weeelllll...

why are some days so good and other days:

grayson pees in the car for no reason

the fridge/freezer goes out COMPLETELY

jake goes in to the doctor for a rash and comes out with 2 prescriptions and asthma

all the blueberries fall out of the 5 lb. container

you forget not to use the creamer (because the fridge went out) and end up with yucky coffe

you can't find your ipod

you find your ipod and it's dead

you're with friends, look down and have a huge hole in your pants

15 people ask you if you're sick or just tired

you realize that what's been clogging the toilet is your favorite bra that your 3 yr old was teaching to swim

you go to pull out your wallet to put $$ on your kid's lunch card and your wallet isn't there

you get lost in berkley and end up going the wrong way on a one way street

did i leave anything out?

Pine Ridge

we went to napa this weekend with my brother in law and sarah and had soooo much fun! we stuck to the main road this time, visiting Pine Ridge, Balducci, V. Sattui, and Silver Oak. was there another one?

the weather was really nice and the scenery was perfection. it's rained so much this year that everything was green and wild. i couldn't believe all the yellow!

it's funny because i tend to stick towards my favorites, so i really enjoy trying something new (in very small and expensive doses). i'm no expert, but i have really narrowed down what i like and what i don't.

next week we start our wine appreciation class and i'm super excited. the guy who teaches the class is one of my favorite people in the world, so i'm pretty sure my tuesday nights are gonna be fantastic. hey, i have to go back to texas with something!

actually, we have a place in vacaville called WineStyles. it's a little spot to sample wine or buy a bottle or two and share with friends. they have a good selection and live music on saturday nights. there's kind of a wild older crowd that goes on saturday nights though... yikes. i'll just warn against bringing two handsome 30 yr old men to cougar-ville!

but back to the point, maybe they're wanting to expand to san antonio, tx and want a spunky little 30 yr old girl to head up the operation. i think that i'd have just the girl for them. talk about a dream job.

Quote of the Day

I was cleaning and doing some hard-core cleaning while Justin was wrestling with the boys. As I was vacuuming, Wyatt says, "Mom, it makes me sad when you clean so much because we're just going to mess everything up again."

Do bath tub shots ever get old?

valentine's day delivery

jake's school decided to make valentines for a local nursing home today and i totally enjoyed working in the school. they were so excited about making cards and gluing on heart and applying stickers. it's funny because some one donated kinda inappropriate stickers for a nursing home -- stickers that said, "super sexy," "call me," "gonna get it," and so on. so the 6th graders and i got it and thought it was hilarious, the 3rd graders on down just had fun putting pretty stickers on.

we went to the senior center after school to deliver the valentines and BOY was it a roller coaster of emotions. we started off with the memory care center. the first couple wyatt approached politely declined getting a card. when our staff rep told tried to explain that kids had decorated these cards for them, the wife got irate. she started loudly saying, "I DON'T WANT A VALENTINE. I KNOW MY RIGHTS. IT'S STILL A FREE COUNTRY." it was tough. i wanted to break down. i almost turned around to leave.

but, we trudged on and thankfully, that was the only negative encounter. every other person was so excited to see kids and get handed a card. we started going door to door and i was surprised that the staff was able to just walk right into the rooms at their leisure -- i mean, what if the resident was naked or using the restroom???

so grayson was the hit because he was the youngest and was completely uninhibited. his first question was always, "what are you watching?" or "why does this room smell like mints?" that got a laugh.

i think it was wonderful for all the kids -- from the 6th graders who thought it would be like a sorority for the elderly to the 1st grader who was thrilled that they were bowling on the wii -- i wouldn't take that hour back for anything.

idol

i like ellen. i think she's funny and i would hang out with her all day long. that being said, i'm just not sure about her being an idol judge. i think it's going to be okay, but time will tell. i watched a few seconds here and there of the "first" episodes, but what's the point really? it's almost too pathetic to be real and i feel bad feeling bad for people, so it's just a little uncomfortable.

so, for me, tonight was the first episode of idol. there is some REAL talent on this year. i'm excited!!! i didn't catch all the names, but the two that impressed me the most were Janelle Wheeler and Andrew Garcia. they knocked it out! there were a couple of people who made me want to stick around another year. so come on ellen -- make us proud.

my new fav kid's book

i checked this book out from the library and totally fell in love. the boys and i laughed at every poem. they're well written and illustrated. i can't imagine any human being NOT being in love with CALEF BROWN!!!

check out my fav -- the egret
jake's fav -- tongue tester
wyatt's fav -- donuts
gray's fav -- grandpa's mustache

but honestly, they're all fantastic!