Wednesday

Today

1. I dressed in pretty normal clothes this morning, yet tons of people at school drop-off commented on how nice I looked. I guess switching yoga pants and house shoes in for earrings and tall boots caused a bit of a frenzy.
2. Went on a nature walk with W's class
3. I had an hour before pick-up all to myself, so I dropped some bags off at Goodwill.
4. I also went to REI and bought a load of Odwalla drinks, a stocking-stuffer for W, some Peter Rabbit fruit&veggie squeezes, and bars out the wazoo- Kind bars, mini Kind bars, Fig Bars, Luna bars, Clif kid bars...
5. Picked up the kiddos and somehow convinced them to nap (in preparation for tonight's festivities)
6. Just ate leftovers, a bit of an Italian feast- ravioli lasagna, pizza, and wilted spinach.
7. Getting ready to curl up on the sofa and watch New Girl and The Mindy Project
8. DREADING going trick-or-treating tonight because it is so cold and we already have a dangerous amount of candy.

Tuesday

Our Halloween Festivities

1. Saturday morning trick-or-treating and storytime at Left Bank Books downtown
2. Party Saturday night at one of W's classmate's house. Costumes and games with some school families.
3. Sunday night church house party- s'mores, outdoor movie, lots of people.
4. Last night at the art museum- "Halloween Happening"- costumes, art projects, treats, stories, scavenger hunt, and photo booth.
5. Tonight trick-or-treating in our building, then pizza and carving pumpkins with friends
6. (Actual) Halloween trick-or-treating with our friends in Warson Woods

Sunday

What's Packed In R's "Orange Day" Lunch For School Tomorrow

1. A little carton of orange juice with a little orange straw attached
2. Goldfish crackers with five little orange M&M's floating around
3. Mandarin oranges
4. Baby carrots
5. Cheddar cheese stick
6. Sweet potato chunks

Friday

Times I've Cried In The Last Week Or So

1. Watching Parenthood. Always.
2. When Ben proposed to Leslie on Parks and Recreation
3. I was painting my toenails in the bathroom floor, and R came in to pee. When he was done, before he pulled up his undies or pants, he leaned over and kissed me out of the blue, then struggled to pull up his pants before walking out without a word. So sweet.
4. At chapel at the kid's school this morning...just hearing the kids sing and worship God. I cry every week at chapel.
5. When they announced the new team on Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
6. I cried leaving school on Wednesday after doing my "class librarian" duties for W's class. She had a rough morning wanting to cling to me instead of participating in class. Her teachers are so wonderful, and I am so thankful for them.
7. The kids and I always pray for people when an ambulance speeds by us while we're driving. Because of our accident, that's important to me. I always cry while either me or one of the kids is praying. I think it's happened twice this week.
8. I cried while talking on the phone to my Aunt Patsy about my Grandma.

Thursday

Today's To-Do List

I've enterted into the "I've fallen and I can't get up" level of cleaning in my house. Time to get serious.
1. Clean out and organize the laundry room-it also houses my reusable shopping bags, all of our art and crafting supplies, travel bags, recycling, cleaning supplies, and miscellaneous storage- it can become quite the disaster
2. Hand wash all my hand wash only items
3. Organize craft and art supplies 
4. Take goodwill donations
5. Vacuum floors
6. Dust the whole place
7. Clean, no, really clean the kid's room
8. Make dental appointments

Wednesday

Things Annoying Me Lately

1. When people host a party where they serve wine and snacks, but offer no desserts. It really does drive me nuts. I went to a Stella & Dot/Pampered Chef party last night, and with the wine and appetizers, there was also several homemade cookie options and M&Ms. That is good hosting!
2. Dust, or just the fact that no one has come forward to volunteer to be my live-in maid. Volunteer.
3. Abortion being the only thing people care about when they vote. It's going to take another Supreme Court case; a Republican president can't do it alone. (Says the girl voting for Mitt Romney. I just tend to be more fiscally conservative, and I think that covers more of what I see as a problem right now and who I think would better handle said problem.)
3. My sweet daughter is having a tough, emotional time at school. It's not annoying, but a definite dislike.
4. My car radio has 6 preset buttons with the potential for actually 18 because there is a FM, an FM1, and FM2. For some reason, I hate that, and wish that it were FM1, FM2, and FM3. Wish Volkswagen had consulted me on that, all those many years ago.
5. I am in the throws of a full-out sweet tea addiction, with headaches and all. Help!
6. We went and saw Trampled by Turtles the other night, and a group of people kept yelling out weird, obscene, and/or redneck statements throughout the show. You've heard me say it before, this is my #1 pet peeve in life. THEY HAVE A SET-LIST. SHOUTING OUT REQUESTS DOES NOT WORK. And, after Saturday night, I might vomit the next time I hear someone say, "Merica!"
7. Outlet malls. I mean, who has made a good decision there?
8. My gray hairs that are about to fall victim to an at-home color box.

