Fun Quotes from a Weekend Of Nieces and Nephews

1. "I get my diamonds at WalMart"

-Clara

2. "Let's listen to that baby and get him out of your belly tonight."

-Rafferty (coming at me with a stethoscope)

3. "Rafferty gets in trouble a lot for saying bad words like poop, pee, wiener, bathroom, toilet paper."

-Finn

4. I asked Clara why she was crying, and she replied, "Puddy bit me." (Puddy was in St. Louis)

Songs I Remember Liking In High School

1. Hey Jealousy, Gin Blossoms

2. Roll To Me, Del Amitri

3. Freshmen, Verve Pipe

4. Black, Pearl Jam

5. Anything by Bush, Jackopierce, or REM

6. Long December, Counting Crows

7. Into Your Arms, Lemonheads

8. Everything Nirvana, esp. their mtv unplugged album

9. Back to Good, Matchbox 20

10. Turn My Head, Live

11. Wonderwall, Oasis

12. Waterfalls, TLC and Shoop, Salt N Pepa

13. Regulator, Nate Dogg and Warren G?

14. Santeria, Sublime

What's On My Breakfast Menu

1. Yogurt.  Sometimes with Kashi Go Lean Crunch mixed in.

2. Smoothies

3. Fiber One Pop Tarts

4. Kashi TLC Roasted Almond Crunch Bars

5. Cereal.  I love cereal--esp. fruity or ones with fruit in them

6. Muffins that Aaron makes.  Or my favorite ones from Whole Foods.

7. Steel cut oatmeal with banana slices and a little bit of brown sugar and soymilk

8. Blueberry cake donuts, apple fritters, or sugar on the top red jelly filled donuts

Weekend To Do

1. Create a vision for the baby books

2. Select pictures to send to Walgreens for baby photo albums

3. Discuss baby boy names with Murph

4. Get recycling out to the bins

5. Buy a new chi

6. Buy a new sheet set

7. Bathe my dirty dog

8. Have fun with my family

W's Favorite Foods

1. Sweet potato chunks

2. Macaroni and cheese

3. Pasta and carrot sauce

4. Blueberry pancakes

5. Graham crackers

6. Quesadillas 

7. Carrot coins

8. PB & J sandwiches (really sunflower seed butter and jam)

9. Peach and pear chunks

10. Cheesy toast

11. Squash chunks

Things I Really Don't Like

1. Most hummus (except for the hummus at Boulevard in Little Rock)

2. Male contortionists

3. People who always present their opinion as fact

4. Those auto decals that show the little boy peeing on the Ford (or Chevy) sign

5. Male erection med commercials, like "viva viagra"

6. Pens that leak out blobs while I'm writing

7. Goat cheese

8. Meat (in general) but esp. when it's described as "juicy," "tender," "crispy," etc.

9. Crocs

10. Electric can openers...how lazy can we get?

11. Cats (except for Ava and Lucy...I've got nothing but love for you guys)

12. Needles!

13. Huge bows on little girls

14. Driving on the big highway

15. Anything coffee or coffee flavored

16. When a thank-you note from CHRISTMAS finally gets returned to me for insufficient postage because it is a square and needs more than a normal stamp

Hodgepodge

1. The new facebook is just trying to be more like twitter, I think.

2. Sometimes I feel like my KitchenAid mixer is staring at me with a cyclops eye, and it gives me the creeps.

3. I bought really cool baby books and photo albums for Winnie and baby boy. I just need to fill them with information and pictures. That usually would be right up my alley, but I'm just so tired.

