Trees-Radiohead
24. The Weakness in Me-Joan Armatrading
25. Colorado 5591-Blue October
26. The Wood Song- Indigo Girls
27. Hallelujah-Rufus Wainwright
28. Collide-Howie Day
29. Alibi-David Gray
30. Slow Motion-David Gray
31. Astral Weeks- Van Morrison

Ways We Celebrate Father's Day (Murphy-Style)

1. I made brunch for Andy and W....Challah Bread Pudding, Eggs, Bacon, Fruit

2. Andy got to go run his errands alone, alas the gun store not open on Sundays

3. Andy got to take a long nap in bed

4. I made dinner....Pork Tenderloin a la Missy, Cornflake Potatoes, Salad, Cranberry Sauce, and Heath Bar Cake for dessert

5. We watched Role Models (not the best movie) after dinner

Groceries Still On The Counter That I Need To Find A Spot For In My Newly Organized Kitchen Cabinets

1. Bread

2. Almond butter

3. Surplus crazy bugs mac and cheese

4. Cake mix

5. Blueberry muffin mix

6. Extra jam

7. Sugar (3 different types)

8. Blood orange sparkling soda

9. Challah

10. Egg Replacer

11. Pineapple chunks

12. Jello pudding mix

What Andy's Committed To Doing Next Week

1. Windex the inside and outside of the balcony door

2. Scrape out W's high chair

3. Scrub both bathrooms, top to bottom

4. Dust and wet wipe all the mopboards

5. Clean the floors, adhering to my 3-step process

6. Finish his "honey-do" list of little chores

Things That Kind Of (Or Really) Freak Me Out

1. Those swimsuits for little kids that are really shorts and t-shirts

2. 18-wheeler hubcaps...I always feel like they're going to fly off and hit my car and maybe kill me

3. Big people on little motorized bikes

4. Really big hands

5. Drink bottles with sports tops (W loves to drink out of them, I hate them)

6. Those cones around a dog's head

7. Acrobats

8. Popping knuckles, necks, backs, etc.

9. Those super-oversized forks and spoons you can buy to decorate your kitchen

10. Dancing babies on the computer (thank goodness that craze is over)

11. All birds, except for the cute ones that fly around...I don't like the animal, walker-types like geese, swans, chickens, peacocks, flamingos, etc. Scary.

What's In W's Shopping Cart This Morning

1. A box of Ex-Lax

2. Her (really mine) wooden purse

3. Fabric veggies

4. A sock Aunt Tracy left at our house

5. A disposable razor (plastic seal/cap still on...she likes to pretend to shave her legs)

6. An extra Bare Escentuals makeup container

7. A balled up dryer softener

8. Her milk cup (I'm hoping it's one from this morning)

Things I AM Getting Done Today

1. Pool time with Winnie

2. Puddy to the groomers

3. Cleaning out/off W's high chair (the Svan is beautiful, but hard to clean)

4. Sanitizing W's toys, table, wagon, etc.

5. Cleaning off the bathroom cabinet doors

6. Cleaning out the refrigerator and freezer

7. Getting my hair cut. I've been cutting my own bangs, and Ninfa is going to kill me. I'm scared.

8. Get W's new "sound" on video. She can now click her tongue (with much intensity)

6 Unimportant Things That Make Me Happy

*I stole this idea from my sister's blog

1. Driving by the Prairie Rehab sign at HWY 44 & 270...it's a silly story, but makes me laugh hard

2. Doing a Sudoku puzzle on our computer dashboard in less than 3 minutes

3. When the stack of lids and stack of sippy cups turn up a 2 color match in the morning (I know, weird, but I consider it a good luck charm in the morning)

4. When I go to hang up my robe in the closet, and the available hanger is the one pink one (Again, weird, but another sign of good luck)

5. Puddy getting his ring toy where it frames his face, then I call him "Sunshine" because that's what it looks like

6. When at Whole Foods they have the Bolthouse Farms prickly pear lemonade...it is VERY rare, but I still only allow myself to buy one

