Tuesday

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

Monday

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)

Sunday

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

Saturday

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

Friday

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.

Thursday

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:)

Wednesday

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

Tuesday

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

Monday

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

Sunday

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

Saturday

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

Friday

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.

Thursday

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)

Wednesday

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)

Tuesday

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

Monday

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)

Sunday

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

Saturday

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

Friday

What's For Breakfast at the Murphy's House

1. Milk
2. Chcolate soymilk
3. Pears
4. Banana
5. Homemade strawberry muffins

Thursday

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

Wednesday

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.

Tuesday

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

Monday

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

Sunday

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!

Saturday

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

Friday

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

Thursday

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

Wednesday

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

Tuesday

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.

Monday

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