4. Black cherry and strawberry kiwi are my favorite Kool-Aid flavors.

5. My favorite drink right now is Bolthouse Farm's Prickly Pear Lemonade from Whole Foods.

6. I don't like finding out way too late that things are dirty. Like the song "Love Shack."

7. Puddy and Winnie are so sweet together. She learned how to hug him all on her own.

8. I have this crazy fear of big truck hubcaps flying off and hitting my car.

9. I wish there was a universal pay scale for babysitters. I never know what to pay.

10. I get really tired of people saying "(insert color or anything else you feel like) is the new black."

Favorite Places To Shop

1. Anthropologie

2. Whole Foods

3. theadditionshop.com

4. Gremadcha's etsy site

5. Byrd

6. Box Turtle (in Little Rock)

7. Uma

8. Art Mart

9. Borders

10. JCrew (only the one in Frontenac)

Today's To Do

1. Clean master bathroom

2. Make some muffins

3. Wrap Rafferty's birthday gift

4. Find a baby book for W

5. Send photos to Walgreens online

6. Clean out laundry room (ha, it's always on my list...I just can never muster the strength)

Baby Girl Names I Like, but I'm Having a Boy

1. Ellis

2. Louise

3. Edith

4. Alice

5. Iris

6. Ennis

7. Marlo

8. Hollis

9. Iris

10. Daphne

11. Frances

12. Edy

13. Margot

My Saturday Meal Plan

1. Breakfast: Steel Cut Oatmeal, chocolate soymilk

2. Snacks:  Seedless watermelon, brownie, lots of water

3. Lunch: Mexican polenta, Baked Scoops and Salsa, Langers juice

4. Snacks:  Bowl (maybe two. usually two) of Apple Jacks, lots of water

5. Dinner: Pineapple Imos pizza, house salad with house dressing, water

6. Dessert: Banana slices with cinnamon, chocolate soymilk

Celebrity Crushes

1. Christian Bale (don't hate)

2. Eddie Cahill, hello Don

3. Joshua Jackson

4. Kind of Dennis Quaid, don't know why

5. Josh Hartnett

6. Robert Pattison. Or maybe just Edward Cullen.

What I'm Excited For

1. Battlestar Galactica series finale Friday...I want to know the truth, but am sad it'll be over. Bittersweet.

2. MARCH MADNESS!!! Bracket ready.

3. Many babies being born soon. It seems like it's a good season for boys!

4. Blueberry pancakes

5. Rafferty's birthday party--it's going to be off the hook. (No pun intended)

6. Spring weather. That means SUMMER weather coming soon after.

7. Our new bedroom TV

8. The rest of the sermon series. #1 was confusing for me, but I'm looking forward to the rest.

9. A walk to Crepes in the City this weekend.

10. Meeting baby Claire. Congratulations Katy!

Andy's Grocery List for Today

1. Orajel (last night=not good.  Apparently, W's getting in her fangs)

2. Ice cream...slow-churned, 1/2 fat means no guilt!

3. Chocolate soymilk

4. Plain soymilk plus Omega-3 and DHA (good for baby on the way)

5. Baby wipes

6. Cereal for me and for him

7. Naked juices

8. Orange juice

9. Package of blueberries

Websites I Check A Lot

1. My friends' blogs (see Winnie's blog for list)

2. www.peelosophy.thepeel.org (also a friend, but unable to link it from W's blog)

3. my old friend Katy is like the funniest person I know...ktontheloose.blogspot.com

4. www.failblog.org

5. www.woot.com, shirt.woot.com

6. www.ohdeedoh.com

7. www.babysteals.com

8. www.thekitchn.com

9. www.renest.com

10. http://tedwight.typepad.com/st_louis_real_estate_blog/

11.inchmark.squarespace.com

12. www.babychic101.com

13. facebook

14. www.foxnews.com

15. www.homemakerchronicles.com/blog/ (my friend Angie from high school)

What I've Done Today

1. Woke up at 4:45 with Winnie.  Yikes.

2. Watched a few CSI:NYs

3. Ate tacos for lunch

4. Went for an extended time to the dog park

5. Cleaned our floors

6. Read my sister's blog...so proud!

7. Play-date with Katy and Maggie upstairs

8. Browsed at Kenary Park downtown

Things I Am Planning on Buying for the House

1. A console table for our new foyer/hallway
2. A place to take off your shoes by the door
3. A new painting (at the art fair in Sept.)
4. A tall centerpiece for the dining room table
5. Another lamp (or pair of lamps and ditch the one I've had since my sr. year of high school) for our bedroom
6. Another crib
7. More unisex decor for the baby room
8. A stool for me to sit on while I bathe Winnie in our very tall bathtub
9. A hallway rug
10. A TV for our bedroom (so excited!)
11. New throw pillows for the living room sofa

Things that Have To Get Done This Weekend

1. Recycling taken down the street
2. Floors cleaned (they are covered in white dust from drywalling)
3. Random stuff from being moved around needs to be put away or trashed
4. Finish laundry and iron Andy's shirts
5. Finish putting Winnie's room back together

Some Favorite Menu Items from Around STL

1. Enchiladas de Crema from Arcelias
2. Angeli pizza (no chicken) from Il Vicino
3. Pickle and cheese toastie from Schlafly Tap Room--RIP
4. Vegetarian Special #1 from El Maguey
5. Sebzeli Musakka from Aya Sofia
6. Spinach and Artichoke Ravioli from McGurks
7. Gorgonzola Whipped Potatoes from Remy's Kitchen & Wine Bar
8. Macaroni and cheese from Fifteen
9. Bada Bing Salad from Pi
10. Raspberry concrete from Ted Drewes
11. Chai milkshake from Koffee Kartel

What I've Eaten Today

1. Strawberries and Cream Luna Sunrise bar
2. Glass of Orange Juice
3. Handful of Full Circle organic Frosted Flakes (they are also Gggrrreat!)
4. 6 glasses of water (yuck)
5. Veggie sub from Lennys and Sunchips
6. 4 Samoas Girl Scout Cookies
7. An egg sandwich
8. 4 pineapple rings