Some of The Junk I Devoured This Weekend

1. Imos pizza. And just because it's veggie doesn't make it okay

2. Imos "salad," which is just lettuce and provel cheese

3. Ted Drewes brownie concrete

4. Pesto tortellini bowl (sounds good for you...trust me, it's not)

5. Donuts...blueberrry cake, chocolate cake, sugar coated jelly-filled (all 3)

6. Homemade nachos (I used healthy chips, but paired them with tons of cheese and sour cream)

7. 10 Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies

8. (Everything else wasn't that bad)

What We Are Getting Done This Weekend

1. Hanging pictures and artwork

2. Staining doors

3. Cleaning out cabinets

4. Cleaning laundry room

5. Putting away tools away

6. Organizing closet

7. Summer clothes/winter clothes switching

8. Installing light in W's closet

9. Recycling drop

10. Cleaning carpets

11. Buying Finn's birthday gift, W's new baby gift

12. Returning extra stuff to the Home Depot

13. Eating terribly

Favorite TV Characters

1. David Puddy, Seinfeld

2. Janice, Friends

3. Darryl, The Office

4. Danny, CSI:NY

5. Sun, Lost

6. Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl

7. Barney, How I Met Your Mother

8. Karen, The Wonder Years

9. Pacey, Dawson's Creek

What's For Breakfast at the Murphy's House

1. Milk

2. Chcolate soymilk

3. Pears

4. Banana

5. Homemade strawberry muffins

My Favorite Artists

1. Paul Klee

2. Marc Chagall

3. Alberto Giacometti

4. Wassily Kandinsky

5. Franz Marc

6. Max Beckmann

7. Gerhard Richter

8. Max Ernst

9. Alicia LaChance

10. Pablo Picasso

Favorite "Friends" Moments (mostly involving Ross-he's my favorite)

1. When Ross & Rachel are breaking up, and he acts all cry-face and says, "Fine by me!"

2. When Ross goes next door to the guy's apt. and runs into Rachel's dad with his glasses on and one of his cigarette's in his mouth..."just moistening the tip."

3. The whole game over the apt. when one of the answers was "big fat goalie"

4. When Ross gets stuck in the leather pants in his date's bathroom..."the lotion and powder have combined to form a paste"

5. Ross and Monica dancing on Rockin' New Years Eve

6. When Phoebe's having dinner at Mike's parents house and does that awesome accent..."where do you summer?"

7. When Ross tried to phase out the accent when he was teaching at NYU

8. When Ross finds the slice of lunch meat on his girlfriend's couch while they are making out

9. When Rachel and Ross are singing "Baby Got Back" to Emma to calm her down

10. Joey's whole, "I'm Joey, I'm disgusting...I eat chicken and look at naked pictures of my friends...." while covering for Monica and Chandler

11. Any humor involving Monica and her cleanliness...I can relate to her crazy rules (markers shut until you hear the click, fancy towels, etc) AND her crazy humid hair in Barbados. All me.

