Monday, December 31, 2007

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

Monday, December 17, 2007

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

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

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

Thursday, December 6, 2007

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

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

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!