Monday

Food I Ate On Our Chicago Trip

1. Black bean soup and half a mediterranean veggie sandwich from Panera in Bloomington on the way there
2. Greek wrap and Parmesan fries from State & Lake
3. A coconut Larabar I found in my suitcase for breakfast
4. Grilled vegetable sandwich and a side of broccoli from Tavern on the Park
5. A slice of vegan raspberry cheesecake from Karyn's Cooked (I also bought a slice of carob cake for later)

Sunday

Cities I've Been To For David Gray Shows

1. St. Louis twice
2. Dallas, TX
3. Washington, DC
4. Santa Barbara, CA
5. Louisville, KY
6. Chicago, Il (after tonight, twice)
7. Denver, CO (failed, when we got there, the show was cancelled)

Saturday

Today

1. Kids slept until 8:30
2. I ate a toasted walnut and cranberry Luna bar for breakfast
3. A.M. shower with W
4. We were lazy all morning
5. A went into the office for a bit
6. I ate a chickpea salad and spinach sandwich and a side of green & purple grapes for lunch
7. The kids took naps
8. I picked up the house and did a crossword puzzle
9. Yoga at 3:00
10. Did laundry
11. The kids had egg burritos, green bean baby food, and apples for dinner
12. I had asparagus and a sweet potato for dinner
13. I packed for our trip to Chicago and the kids trip to their grandparents house

Friday

Yesterday

1. Daddy brought donuts for breakfast
2. Ran to Culinaria to pick up some groceries
3. City Museum with the kids, Albert, Hope, and both of A & H's grandmas
4. At the City Museum, I was forced to enter a ball pit (I hate those) and climb into the ceiling tunnel tubes to rescue Al
5. Home for grilled cheese sandwiches and roasted red pepper/tomato soup
6. The kids took 2.5 hour nap
7. I spent nap time watching tv and making granola bars
8. Let the kids watch 2 episodes of Clifford the Big Red Dog while I took a bath
9. Quesadillas for dinner
10. Gave the kids baths, read books, brushed teeth and sent babies to bed
11. I ate leftovers for dinner at 8:30
12. Watched Greys, The Office, Parks & Recreation, and 30 Rock in my bed with the lights off
13. Was sound asleep by 10:00

Thursday

Most Influential Toys From The 1980s

(according to this article from Time Magazine)
1. Cabbage Patch Kids- had two...blonde girl named Samantha (something) and a bald baby boy named Giles Kenney
2. Polly Pocket
3. Slap Bracelets (had lots of these)
4. Masters of the Universe Action Figure (um, no...maybe my brother had these. He WAS very serious about his G.I. Joes)
5. Glo Worms (I didn't have one, but desperately wanted one for a while)
6. Care Bear (Didn't have one of these, but I did have a Popple, though, which I consider superior)
7. Transformers
8. Teddy Ruxpin (creeped me out)
9. Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine (one of my best friends had this. so cute)
10. Pound Puppy (had a few, my favorite was a super-hairy tan one I named Harold after one of my dad's friends)
11. Koosh ball (I had one that was mixed colors- blue, green, and purple)
12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
13. Skip-It
14. Glow Sticks
15. Wrestling Buddy (doesn't seem like me at all)

Wednesday

Things I'm Always Looking For

1. Cute reusable baggies
2. R cowboy boots
3. The perfect purse
4. Ankle boots without a heel
5. Great yoga pants
6. Vegan baking recipes
7. Vegetarian recipes that my husband would also eat
8. Cute houses in Clayton, Webster Groves, Ladue....
9. Antiques to mix into our decor
10. Mexican restaurants
11. Cute little stepstools
12. Bedding for the kids someday rooms
13. Summer dresses
14. Creative art projects
15. Lunch boxes