Today's To Do

1. Go to Missy's house

2. Make 2 more boards

3. Vacuum rugs

4. Make granola

5. Hang up summer clothes

6. Clean all the glass surfaces

7. Wash tablecloth

My "Just Someone Please Come Do It For Me" List

1. Go through my clothes

2. Clean the balcony

3. Clean underneath my stove top range

4. Get the three pesky spots off of our bedroom carpet

5. Iron all of Andy's work shirts

6. Wash the guest bathroom shower curtain

7. Clean the laundry room

8. Find a spot for all of the things that don't have a spot

9. Give me a full body massage

Random Things I'm Proud Of

1. W can get on and off the couch--and I don't even worry about injury anymore!

2. My balcony flowers look amazing. First time ever.

3. Our favorite charity, Kids Across America. I LOVE that place.

4. Puddy and Winnie love each other. She likes kissing him more than me.

5. I am committed to doing my part for the planet.

6. One of those commitments was rinsing and reusing plastic baggies. Now it is giving up plastic baggies.

7. My creativity, when it is active

8. My organization skills

9. Our house---finally!

All In A Day's Work

1. Pack for a quick wedding

2. Drop off Puddy at Andy's parents house

3. Pick up Andy in Cuba and head to Branson

4. Change at my brother's house

5. Drive to Dogwood Canyon for my cousin's evening wedding

6. Celebrate with family

7. Head back to STL in the late night hour

The Only Things I Have Left That Fit

1. My trusty black yoga pants

2. Severely out of style black gaucho pants

3. My peacock t-shirt (now with a chocolate stain)

4. One tank top

5. Brown leggings

6. The shirt/dress I bought in Chicago

7. A pale blue t-shirt

8. My two Splendid dresses

What I'm Going To Do While Andy's Gone

1. Watch two movies...August Rush and Wristcutters: A Love Story

2. Give in to nesting and organize this house

3. Take W to the zoo

4. Swimming with pup and babe

5. Finish the boards for the babies room

6. Cut my bangs again

7. Survive solely on the brown beans, corn bread, bran muffins, and brownies I made last night

What's In W's Shopping Cart This Morning

1. A tupperware container

2. Her purse, complete with cell phone, keys, and handheld radio

3. A fabric cluster of grapes

4. Fabric tomato

5. Fabric green beans

6. One of Puddy's bones

7. A handle from a tupperware storage container

8. One of Andy's flip flops

9. Our remote control

10. A little metal school bus

More Childhood Memories

1. Our Datsun that you could see the road through the worn-out floorboards as my parents drove.

2. My dad ALWAYS being on call and Jenny always being on the phone. He was not happy.

3. Fresh strawberries from the garden.

4. Our neighbors grew fresh lettuce along the side of their house. It was delicious.

5. Being so afraid of wild cat encounters.

6. My two most dreaded childhood chores: picking up rocks from the garden and raking leaves in the yard.

7. Watching through a break in the trees to see my mom's car coming home when it was still way down the road.

8. Tracy's penchant for frying foods at a very young age.

9. My mom made the most delicious casserole from noodles, sauce, peas, and cheese. I can never make it so good.

10. Swimming and picnicking at Table Rock Lake.

11. The wonderful smell of Silver Dollar City.

12. Always trying to catch those blue-tailed lizards, but never being able to.

13. The deliciousness of a Jane and Ed's chocolate milkshake.

If Your Looking To Come To The City To Eat...

1. The Fountain on Locust

2. Triumph Grill

3. Vin de Set

4. Crepes in the City

5. The Sidebar

6. Eleven Eleven Mississippi

7. Square One Brewery

8. Wave Taco

What's On Our Bookmarks Bar

1. Gmail

2. Facebook

3. NAI (Andy's work) email

4. Pull-down for Blogs

5. YouTube

6. Pull-down for Finances

7. Pull-down for Sports

8. Pull-down for Cary (my links)

9. Netflix

10. Pull-down for Andy

Where You'll Find Me This Weekend

1. Tower Grove Farmers Market

2. Donut Drive-In

3. The Murphy Pool

4. The couch

5. Riverside Church

6. Lenny's Subs

I Checked Off My To-Do List Yesterday

1. Organized W's closet again

2. Dressed Baby Boy's bed--tying on bumper pads one of my least favorite things to do

3. Bought supplies for an art project

4. Called all over town looking for Morningstar mini "corn dogs"--no luck

5. Put up the last of my ebay items for sale

6. Thought through any last-ditch attempt to try to go to Billy's wedding

7. Baked muffins

My Biggest Trader Joe's Shopping Trip EVER

1. Triple Berry-O's cereal

2. Pomegranate & Blueberry Flakes & Clusters Cereal

3. This fig walks into a bar...cereal bars

4. Righteous rounds cookies

5. Veggie & Flaxseed Tortilla chips

6. Inside-out carrot cake cookies

7. Luna bars and Larabars

8. Mini cinnamon raisin bagels

9. Soy yogurt cups

10. Mini cheese sandwich crackers

11. Pesto tortellini bowl

12. Roasted veggie frozen pizza

13. Fat free pizza sauce

14. Bag of shredded cheese

15. Two pizza dough balls

16. Knock-off Naked juice smoothies (a dollar cheaper than Naked, will see if Murph falls for it)

17. Cheese Tortellini

18. Green Grapes

19. Frozen creamed Spinach

I Talked On The Phone Yesterday To...

