Homework assignment

So after my last post, I decided to catch up on some other blog reading. Needless to say, I was given a homework assignment from Petra's: 7 things I LOVE and HATE. (By the way, I have been out of school for...many years, I thought homework was behind me!)

Well, here goes!

7 LOVES:

1. Quote from my kids: "Mommy - can I tell you something? I love you!" (I know, it brings a tear to your eye.)

2. The male "after the shower" dance. Come on ladies - you know what I'm talking about. Your hubby gets out of the shower and feels the need to flex, dance, and whoop around with the towel before getting dressed. You can't tell me my husband is the only one that does this.

3. Friday nights. No matter how bad the week has been, I know on Friday nights that I have two great days before it starts all over again on Monday.

4. Clean sheets. There is nothing better than making your bed with fresh, clean sheets and sliding into bed. Especially when they're Egyptian cotton!

5. One of my favorite memories: When the University of Texas won the national football championship and Erik circled the neighborhood in underwear, tennis shoes, and his longhorn flag.

6. A bubble bath in the jetted tub. This is what heaven will be like.

7. Digital cameras. Feel free to snap away kids - we can always delete those pictures of nothing but fingers over the lens! (And yes family, I am well aware that I need a replacement digital camera for the brick I currently have.)

7 HATES:

1. Monday morning. The antithesis of number 3 above.

2. The Magic School Bus books. We read to the kids every night but these books are so LONG and of course, always the kids' choices.

3. Cleaning the same room in the house - over and over and over again. Its amazing the natural talent of young kids to messy up a room.

4. Flies. They have all that fresh air and room outside of my house. Why must you venture inside every time a door cracks open?

5. Trying to explain where kids come from. My last attempt ended abruptly when Tyler asked "Did you eat me?" as I was telling him he grew in mommy's tummy. Sweetie - since you're the health teacher you get to have those "special chats" with the kids when they get older.

6. Baseball season. Erik, yes, I love coming to your games, but I don't enjoy being asked about which bleachers or fences or uniforms would look best - especially when we're cuddling in bed!

7. When you go to the store, spend $200 on groceries, come home and can't find a darn thing to have for lunch.

Hope that satisfies Petra - I give myself an A+!