Tuesday

Musicals and Shows I've Seen

1. Wicked, a few times
2. The Lion King
3. Miss Saigon, a few times
4. Mame
5. Into the Woods
6. The Fantasticks
7. Rent
8. Beauty and the Beast
9. The Light in the Piazza
10. In the Heights
11. Annie
12. Bombay Dreams (only half)
13. The Phantom of the Opera, a few times
14. Les Miserables, a few times
15. Jersey Boys
16. The Wiz
17. Spamalot
18. Carousel
19. Oklahoma
20. South Pacific
21. Legally Blonde
22. A Chorus Line
23. Sweeney Todd
24. Godspell
25. Hello, Dolly
26. West Side Story
27. Mamma Mia!
28. Big River
29. Young Frankenstein
30. Mary Poppins
31. The Putnam County Spelling Bee
32. Oliver!
33. The Color Purple
34. Grease
35. The Drowsy Chaperone
36. Cabaret
37. Bye Bye Birdie
38. Avenue Q
39. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
40. Little House on the Prairie
41. Little Women
42. Shrek the Musical

Monday

Board Games We Have

1. Acquire
2. Shadows Over Camelot
3. Monopoly
4. Hi-Ho Cherry-O
5. Racko
6. Scrabble
7. Ticket to Ride
8. Silly Socks
9. The Settlers of Catan
10. Axis & Allies
11. The Cities & Knights of Catan
12. The Seafarers of Catan
13. Apples to Apples
14. Trivial Pursuit

Sunday

This Week's To-Do

1. Paint mopboards
2. Start yoga classes
3. Organize art supplies
4. Make scavenger hunt lists
5. Clean under the couch
6. Clean out refrigerator
7. Send baby gifts
8. Get a manicure and pedicure
9. Make eye appointment
10. Make dental appointments
11. Teach W how to write the letter "n"
12. Work on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star actions with R
13. Make cookies for A's office

Saturday

Chicago Plans For Next Weekend

1. Leave for Chicago on Sunday morning
2. Check in at the Hotel Monaco
3. Stop in and view the Vivian Mayer exhibit at The Chicago Cultural Center
4. Visit Chagall's "American Windows" at the Art Institute that have been kept from me for too long (they were removed for several years for repairs and study)
5. Dinner at Rosebud on Rush, one of our favorite places to eat in the city
6. David Gray show at the historic Chicago Theater--can't wait! This Lost+Found tour is supposed to be quiet and intimate...I'm dreaming of a VH1 Storytellers vibe.
7. Sleep in at the hotel on Monday morning
8. Fabulous brunch somewhere?
9. Come home and pick up the babies

Friday

Who I Went To The Park With This Morning

1. Rush
2. Katie
3. Ainsley
4. Finn
5. Greta
6. Ruby
7. Poppy
8. Charlie

Thursday

My Favorite Top Chef Contestants

1. Richard Blais- Season 4
2. Casey- Season 3
3. CJ- Season 3
4. Fabio- Season 5
5. Michael- Season 2
6. Jen- Season 6
7. Elia- Season 2
8. Jeff- Season 5
9. Sam- Season 2
10. Tre- Season 3
11. Radhika- Season 5

Wednesday

I Actually Shopped At Trader Joes

1. Pizza dough balls (that's usually all I buy there)
2. Pizza sauce
3. Cheese
4. Gorilla Munch cereal (a favorite of my kids)
5. Triple Berry O's cereal
6. Super Green Drink Powder
7. Veggie & Flaxseed Chips
8. Garbanzo beans
9. Frozen organic fruit- blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and mangoes
10. Morningstar vegan patties
11. Frozen chicken breasts
12. Edamame
13. Multigrain waffles
14. Banana bread mix
15. Luna bars
16. Frozen chopped spinach
17. Greek yogurt

Tuesday

What The Kids Have To Play With On Our Car Ride

1. Tote bag full of paperback book order books
2. Etch-A-Sketch
3. LeapFrog laptop
4. Matchbox cars
5. A calculator W's pretending is a phone
6. Snacks
7. Puddy's ears
8. Their blankies
9. A new package of Silly Bands for each of them

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Monday

Lucky

1. The number 4, and also 14, 40, and especially 44
2. Wednesdays (I will always love them because they used to be "short days")
3. Goats
4. Owls
5. Fireflies
6. My pink tank top
7. In high school, it was whatever phone number I put as my speed dial #9
8. My cowboy boots

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Sunday

After The Day I Had, I Could Use A

1. Massage
2. Milkshake from Veggie Bite
3. Manicure and pedicure
4. Ocean breeze and a hammock. Actually, not a hammock, I hate those- maybe just a chair
5. Goji-Acai smoothie from Karyn's Raw
6. Stobys tropical smoothie
7. Hug from my husband
8. My own bed
9. Head rub
10. Veggie burger and root beer from Fitz's
11. New pair of shoes
12. New dress
13. Day in bed with my season 3 Dawson's Creek DVDs