1. Four Muddy Paws

2. Matt Dean

3. Missy Lang

4. Melinda Hogan

5. Jenny Lay

6. Andy Murphy

7. Becky Murphy

Today's Menu

1. Yogurt and granola, orange juice

2. Veggie wrap, wheat thins, apple, water

3. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, water

4. Amy's Pizza, water

5. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, chocolate soymilk

All The Different Drinks in Our Refrigerator

1. Whole organic, DHA Omega-3 enhanced, Horizon milk

2. Chocolate Silk Soymilk

3. Plain DHA Omega-3 Silk Soymilk

4. Tropicana Calcium added Orange Juice

5. Simply Orange Juice

6. Simply Limeade Juice

7. Budweiser cans

8. various flavors of Naked Juice, Odwalla Juice smoothies

9. Water in the Brita pitcher

10. Cran-Grape Langers Juice 

11. Coca-Cola cans

My Favorite Little Winnie Books

1. I Am A Bunny

2. Bird, Fly High

3. Who Said Moo?

4. The Runaway Bunny

5. My Many Colored Days

6. The Monster At The End Of This Book

7. Art

8. Harry The Dirty Dog

What I Wish For

1. A Washington Avenue Farmer's Market

2. An easy labor and delivery

3. Doors where they should be and a painted closet

4. The angeli pizza (no chicken) from Il Vicino

5. A raspberry Simply Lemonade

6. Winnie to start walking

7. A downtown Whole Foods

8. A wagon big enough for someone to pull ME around in

9. A suntan

10. A flat tummy

11. That I didn't have to miss weddings because of their late-in-my-third-trimester dates

12. A newborn baby boy who loves to sleep and nurses perfectly

13. A margarita

14. My hair to be down to my shoulders

Busy Social Weekend To Do

1. Zoo this morning with friends

2. Baseball game tonight with Becky and Joel

3. See Jaimie Saturday

4. Farmer's Market with Aaron Saturday morning

5. Wedding dress trying-on and lunch with sister-in-law

6. Dinner with the girls at Canyon Cafe Saturday night

7. Church on Sunday (I haven't been in a month)

8. Lunch with friends from Arkansas on Sunday 

9. Extra day of weekend for Memorial Day!  Picnic with house group, maybe some pool time

All The Bad Things That Happened Yesterday

1. Winnie woke up too early, so was crabby all day

2. Wanted to buy Winnie cute pool shoes, ended up with ugly ones from Payless

3. Schnucks has decided not to carry 2 Murphy family staples anymore--Andy's OJ and Andy's chocolate peanut butter South Beach bars

4. Puddy had the runs and got it all over his butt and legs

5. Had to spend forever at the groomers waiting on a bath tub to come available--was not going to do that job at home

6. Was somewhat surprised with a dinner guest (but was happy he came)

7. Had to entertain said guest with the contents of Winnie's entire room piled in the rest of the loft

8. Spilled cranberry juice inside of my purse

9. Really had no time to take a shower, but desperately wanted and needed one

What I'm Thankful For Today

1. I have the best brother in the world...he detailed my car perfectly. It looks brand new.

2. I slept uninterrupted last night. No bathroom breaks or pain attacks.

3. I have the cutest little daughter ever.

4. It's finally warm out!

5. Fruit

6. Pedicures

7. Joe Lodes

8. I am going to not care about the house today and have fun and rest.

What We Need To Do Today

1. Shower 

2. Hopefully run by Missy's house

3. Go to OB appointment

4. Stop by Schnucks

5. Pick up the house

6. Mail a few packages

7. Make an actual dinner

8. Go to bed at a reasonable hour

Words I Do Not Like

1. Pasty

2. Pork

3. Groin

4. Panties

5. Preggo/Preggers

6. Wart

7. Some other ones, but they are bad words

My Favorite Vegetables in Order (1 is my favorite)