Favorite Verses from the Bible

(I'm super spiritual, clearly)
1. Psalm 145:13b
2. Exodus 14:14
3. Psalm 25:4-5
4. Isaiah 30:19b
5. Psalm Chapter 63...I have this by memory...it's my snuggly blanket that I claim when I need it
6. Amos 5:6
7. Matthew 16:15
8. Jeremiah 29:11, 13
9. Isaiah 30:21
10. Job 11:13-19
11. Psalm 61:1-4
12. Job 19:25
13. Zephaniah 3:17
14. Psalm 73:23-26
15. Isaiah 43:1b-2
16. Psalm Chapter 121
17. Psalm Chapter 139
18. Psalm 42:8
19. II Corinthians 4:16-18
20. Habakkuk 1:5
21. Lamentations 3:21-25
22. Ephesians 3:17-21
23. Psalm 34:1-3, 5

Promises I Can Make

1. This will be the last late-night post. Posting during W's morning nap will resume tomorrow.
2. Posts will become a tad bit more interesting (maybe...hopefully)
3. I will not eat another dessert for a meal for the duration of this pregnancy. Cinnamon rolls count as dessert.
4. I will rejoin into social settings (Greta, I miss you, too!)

Why It's Almost Midnight And I'm Just Now Posting

1. Spent most of my day with a clingy infant, a toddler, and two rowdy little boys
2. Winnie ran out of formula and refuses to drink the organic Similac I bought at Target
3. Said infant has required me to carry her around all day
4. I've spent most of my evening hours packing up from this extended trip to AR
5. Any free time I've had is spent to just laying on the couch and staring into space
6. Winnie had a huge blow out at Target, ruining both of our outfits, needing a diaper change/hose-off in the back of my dad's Forester, and a naked ride home

What I Shouldn't Have Eaten So Much of in Arkansas

1. Cinnamon Rolls
2. Coke Milkshakes
3. Girl Scout Cookies
4. Stobys Cheese Dip
5. Mexican Punch
6. Little Pizzas

What I Need To Do

1. Trick out Winnie's new and improved bedroom
2. Get organized in her brand new closet
3. Go grocery shopping when we get home
4. Redeem my Face and Body Spa gift certificates
5. Catch up on all my TiVoed CSI:NY episodes
6. Spring Cleaning! Yay!
7. Put away skinny winter clothes, get out pregnant summer clothes
8. Plan some summer getaways

What I'd Want With Me On a Deserted Island

1. Andy, Winnie, and Puddy, obviously
2. A bunch of wild rice and sweet potatoes
3. My Ipod and headphones
4. My Klean Kanteen
5. A sleeping bag
6. Toothbrush and toothpaste
7. A knife and a gun
8. A pair of sensible shoes

My Favorite Things About Silver Dollar City

1. The Fire in the Hole
2. The smell...I don't know what all it is, but it is wonderful
3. The music that is playing when you are coming in the entrance
4. The lemonade I used to get in the tin mugs at the Mine Restaurant
5. Making hand-dipped candles
6. Grandfather's Mansion
7. Getting tin-type photos
8. Funnel cake (cue Missy's salivary glands)
9. How authentic all of the workers look
10. The baldknobbers stories and the story of the old lady going over Niagra Falls in a barrel
11. The ice cream shoppe
12. Experiencing a real-live hold-up on the train
13. Getting the back seat on the American Plunge

I'm Weeding Down My TV Viewing To...

1. CSI:NY and CSI:Crime Scene Investigation
2. Office and 30 Rock
3. Gossip Girl
4. Fringe
5. Amazing Race
6. Battlestar Galactica (just a few more episodes!)
7. Lost
8. Biggest Loser
It's time for my shows to grow up with me, but I'm not sacrificing Gossip Girl just yet:)

Oh The Places I Would Go

Just U.S....world will come later...the list is too long
1. California...San Francisco, San Diego, Pasadena (my favorite painting's there)
2. Colorado and Wyoming in the summertime
3. Seattle, then a train to Vancouver (what's up Mooney honeymoon)
4. North Carolina again (we had the best time)

Things About Me That Might Surprise You

1. I LOVE country music
2. Toaster Strudels are my weakness
3. I am afraid of basements
4. I hate taking showers and rarely do so
5. I am petrified of blood, needles, and stabbings, but CSI:NY is my favorite show
6. My lifetime low-point was putting peanut butter on my pregnant (with Winifred) belly so that Puddy would lick my stomach. I was in misery, and that seemed like relief. It really wasn't.

Things I Can See That Start With a "B"

1. Bottles
2. Bags
3. Baby
4. Books
5. Bookshelves
6. Birds
7. Basinette attachment for pack-n-play
8. Boppy pillow
9. Balls
10. Baskets
11. Bed
12. Bathroom
13. Boards
14. Bruise