Monday

What I Did At The Gym Today

1. 20 minutes on the thing that isn't quite an elliptical, but something close...an octane? I don't know.
2. 4 laps running the track, which I believe is a mile
3. 35 minutes on the stationary bike, because it was the only other thing I knew how to do.
4. I straightened up some towels that had fallen over.
5. I did some stretching.

Tuesday

Things I Need To Return

1. The six pairs of tights I bought at Macys, Dillards, and Anthropologie for the wedding Friday night. That seventh pair (gray) from Anthropologie was the winner. I bought almost every color imaginable, from salmon to chartreuse.
2. 4 ceramic mini loaf pans I bought at Michael's, because I found metal ones at Bed Bath & Beyond I liked a lot more.
3. 2 regular-sized loaf pans I bought at Bed Bath & Beyond thinking they were smaller than regular-sized ones, only to come home to find that they were indeed not. (Today could be described as the day I was taken down by my obsession with the perfect sized loaf pans. I take teacher gifts very seriously.)
4. The quilt I bought from Pottery Barn Kids for W, because as much as I love it, the green and white dotted pattern on the edging that was hiding at the time of purchase is just a deal-breaker.
5. 2 sets of sheets from Target, because as much as I was wanting to go cheap on sheets after I went big on their quilts, turns out- I'm a bedding snob.

Monday

Our Fun Weekend

1. On Friday, I had the whole afternoon to myself, so I got a manicure and took a nap.
2. A and I went to a wedding with friends on Friday night. Dancing, cupcakes, catching up with old friends, red wine, lots of laughing.
3. We came home to an eminent Cardinals lost, then watched the miraculous COMEBACK and WIN!
4. Saturday, the kids were at my in-laws, so we slept in until ELEVEN.
5. A made waffles for "breakfast," then we went and poked around at our new gym/pool/rec center.
6. We picked up the kids and had a lazy afternoon/evening.
7. Sunday morning, A took the kids to church, and I met some great old friends at Blondie's for a delicious brunch.
8. We went to one of our favorite events, the Forest Park Family Fall Fun Fest. The Langs met us up there, then we ran into some friends from school. A great afternoon!
9. NLCS Game 1 tonight...Cards win!

Sunday

Why I Dislike The San Francisco Giants

1. Because they stand in the way of the Cardinals getting to the World Series
2. Those ridiculous guys with their ridiculous beards- they look like pedophile terrorists.
3. The Giants are a football team, not a baseball team. Doesn't seem right.
4. Their colors, black and orange, are my least favorite team color combinations. A close second would be purple and yellow (ahem, LSU).
5. I think their fans are obnoxious.
6. One of their stars is named Buster Posey. C'mon!

Saturday

What I Ate Today

1. A waffle (made out of Kodiak Cakes mix) and a glass of orange juice
2. Guacamole and tortilla chips, water
3. Ciabatta sandwich pressed in our panini maker with pesto, mushrooms, red peppers, spinach, fresh mozzarella, and broccoli sprouts and Baked Lays and a bowl of blackberries, water
4. A glass of dark chocolate almond milk and 2 pieces of Rudy's Organic cinnamon raisin bread with cream cheese in between

Wednesday

Little Goals For This Week, Because Sometimes Your Children Have A Crazy Emotional Week That Only Allows You To Make One Goal Each Day

1. Monday- Grocery shop
2. Tuesday- Clean the bathrooms. Really clean the bathrooms.
3. Wednesday- Clean out the toaster oven
4. Thursday- Precook (lentils, sauce, sweet potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and pinto beans)
5. Friday- Buy tights, get nails done, buy new lipstick (going to a wedding!)
6. Saturday- Learn how to use gym equipment
7. Sunday- No goals, just a family day of fun

Monday

W's Halloween Get-Up

1. Rapunzel princess dress
2. Purple glitter shoes
3. 2 foot long blond, Rapunzel wig
4. Tiara
5. Pink pumpkin for candy collecting