1. Sweet Potato

2. Red Pepper

3. Avocado (I know, it's a fruit...I don't go by that. It is savory, so I think it's a veggie)

4. Green Pepper

5. Spinach

6. Pea

7. Squash

8. Carrot

9. Zucchini

10. Corn on the cob

11. Green bean

Some of Puddy's Dog Friends

1. Ruffio

2. Rocky

3. Owen

4. Santino

5. Louie

6. Murphy

7. Trey

8. Jimmy

My Favorite Fruits In Order (1 is my favorite)

1. Pineapple

2. Raspberry

3. Strawberry

4. Pear

5. Peach

6. Orange

7. Blueberry

8. Green grape

9. Banana

10. Grapefruit

11. Apple

*Acai deserves a huge honorable mention, but since I don't get it a lot, I don't know how to rank it.

Hodgepodge

1. Puddy has found that lying on the ceramic tile in the bathrooms is the coolest spot in our loft.

2. I found a good sounding recipe, but one of the ingredients is in quotes..."tomatoes." What does that mean?

3. I only have a desire to eat breakfast foods.

4. I will be glad to have our loft finally finished after this weekend.

5. Milk always smells soured to me.

6. I need to move all my art books to a safer spot and clear the room for W's puzzles, but I don't have the energy to do it.

7. This SkipHop drying rack thing is one of my most favorite things.

8. My balcony flowers seem to be surviving. It's a miracle, because they usually do not.

9. We were crazy Tuesday night and ordered Papa Johns instead of Imos. I wish we hadn't tried to be crazy.

10. Today is our anniversary. Four years!

Rest Of The Week To-Do List

1. Pack away W's room to prepare for more construction

2. Grocery shopping

3. Buy supplies for my art project for the baby's room

4. Celebrate our anniversary!

5. Send off ebay sales

6. Get vision/outline for baby books

7. Pack for Branson

What I Bought In Chicago

1. Willie Nelson onesie for the kids (Psycho Baby)

2. Aden + Anais swaddling blanket for the new baby (Red Balloon)

3. School bus for Winnie (Land of Nod)

4. Blahblah dog for the new baby (Land of Nod)

5. Sweatshirt and tshirt for me (American Apparel)

6. Sandals for me (City Soles)

7. Dress for me (Bazar)

8. Scarf for me (Free People)

9. Jacket for Andy (American Apparel)

10. Straight Up Crib for new baby (Land of Nod)

11. Charlie Harper memory cards for the nursery (Land of Nod)

All The Food I Ordered In Chicago

1. Fake sloppy joe and vegan mac and cheese, potato wedges, coleslaw (Karyn's Cooked)

2. Greek honey yogurt, homemade granola (Whole Foods)

3. Fruit salad, water (Whole Foods)

4. Breakfast burrito (Handlebar)

5. Shared vegan chili cheese fries, soy strawberry shake (Veggie Bite)

6. Mixed berry pancakes (Pick Me Up Cafe)

7. French toast, seitan patty, fruit, breakfast potatoes (Chicago Diner)

8. Vegan chai milkshake (Chicago Diner)

9. Acai slushie (Karyn's Raw Cafe)

Favorite Sweet Treats

1. Chai milkshakes

2. Ice cream with fresh fruit on it

3. Uncle Eddie's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

4. Brownies, if they are ones I make

5. Red velvet cupcakes from the Cupcakery

6. Hanley Industrial Park Sno-Cones

7. Raspberry concrete from Ted Drewes

8. Stoby's strawberry cake

9. Coconut cream pie Jell-O pudding with graham crackers

10. Strawberries with Tru-Whip (better than Cool Whip) and granola

All The Shows I Watch (I'm Trying to Cut Down...not working)

