What's Hanging On The Side Of Our Refrigerator

1. A W art piece- colored-in lines of a piece of notebook paper with a sun on the side and two rows of Sesame Street stickers
2. 5 big magnetic clips from Arkansas Childrens Hospital
3. A magnet from the Art Institute
4. An order for blood work for R- the lead test that they are supposed to get at 1 year. He is 2 1/2.
5. An invitation to a Duke University alumni event
6. 2 Imos coupons
7. The schedule for R's nebulizer and medicine so that we can keep track of times/days
8. A Paul Klee magnet

R's Easter Basket

1. A Cars car, "Finn McMissile"
2. The last horse and man that he loves- this guy completes his set
3. A Mickey Mouse Pez dispenser
4. A Curious George movie
5. Eggs for hiding
6. Candy from Oh Lolli Lolli, the cutest little candy store in Demun (gummy bears, Smarties, and raspberry yogurt covered pretzels)
7. A Sesame Street notepad and stickers
8. Peanut M&Ms because they are his favorite
9. A note from his momma and dad

Little Things I'm Looking Forward To

1. Going to see The Hunger Games
2. The Hunger Games soundtrack release...sounds so good!
3. The Head and the Heart show
4. My parents coming to visit in a couple weeks
5. The moms from W's class are going out next Thursday night
6. A trip to Branson at the end of the month
7. Getting an actual hair cut soon- haven't seen Ninfa since last June
8. The Summer Olympics! USA! USA! USA!

What I Want To...

1. Go See- Melancholia and My Week With Marilyn. Both playing at the Tivoli, so I might pull a double-feature.

2. Go See- The Artist at Plaza Frontenac

3. Read- The Great Gatsby and Brave New World

4. Eat- Black Bean Enchiladas. My Mexican meter is dangerously low, as I haven't been to Mexican Villa in over a year. Feed me burritos, feed me burritos...

5. Do- take the kids to the science center

6. Eat- a broiled grapefruit. I saw it on Pinterest, and it's all I can think about.

7. Make- I need to get started on a piece I am making for our friend's dental office

8. Take the Kids to- the Penguin Parade at the zoo

9. Watch- House of Lies

10. Make- a little terranium

11. Plan- a mom's night out for W's preschool class moms

12. Buy- this dress

13. Buy- a medium-wash denim shirt that I have in my head but haven't found yet

What's In My Purse

1. My Hobo wallet

2. Two pairs of sunglasses in their cases

3. Two pens from the Sheraton in Clayton that write really well

4. A few Organic Valley suckers

5. My art fair badge lanyard-R loves wearing it, so it comes in handy in pinch.

6. A jar of garlic salt. You thought I was kidding when I said that before.

7. A cloth zippie with baby wipes in it

8. Four mini Larabars

9. A calculator because it will pacify W if I need something

10. Dental floss

11. Cough drops

12. A blood work order for me- I'm having my thryoid tested

13. Several loose bobby pins

14. A crumpled up Target receipt

15. My small camera

16. A Say Yes to Carrots carrot flavored lip balm

17. iPhone ear buds

Things I'd Like To Have

1. I love beautiful clutches

2. Cute shoes

3. This will probably be mine this week?

4. This, again

5. I would want to wear these every day

6. The one on display at the Galleria and I are in a relationship

7. Hazy Days top

8. To replace the ones in our house that need replacing

9. Michelle's dress

10. Another one

11. I have a thing for poufs

12. A chair

13. Beautiful pillow

14. I want this now

15. Wish it wasn't so expensive

What I Should Have Asked For For My Birthday

1. People to stop making those smiley faces out of a colon and ).
2. For my iPhone not to auto-correct "the" and change it into "Tge" every time I type it. That's not annoying.
3. Generally, for my iPhone to not be a piece.
4. This dress
5. For everyone to please stop talking about Charlie Sheen. I can't take it anymore. He's not even cool. His last moment of coolness was in Lucas, circa 1985.
6. For Greek to not have ended. I don't care. I loved that show. I'm not ashamed to say it.
7. These boots

8. For my inner ears to not feel like they are being pierced until they are about to explode every time I move faster than a slow jog