Sunday

Today

1. Lazy morning- cereal breakfast for all of us
2. Late service church on this chilly morning
3. Delicious lunch with the family at Crushed Red. I had the Big Island pizza, sans prosciutto
4. A left to watch baseball at Todd and Emily's house
5. The kids and I watched the Cardinals game
6. They wanted to play doctor on me, which ended up just being playing with my hair and putting lotion on my legs and back. Not complaining at all!
7. I painted my toenails and gave W a mani/pedi
8. Supper for me was a wrap filled with avocado, black beans, hard-boiled egg white, spinach, and sweet potato
9. The kids had egg burritos, sweet potatoes, fruit, and a chocolate/walnut hillbilly.
10. I drafted an email to the moms in R's preschool class.
11. We cleaned up the house and I set out kids clothes for tomorrow and packed school lunches
12. Kids to bed after a quick shower and a chapter from Little House
13. I was going to clean our bathroom, but I opted to not
14. Watched the first half of The Great Gatsby (old Robert Redford/Mia Farrow one), then early to bed

Saturday

What's Been Going On At Our House These Days

1. R has given up his nap, and I've taken W's away. No naps is the single most difficult thing I've dealt with as a parent so far. It's devastating!
2. We are reading Little House in the Big Woods
3. I am struggling with this blog- I need to channel my inner comedian/interesting person/stylish contributor. Lately, I'm a brain-dead zombie in pajama pants at 2:00 pm.
4. My sweet little boy is developing a quite spicy temper.
5. We've been watching a lot of Guy On A Buffalo. My children love it! Does that make them awesome or weirdos?
6. Their favorite game is having one swing while the other runs in front of the swing trying not to get hit.
7. Suri's Burn Book is my favorite thing across the Internets.
8. Keeping hope alive for our Razorbacks- a big W today would really help in that department!
9. Our house has been alive with W's musical "abilities" and decorate with her paintings and drawings.

Thursday

Things In My Bathroom I Wouldn't Want To Live Without

1. Mascara. I never leave home without it. My favorite kind is Lancome Definicils.
2. Dove "Rose" bar soap- it reminds me of my great-aunt every time I use it. I love that smell.
3. Dr. Bronner's soap for my children. We are using the Lavender right now, but I love the Peppermint
4. Bare Escentuals make-up
5. My current perfume, Origins Ginger
6. I am allergic to all band-aids, except for these little kid ones that I buy in Arkansas that have angels and Bible verses on them. All normal band-aids make me want to claw my skin off, even other kiddie ones.
7. St. Ives apricot scrub
8. Aveda calming oil for the bath

Tuesday

What's On My Little Scribble Paper Of Notes To Myself

1. What I'm going to pack in the kids lunches for this week
2. A reminder to bring A's Kindle and charger with me when I pick him up
3. A name of someone I need to print something off for
4. Reminder for myself to pick up Starbucks tomorrow
5. A couple scribbles that I made to get my pen to start working again
6. An e-mail address I had to look up
7. A little ship that W drew
8. "W cereal bars" and "cream cheese" (to add to the grocery list)
9. A tiny bit of dried-on eco-dough

Monday

Numbers

1. 4- tea bags waiting to be brewed
2. 39- permission forms I need back from kids at school
3. 2- bobby pins in my hair
4. 22- articles of my clothing I set out for donation today
5. 13- Luna Bars, Larabars, Fig Bars, Larabar Ubers I have in the cabinet right now
6. 4- kinds of toothpaste we have
7. 32- things on the calendar for October so far
8. 7- showers I've been taking each week. I don't even know who I am anymore.
9. 15- pairs of underwear I own
10. 8 (out of 10)- whole grains W properly identified in a kids game at Taste of St. Louis this weekend
11. 33- years old I am
12. 2 - rotten overripe bananas in the fruit basket
13. 1216- posts on this list blog
14. 6- buckets hanging in the kids art center
15. 28- people I follow on Instagram
16. 4- times R told me on the way home from school that he loved his teacher
17. 5- letter "u"'s I had in my game of Words with Friends against my aunt this morning
18. 328- posts on our family blog
19. 1- cup of sugar I put in my sweet tea
20. 9- ingredients I'm prepping for quesadilla dinner tonight
21. 61- degrees it is outside
22. 20- blogs I "follow"
23. 3- different accents W's friend has used this morning while she is here playing
24. 13- how old R said she would be when he got married
25. 29- how old W said she would be when she gets married