The Beach by the Numbers

• Adults: 7
• Kids: 6
• Times I actually went to the beach: 3
• Times it rained: around 47
• Shells collected by S: 20
• M&M's we ate: about 1200
• Pizzas: 7.25
• Ravioli: 6 dozen
• Bottles of wine consumed by 5 adults: 10
• Kids' stick-on mustaches scattered on the floor looking like fuzzy turds: 6
• Times Katherine sang to Harper about what she was doing: 100
• People who sang along to The Sound of Music: 4
• Crossword puzzles Mom & I finished together: 2
• People simultaneously reading Slam by Nick Horby: 2
• Games played: 6 (see below)
• Times I won Pretty Pretty Princess: 3
• Walks taken: around 10
• Trips to the store: 4
• Naps I took over 3 days: 5

Auxiliary List: Games Played

1. Scrabble
2. Scattergories
3. Pretty Pretty Princess
4. Simpsons Sorry
5. Simpsons Clue
6. On-line Poker

Tivo + Old Movies = Holiday Fun

Just a few movies set to record in case I have time to watch them over the next couple of weeks...

1. The Shop Around the Corner
2. The Bishop's Wife
3. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
4. Meet Me in St. Louis
5. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
6. Every Girl Should Be Married
7. Elopement
8. An Affair to Remember
9. Yours, Mine and Ours
10. Christmas in Connecticut
11. Holiday Affair
12. The Bells of St. Mary's
    

Places I Went for Work Today

1. toured a new high school just weeks away from being moved into
2. the animal shelter
3. Byhalia, MS
   

Discussed at Last Night's Bookclub Christmas Dinner

1. avocado tempura
2. wine
3. layering
4. baby's ears
5. sewers
6. earrings
7. places you should not put q-tips
8. hair
9. the stress of gift-giving
10. Christmas performances
11. myspace for grown-ups
12. Advent calendars
13. fruit
14. junk mail
15. a proliferation of Christmas gatherings
16. new kitchens
17. San Francisco and garlic
18. fake plants
19. sad Thanksgivings
    
20. farting
    

List of Stuff with No Unifying Theme

1. Cocktail Night at the Urf! House.




2. Ran in the Grizzlies House 5k and came in 806th out of 1991 runners, 408th out of all the female runners, and 38th out of my female age group.

3. Transformed into the Legion of Zoom's Most Obnoxious Fan at the Memphis Roller Derby season opener.




4. Funny sentence from the internet: "Your friend T’s completeness is: 70%."

5. Got a haircut.




6. On a recent trip to Target my purchases included 10 pairs of knee socks and a sifter.

7. Look how cute niece #3 is:




8. Really amazing art.

9. We have a new sewer line. Merry Christmas!