today

• I had a good hair day. I styled it using this hairdryer (which I found via Barb) and a curling iron. With my fun orange shirt from Target, I almost felt cute.
• I mopped my floor and got the main level all picked up and vacuumed. However, it is a wreck again. There are groceries on the counter. Folded laundry on my bed and more in the dryer. Garbage, shoes, toys, and stuff everywhere. Sigh.
• It became apparent to me that it isn't a good time to start dieting when my husband is out of town. Bring on the Zingers!
  
• Sawyer was extra needy.
• I said a prayer of gratitude for the baby swing which Anne happily sleeps in and the swing set in the backyard which the kids happily play on.
• My kids were in bed before 9:30!
• I listened to the Wicked soundtrack and was so happy that I got to go on Tuesday.
• I was so very grateful for my sister-in-law, Megan, who came over to help out and let me go grocery shopping kid-free even though she wanted to get home early.
• I didn't know what to say to my husband when he talked about getting a different job that wouldn't require travel to Boise but that he might not love as much.
• I finally forgave myself (a little) for the easily avoided mistake I made that cost us almost four hundred dollars. I thanked my lucky stars once again for a husband who is so amazing and understanding.
  
• Slade taped his mouth shut and then decided to communicate with me on paper. The handwriting is awful and the spelling atrocious but I was so thrilled that my very reluctant writer initiated it all on his own.
• Emma got her first Webkin as a reward for the Girl Scout cookies she sold. She is so thrilled. Who knew such a thing could be so exciting.