1. How I Met Your Mother

2. Greek

3. 30 Rock

4. Office

5. CSI

6. CSI:NY

7. Gossip Girl

8. Biggest Loser

9. Fringe

10. Lost

11. Grey's Anatomy

12. Parks and Recreation

13. Saturday Night Live

14. Amazing Race

15. Southland

Why I'm Excited About A Weekend in Chicago

1. It's just with my two sisters--no kids!

2. Vegan and vegetarian dining all weekend long

3. Wicker Park/Bucktown shopping

4. We are staying in a super cool hotel

5. Our hotel is perfectly situated for late night snack runs

6. I love the State St. Anthropologie

7. My sister's and I love buying movies on pay per view

8. Land of Nod shopping for new baby furniture, etc.

9. I get to sleep in past 7:30

10. Greta suggested a fun kids store to check out

11. Again, just with my two sisters!

Places I'm Experiencing Pain

1. This one spot in the middle right of my back

2. My right side right under my rib cage

3. My left calf--charlie horses aplenty

4. My nether-regions, but only at nighttime

5. Between my scapulas

6. The area right above my big pregnant belly and my bra

The Best Homemade Granola Ingredients

1. Old fashioned oats

2. Wheat germ

3. Sunflower seeds

4. Cinnamon

5. Chopped pecans

6. Brown sugar

7. Salt

8. Vegetable oil

9. Honey

10. Water

11. Vanilla

12. Raisins

Whole Foods Grocery List

1. Frozen waffles

2. Applesauce

3. Lip gloss

4. Blueberries

5. Pasta sauce

6. Fruit bars

7. String cheese

8. Cookies

9. Wheat Germ

10. Sesame Sticks

11. Oats

What I'm Loving For Summer

1. http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P231427&categoryId=C17824

2. http://www.amazon.com/OPI-Breathe-Life-Nail-Lacquer/dp/B001W30GZS

3. http://www.edys.com/brand/fruitbars/flavor.asp?b=136&f=1922

4. http://www.babycenter.com/0_pregnancy-safe-cocktail-recipes-white-sangria_8660.bc

5. http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=-3325209648689865840&id=853527&parentid=NEW_APP_SWIM&pushId=NEW_APP_SWIM&prepushId=NEW_APP_SWIM&popId=NEW_FOR_SEASON&sortProperties=%2BmarketingPriority%2C-saleDate&navCount=25&navAction=poppush&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=vio&colorName=VIOLET

6. http://www.stevemadden.com/item.aspx?id=49033

7. http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P230502&categoryId=C17824

8. http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=4170600568798687569&id=953208&parentid=NEW_APP_COMFORT2&pushId=NEW_APP_COMFORT2&prepushId=NEW_APP_COMFORT2&popId=NEW_FOR_SEASON&sortProperties=%2BmarketingPriority%2C-saleDate&navCount=31&navAction=poppush&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=dtu&colorName=DARK+TURQUOISE

9. http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/soulardmarket/index.html

10. http://www.teacollection.com/cgi-bin/live/site.w?location=b2c/product.w&action=catalog&division=&category=b2c001c&prb=b2c002p&srb=b2c001s&mill=&product=932003&color=012&result=&brands=no&frames=no&target=main&sponsor=000002&nocache=33700

