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)