Thursday 37 (Week 34)

1. Alexander: "Mom, today lunch was horrible. All I had was a tortilla, hot sauce, an orange and some really gross meat that tasted like animal scat."
2. The Girl: "You have three kids? But you're so skinny." Ummm, hello?? I LOVE YOU!
3. Rebecca, thank you so much for bringing George home from pottery. It helps more than you know.
4. Reading Day at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. What exactly it is I can't say, but I know it allows my kids to wear sweatpants to school.
5. Alexander: "Eva Kay. Eva Kay! EVA KAY! How do you spell your name?"
6. Eva Kay: "Mom, I found the REAL Tooth Fairy!"
7. My mom and her many, many messages as she was stranded on I-55. Thank God she's got a sense of humor.
8. George: "I did not come home from school just so you could tell me to do the dishes."
9. Heated bathroom floors at Julie's house.
10. Reassuring conversations with Tracy.
11. Bacon wrapped dates and numerous other sexy foods.
12. "Dammit Yaz. Stop making me drinks."
13. Seeing Julie resting on the sofa.  It just made me feel a little bit better to know someone else needed an extra dose of downtime.
14. Ten miles when I only wanted to do eight.
15. Super Bowl Sunday. Imagine how much better it was than last year.
16. A conversation from a year ago -- Beth: "Don't you think you're the type of person who can just go out and run a half marathon any time you want?"
17. Realizing that the above statement is true.
18. In a fit of insanity, I've registered for the Chicago Marathon.
19. Melanie and Johnpaul have registered for the Marathon also!
20. I have the best training partner.
21. A fourteen month television hiatus has ended.
22. This in an email from Pryia: "one thing though-- you are a catch-- plain and simple--"
23. Knowing the following statement to be true: "Sometimes you have to step outside of yourself to figure out where you are."
24. The sound of children giggling while showering.
25. Me: "George, how was pottery?" George: "Great. I made the best bowls and plates I've ever made."
26. Melanie: "Really, you should just realize that you need to be Stephen's nanny and stop worrying about going back to school."
27. Waaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiting for grad school acceptance letters. It is killing me, but note my optimism.
28. Celebrating Beth's trip to Puerto Vallarta.  No one deserves it more.
29. Hello Cancun! 
30. Skipping knitting to be with the kids.
31. Sometimes Eva Kay and I are on the same page. Sometimes.
32. Seeing Mrs. Toomey at the grocery store. Turns out, the littlest things really can make a difference.
33. Osso Bucco. Even though it was a little dry, I believe it is the perfect meal.
34. Eva Kay: "But why is it better to be a girl? Why? Because I can't think of any reasons why it is better to be a girl than a boy."
35. George, upon learning he has athletes foot, "Does this mean I don't have to go to gym?"
36. Trying to figure out my value.
37. No Woman No Cry.

So, there you go.