10 Things--Copycat

Thanks to Karen, I'm going to make my own 10 things lists.

10 Things I did this week:

1. Washed 7 loads of laundry
2. Ate tons of Jicama, my new favorite snack
3. Read "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus," 12 times
4. Wished my youngest brother a happy birthday without actually knowing how old he's turning
5. Donated money to a scholarship fund
6. Watched "Grey's Anatomy"
7. Finished Cleo's school paperwork
   
8. Googled unsuccessfully an old friend
9. Found perfect baskets for my kid's Halloween costumes
   
10. Attended my first ever Back To School Night

10 Things I wanted to do this week but didn't:

1. Put together Gigi's bed
2. Cook a real meal
3. Finish my book
4. Organize my closet
5. Write a thank-you note to one of Cleo's teachers
6. Invite a potential friend to lunch (I'm afraid to overwhelm her with my kids)
7. Dust
8. Start my grandmother clock
9. Start my submission for the family newsletter
   
10. Purge my Christmas decorations

10 things that made me smile:

1. Cleo telling me the kids at school would laugh at her Capri's
2. My children trying on my cardigans and dancing around
3. Talking with my sister about stupid stuff
4. Gigi not even blinking when she got her immunization shots
5. My dh admitting his pants are floods
6. Remembering Loralee's hoof shaped scar
7. Cleo praying that she can marry her best friend from a year ago
8. My kids asking if we can have a dog/fish/cat/horse/monkey
9. Telling them yes, but we have to talk their daddy into it
10. Sneaking a maple bar donut to eat by myself