This Week's To Do

1. Clean bathroom

2. Clean floors

3. Return stuff to the mall

4. Go to Cotton Babies and Babies R Us (never did that on Friday)

5. Pack for Chicago

6. Trim bangs

7. Work on my sister-in-law's save the date cards

8. Put up the last of my ebay auctions

9. Schedule cleaning lady

10. Reschedule gymboree classes

11. Make food/lay out clothes for Andy's weekend alone with dog and baby

Fun Stuff To Do At Toad Suck Daze In Conway

1. Watch the Stuck on a Truck competition

2. Catch a mediocre band perform (this year-Jars of Clay)

3. Race a toad

4. Eat some food on a stick--my favorite, Cheesecake on a Stick

5. Get a team together for the Toad Jam 3-on-3

6. Run in the Toad Suck 5K

7. Eat some more food on a stick

What's On The Menu Today For Me

1. Breakfast: Bagel & Cream Cheese, Chocolate Soymilk

2. Lunch:  Guacamole & Lettuce Wrap, Fruit Salad, Water

3. Snack: Cereal, Peach

4. Dinner: Mexican Food and Such at Jill's house

5. Late Night Snack: Apple Cinnamon Rice Cakes

Today's To Do

1. Bake some blueberry muffins

2. Bake a couple sweet potatoes

3. Write back our compassion kids

4. Do the floors

5. Watch my Thursday night shows

6. Go to Cotton Babies and Babies R Us

7. Get excited for Jill's party! (even though I can't take place in the margaritas)

Few of My New Favorite Things

1. Chocolate dessert cups from Whole Foods. They take strawberry shortcake to a whole new delicious level.
2. Adding sliced fruit to water
3. Bulk bin grocery shopping
4. Dapple cleaning spray
5. Our new navy wall
6. Jill and Greta pregnant
7. These Organic Valley suckers. I can't get enough!

Why I Love Summer

1. Warm skin just feels so good
2. Strawberry shortcake
3. Eating meals of fruit
4. Walks that don't require bundling
5. Forest Park
6. Homemade ice cream
7. Fourth of July
8. The Hanley Industrial Park sno-cone stand
9. Skirts and sandals
10. Later days
11. Picnics
12. How hot the car is when you get in
13. Fun noodles at the pool
14. Making popsicles
15. Pretty flowers and trees
16. I just do

Overnight Trip Packing List

1. W's Pack-n-Play, binkie, blankie, and bunny
2. Change of clothes for me, a few for W
3. Jammies for the both of us
4. Gift for Aunt and Uncle for letting us visit
5. Cooler with: W's organic supercharged milk, her fruit, cheese, pancakes, and yogurt
6. Bag with: Muffins, crackers, random snacks, sippy cup, her plate and spoon
7. Diapers and wipes
8. Ipod and dock
9. Camera
10. My bathroom items, W's bath soap
11. A few of her toys/puzzles/purse

This Week's To Do List

1. Pack out Winnie's closet
2. Go to Willow Springs to visit my aunt and uncle and their chickens!
3. Pack and send my 10 ebay sales for the week
4. Buy an ice cream maker
5. Send out wedding gifts
6. Update Winifred's blog
7. Clean all of the kitchen cabinet doors

Thing That Winnie Does That Remind Me Of Andy

1. The need to always be making sounds
2. Bouts of strength
3. Not "does", but thick thighs
4. Ridiculous noises
5. Goofy behavior
6. Gas
7. Picky eater
8. Seemingly has allergies
9. Looks IDENTICAL to Andy
10. Likes drum beats and banging on things
11. Loves me well

Things That Always Get Stuck In My Head

1. "To market, to market, to buy a fat pig..."
2. "She's got me spinnin', spending all your money on me..." (Gwen Stephani)
3. "Chim-chim-a-ree-Chim-chim-a-ree, Chim-chim-cha-roo..." (Bert, from Mary Poppins)
4. "Whatcha gonna do about it, girl whatcha gonna do..." (NKOTB)
5. "March" by Jackopierce
6. "You are everybody" (Charlie from Lost)

Impulse Buys at the Grocery Store Yesterday

1. Apple Jacks
2. Cinnamon raisin bagels and strawberry cream cheese
3. Grapes
4. Flowers
5. Triple Berry blueberry muffin mix
6. Cran-Grape juice
7. Flaxseed powder
8. A frozen pizza
9. Imos provel cheese shreds

Words (Andy Says) That I Say Wrong

1. Spatula
2. Advertisement
3. Further
4. Oil
5. Foil
6. Doritos
7. Wash
8. Toilet