Aside from the weather some really cool things happened today – here’s my top 5.

Top 5 Cool things that happened today (even though it was HOT):

1. The principal at my daughter’s school allowed me to include a flyer about my upcoming Bundle of Trouble reading. I was super happy about that – talk about community support! My flyer went out to about 400 families!

2. We got to eat ice cream – guilt free. How can you feel guilty when it’s hot?

3. I spoke with my editor – always nice to talk to her!

4. All three kids were sacked out by 8 p.m. How did that happen? Gotta love the heat – it zaps the energy out of…well…out of most, doesn’t it?

5. And – drumroll please – I started Book III – yippee!

I was staring at the baby this morning and he is so happy and grabby, just wants to grab your face and, of course, all I want to do is study him. So there we are peacefully enjoying ourselves – no complaining, no talking back, no ‘I wants’.

Maybe that’s it – we love babies because they don’t talk back.

Top 5 Reasons I love my little guy:

1. He’s cute.

2. He doesn’t talk back.

3. I could be a hormone thing.

4. He loves me back (I can think that anyway).

5. He doesn’t care if all I do all day is stare at him.

Here’s a couple photos of my bundles of trouble – I’ll do a list for the other two soon.

Tommy and Bobby

Carmen surpervises bath time

1. Time with Hubby (sort of a no-brainer as that is the whole point) but I have to list it.

2. No kids (of course, right up there with number 1).

3. Get to wear “grown up” shoes, becasue I won’t have to chase anyone unexpectly!

4. Can wear a “grown up” blouse or dress – because the only spit up I’ll have to worry about is my own!

5. I can bring a small tiny-teeny cocktail purse!  All I need is my phone – you know, so the babysitter can reach me and lipstick and maybe a little compact so I can put the lipstick on (although I usually use the bathroom mirror – but tonight we are going on a bay cruise) – oh – hey – here is a product idea for you – when are they going to make phones where the screen can light up as a mirror?  Hmmm.

Oh and I forgot I won’t miss the noise. I love just being with my husband and hanging out and being able to enjoy SILENCE!

What about you? What are you favorite things about date night?

The Top 5 Most Fabulous Things about the first day of kindergarten:

1. The uniform!  Yippee – we know EXACTLY what to wear everyday! What a relief!

2. The Boo-Hoo Breakfast or Welcome Coffee Social. Met so many wonderful parents and families.

3. The monsters…er…I mean boys stayed home with dad, so I got to focus on my little princess. 

4. The teacher. So nice – just a lovely lady- the perfect kindergarten teacher – the kind that will ease the kids right in!

5. New friends.  Carmen was so excited that she made so many friends and then on the way home I asked her to name them – she could only name one – well, okay, that’s a start!

Below are my top 5 favorite things:

1. Free Parking!  Becuase I was hosted by the Creative Arts department we got a parking pass – who doesn’t love that?

2. My reading went well (sigh of relief) and Carmen my 5 yr old got to sit beside me during it!

3. Hot dogs on a stick (always a crowd pleaser).

4. Bobby was happy in the stroller for the majority of the time.

5. Carmen and Tommy got to ride the train together!