Saturday

The Last Few Hours For My Brother

1. His wife went with half our family to watch Tangled
2. Snacked instead of eating dinner
3. Played a game of Sorry! with his son and nephew
4. His 2 year old son puked into his mouth and down his body
5. Had to don a too-small towel in front of my mom and I
6. Had to wear for the rest of the night and back to the hotel- my dad's plaid pajama pants and a bright green Toad Suck t-shirt
7. Tried cleaning vomit off of my mom's ottoman with air freshener

Friday

Bad Things About My Parent's House

1. My parents seem to love buying flat, wimpy pillows and too-firm mattresses
2. My mom has a lot of stuff, so I can't find anything. Like, where are her cookie sheets? In a lower cabinet in the laundry room, of course.
3. Not used to living with someone who says "warsh"
4. The toilet paper here is too luxurious and thick. It's awkward. I miss my Seventh Generation.
5. Our TiVo is superior to all other forms of DVR. Theirs is confusing.
6. I also will never learn the brilliant dance that is operating their tv and the myriad of remotes.
7. Ceramic tile (kitchen and bathrooms) is too cold in the winter.
8. Every time I let my dog out, he runs off into the wild in 9 inches of snow

Thursday

I Listen To A Lot Of Sermons, From...

1. My friend Chris from high school & college who is a pastor in Fort Smith
2. My friend Graham from high school & college who is a pastor in Texas.
3. Sermons from City Church in St. Louis by Mike and Phil
4. My buddy Scott who is an associate pastor at Redeemer in NYC
5. Journey sermons if we miss on Sunday
6. Occasionally check in with Rick at NLC in Conway
7. Check in and listen when my friend Jon gives the sermon at his church in Virginia

Wednesday

It's Good To Be "Home" Lunch My Mama Made

1. Salad
2. Collard greens
3. Cornbread
4. Brown beans
5. Sweet potatoes
6. Sweet tea

Tuesday

Oldies I Listened To On My 6 Hour Drive

1. Offspring
2. Pearl Jam
3. Bush
4. Nirvana
5. REM
6. Live
7. Counting Crows
8. Aerosmith
9. Air Supply
10. Oasis

Sunday

What I Have To Get Done In The Next Two Days

1. Clean the house
2. Pack for a week-long Arkansas trip
3. Buy my niece a birthday gift
4. Drop off dry cleaning
5. Clean out my trunk
6. Make my husband a few things and buy him groceries to eat while we're gone
7. Schedule dental, eye, and doctor checkup appointments

Friday

Girls Weekend Pack List

1. Two pair of yoga pants
2. Two sweatshirts
3. Underwear
4. Houseshoes
5. Vodka and tonic water
6. Nutter Butters
7. Ingredients for an Italian dinner
8. Bathroom stuff
9. Swimsuit

Thursday

Ch-ch-ch-Changes!

1. My house is going to start waking up at 7:00. No more sleeping in.
2. I am going to take a shower every morning before A leaves for work.
3. Both of my kids WILL take a nap at 1:00 every day.
4. I will no longer use the computer while my children are awake/around/etc.
5. I am going to get back to my daily and weekly cleaning schedules.
6. I will be in my bed, phone off, lights off by 10:30 every night.
7. I will make something new and fun to eat at least once a week.
8. I am going to start wearing (again) my beautiful and expensive clothing.
9. I am going to always have a book that I am reading.

Tuesday

What's On My Counters Right Now

1. Two empty glasses that once held Kool-Aid
2. Remote control
3. A's charging iPhone
4. Our check and membership form waiting to be mailed off for the MO Botanical Gardens
5. Panini press
6. W's placemat
7. Cutting board with chopped up red onion, red pepper, and green pepper
8. Can of organic kidney beans, black beans, chili beans, and diced tomatoes
9. Our camera
10. This laptop
11. Fish tank
12. Aaron's food processor
13. Fruit basket- bananas, clementines, sweet potatoes
14. Hand soap
15. Bird painting
16. Toaster oven