100 days of...

today is Q's 100th day of school
& they are doing lots of fun things...
he's been practicing counting to 100
& as you can see
writing all of his numbers to 100
(any idea how long it takes 5 year old to write
100 numbers?
longer than 100 minutes...)

also counting out 100 jelly beans
that was a toughy
you have to reward yourself along the way when
you're doing that one :)

so in honor of that
i thought i would make a list of 100 things
but as i tried to think of what my list would be
i got tired
& i thought that if thinking of a list made me tired
how would making the actual list make me feel?

& so i have decided to make a list of 10 things
in direct proportion of Q's energy level to mine
(i think 10:1 is pretty accurate for a 5 year old to a 35 year old don't you?)
(is that a correct ratio? not a math girl either...
art & ap english! ask me about those subjects!)

so my list is:
the 10 things i'd do in a day
if money &
other people's schedules & living locations
were no object

1. breakfast at the glenwood: me, brian
& the newspaper (preferably the oregonian)
(& eggs benedict & homefries)
(& a wonderful, competent babysitter
at home watching our kids)

2. home to snuggle buggle with Q & miss m

3. meet my sister for estate sales & thrifty stores
(& a wonderful, competent babysitter
at home watching our kids)
(oh, & someone handing us money at every cash register)

4. lunch at cafe yumm with my whole family, both sides,
from the far reaches of the universe (with only a few
exceptions which i will not list here because this is a
nice, happy list & the people who wouldn't be
included aren't reading anyway...)

5. meet at a playground with all of my mom friends
& their kiddos
(& somehow it's just us the whole time
& all of the kids get along
& no one has to go to the hospital
& all the kids like the healthy snacks that magically appear
& an espresso cart is there giving free
16 oz samples & brownies that only moms can see
& the moms get to finish sentences
& when it's time to go everyone hugs
& skips to their cars
& gets in their car seats
& buckles their own seat belts
& waves
& smiles
& says 'whatever you make for dinner tonight
is just fine with me, mom')

6. me. barnes & noble. cozy chair.
magazines. peanut butter cup cookie.

7. movie & angie & a good discussion afterward
(popcorn & some sort of chocolate candy)

8. dinner with brian & Q & miss m
anywhere that serves pasta & yummy bread
& has paper table clothes that you can color on

9. dance party! all of our adult friends & family
all ages, all dance abilities
drinks & snacks & booty shaking
slow dances too, of course...
(& wonderful, competent babysitters
at all of the homes who need it,
watching all of the kids who need it)

10. brian & i head home to
sit in the hot tub that appeared in our back yard

yes
yes
i'd say that just about does it...
so i guess this list was me staying in my town
but everyone else
having to travel...
very nice :)
a travel day would be fun too...
hmmmm

also
you may have noticed that many of the items
mentioned food & snacking
& that is because i am dreaming of the day
when i can just eat what i want to
because yes
you guessed it
i am still sick...
& i though i have added a few things to my menu
(rice! mashed potatoes! jello!)
i am still nowhere near eggs benedict & homefries...
i do have sort of an answer as to why i've been so sick though
so that's nice...
the dr's figured out that
there's something going on in my liver
& tomorrow i'm getting a ct scan so they can look & see
exactly what's going on in there
& hopefully help me out...
please
please
please
help me out :)
pretty please?

so
what would you do with a day just for you to fill up?
or more importantly
what would you snack on?
:)

wishing you all happy 100 days
happy 100 everything!

:)