I love this print by Samantha Hahn. It's called "Dancing Girls" but I have renamed it "Sisters" because it makes me think of my Sis.

I watched the preview for the new 90210, which of course, I have to check out. I laughed out loud when the announcer said "You wanna live in the zip? You gotta live by the code."

I'm going to see if I can casually work that into a conversation sometime soon.

I've been looking at houses online, torturing myself because we can't buy until we sell that &$*(#&*($Q& house in Seattle. Anyway, here's a quick tip for people trying to sell their homes:

TAKE THE DEAD ANIMAL CARCASSES OFF OF YOUR WALL. NO ONE LIKES IT. IT IS DISTRACTING AND MAKES ME IMMEDIATELY NOT WANT TO BUY YOUR HOUSE, YOU DEER KILLERS.

Just a thought.

So, here's an interesting tidbit: I weigh as much as I did in 9th grade. About a month ago, I noticed I had lost 10 pounds since moving here. Whoops. I attributed it to stress and moving, etc. Then I got the stomach flu and started new Lupus meds which killed my appetite. 8 more pounds. Whoops. I'm bordering on scrawny. It's an interesting conundrum because on the one hand, being thinner equals people saying "You look great!" and on the other hand I'm like "This isn't healthy". I've been careful not to say 'thanks' if someone says I'm thin. Especially if Hadley is present. Media will already screw up her perception of her body. I don't need to further confuse the kid.  This weight loss was not on purpose, wasn't really necessary and wasn't something that I worked really hard for so it seems bizarre to say "THANK YOU!" when someone says you're thin, you know?

I have Peter on my ass about food lately, which amuses me for some reason. He worries so.  Asking me how many calories I've had and what I've had to eat. I am being extremely responsible about making sure I eat, first of all, and that I eat really good things. "Really Good Things" is interpreted loosely some days though, such as today, when the definition was: 2 Krispy Kreme donuts for breakfast. Peanut butter and jelly for lunch. Cheeseburger and fries for dinner.

Currently, I'm lolling in my sweats. Delish.

If money were no object (and they made bigger kid stuff) I would buy everything on this site. It's called Enfant Terrible and it is fabulous. I'm trying to figure out how to do the tree/birdhouse/leaves collage thing without forking over all of that dough. I think I may need a Grammy and Bompie for that project!

Hadley's last day of kindergarten was today as well as her last day of her Gymnastics class, where she received a medal. It just seemed like a lot and at one point, she flipped her bangs to the side and said "Awesome!" and smiled at me. All at once, I felt a "whoooosh" coupled with a breathlessness and I thought "Where did SHE come from?  Who IS this rare bird?  She is extraordinary."

Sorry about the lack of pictures. My camera has had a dead battery for forever and it sadly sits unused because I can't find the charger.

Our Memorial Day weekend was superb. Hope yours was too. P&S had their annual Crawfish Boil and we finally got to go! Hadley had a blast trying to save as many crawfish as she could from a boiling death and Finn got all sweaty running around with the other kids. We ended up taking two crawfish home with us and letting them go in the ponds behind Nana's house.

It was just a lovely mix of people and a swell time was had by the Provosts. My sis, V and the Meez were there too and I'll never tire of being able to see my sister at a party. Every time we broke away from each other to chat and mingle with other people, when we were reunited again it was if I hadn't seen her yet and I would get excited all over again with endless amounts of things to talk about. Does that makes sense? Do other sisters do that?

Sunday was another annual party had by the Mighty Mikulichs. This is really my fave party of the year. Can't really say why. I always look forward to it. There are many reasons but nothing specific. KT&A are great people and have great kids. All of our friends are always there, including people we haven't seen in a while. It's just a really good time. If E,M&SJ were there it would have been the ultimate. Maybe one year...We laughed this year as the kids outnumbered the adults. I laughed a lot actually...always a good sign.

Monday was mellow and everyone came over to the house for dinner. M was sick and was missed and Dallas Paddens are always missed and talked about fondly. And of course, Dad was missed. Always. I put the flag out for mom as Dad would have done and we had a really nice time.

Seeing the cousins together will never ever get old. They're just such a great bunch of kids. (again...perfect time for a pic of them, Emily...gotta get on that...)

Mia has mastered my name (Emmy), Hadley (Haley) and Finn (Zhin - like the beginning of Dr. Zhivago  - how cute is that?) but she can't say "Peter." It's so funny. We point to Peter and say "Who's This?" and she'll say "Emmy." She'll get it one of these days...

I feel like I have so much to tell you...

My mom is gone for a week for her college reunion in D.C. (Trinity) I hope she's having a great time surrounded by all of her sharp gal pals. But come home soon, Nana, we miss you.