9. A maid

10. One of my sister's full-body massages. That might sound awkward, but my family is very close.

11. This shirt

12. Stoby's strawberry cake

13. A warm weather day at the Buffalo River

14. For my children to have non-runny noses for just one day

15. For Genevieve Gorder to be my friend

16. A personal Ray LaMontagne concert

Some Things I Love

1. The giraffes at the zoo
2. Watches
3. Bright green grass
4. Old school country music
5. Spring forward
6. Avocados
7. John Krakauer novels
8. My fancy lunches
9. W's new denim leggings
10. Big conch seashells
11. A good cry
12. The "America Windows" at the Art Institute in Chicago
13. My husband's beard
14. One 19 North in Kirkwood
15. Southern Living magazine
16. Snow skiing
17. Fried pickles
18. The "Modern Family" Halloween episode
19. Breaking the "don't mix black and brown" fashion rule
20. My hair stylist
21. Tote bags
22. W and R playing together
23. The Netflix app
24. Organization
25. Nutrition
26. Clear nail polish
27. Kale chips
28. Form over function
29. Secrets
30. Empty laundry baskets
31. "Fringe"
32. Skinny jeans
33. Super baggy jeans
34. Grave rubbings
35. Cacti
36. Dark purple
37. Sudoku
38. The Mamas and The Papas
39. Memories
40. Rappelling and climbing
41. Coupons
42. Tea tree dental floss
43. Converse All-Stars
44. R's dancing
45. Crime shows
46. My Grandpa
47. Gladiator sandals
48. Janice from "Friends"
49. Almonds
50. A hot summer



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Some Stuff I Am Liking

1. Shirt Dress

2. For Next Summer

3. Bag, But Trying To Avoid Leather

4. Side Tables

5. Necklace

6. Dress

7. Boots

8. Dress

9. For R's Bedroom

10. Yoga Pants

11. Cozy Tee

12. Plates in Decor

13. Necklace

What Is In This Little Pile By The Computer

1. Grocery list on one of A's business cards

2. Business card from an artist we liked/talked to at Art & Air

3. Receipt from the post office

4. Shutterfly coupon

5. Postcard invitation to come stay at Kids Across America this summer

6. Old Navy coupon

7. Earth's Best coupon

8. Papa John's coupon

9. List of photos A made

10. Another grocery list

What's In W's Shopping Cart This Morning

1. Postcard from Googie and Pawpaw

2. Felt bag filled with shapes from her peg puzzle

3. Al's cell phone

4. My old cell phone

5. Elmo

6. A coaster

7. Her Keens

8. Cool Whip tub full of crayons

9. Abby's wand

10. Her smoothie

11. A car

What We Came Back From Arkansas With

1. Two of my Dad's old Levis to make cutoffs for me with
2. Three new pairs of shoes for W
3. Tons of new clothes for W
4. R has a new toy car that he loves
5. Brownies
6. A pile of luggage that I did not carefully pack, so it's not so fun to unpack
7. Some really inexpensive organic formula- only $16!
8. A big pink ball
9. A kangaroo beanie baby

Toad Suck Highlights

1. Delicious root beer and lemonade. I fought the urge for all other festival food.
2. Ran into two old friends
3. W got face-painting and made me proud by getting a motorcycle on her arm.
4. Managed to stay out of the rain.
5. Got to watch Stuck on a Truck for a few minutes.
6. Most other Toad Suck weekends, I was of an altered state, so it was good to really "be" there.

What's On The Kitchen Counters Right Now

1. Bird picture

2. Bowl of lollipops

3. Bag of rice cakes, pita bread

4. Pack list for Arkansas

5. R's bottle drying rack

6. Hand soap

7. Toaster

8. Kitchenaid mixer

9. Big decorative plate

10. Klean Kanteen

11. Box of tissues

12. Dishtowel

13. Instyle magazine

14. Mail from yesterday

15. Laptop

16. My iPhone

17. Rebate check from heartgard

What I Can See In My Open Cabinet

1. Baked Scoops
2. Garlic parmesan Popchips
3. Oyster crackers
4. Green puffs
5. Tortilla chips
6. Planters peanuts
7. Nutritional yeast
8. Craisins
9. Rotini pasta
10. Orzo
11. Peanut butter
12. Garbanzo beans
13. Cream of mushroom soup
14. Lentils
15. Quinoa
16. Fiber One Pancake mix
17. Malt-O-Meal
18. Nature Burger
19. Tea bags
20. Minute rice
21. Canned pumpkin
22. Brown rice
23. Popsicle molds
24. Mandolin

What's On My Night Table

1. Lamp
2. A diaper (unused)
3. W's hair elastie
4. Remote control
5. Sophie the Giraffe
6. The Fobot
7. A Tonka truck
8. My Bible in a Year reading plan
9. A Little Giraffe blanket
10. Women of the Bible devotional

What's On My Counter Right Now

1. Teakettle
2. My iPhone
3. Glass of Kool-Aid
4. A gift for Hazel I keep forgetting to mail
5. Our Visa statement
6. Winnie's first non-family birthday party invitation
7. Some Andy mail
8. A very wet (thanks to R) Super Grover
9. My Fresh Express vouchers (I got a faulty bag of caesar salad)

What I'm Liking In My House Right Now

1. My new couch pillows
2. R crawling everywhere
3. My electric griddle that is huge and can make like a million pancakes at once
4. Christmas decorations are gone...house is back to normal
5. I keep finding little things that my nephew hid all around our house (like the cattle from my nativity)
6. Our space heater
7. I put the 4 things on my kitchen counters (that's it!) in different spots. It looks better.
8. My Fobot that watches me sleeping from my night table.
9. Art my sister got me for Christmas

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

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