Mommin' It Up!

Today I’m linking up with our friend Amanda from OhAmanda.com and her Top Ten {Tuesday}. BlogHer ’09 is right around the corner and Jenny and I are pumped. Here are the Top Ten things I’m excited about (at this moment. Subject to change 359 times between now and next Thursday), in no particular order.

1. The Luncheon – OHio Style, hosted by our very own Amy in OHio, at Dick’s Last Resort. I’m super excited about this luncheon not only because I’ll be surrounded by 75 of my closest current and soon-to-be BFFs, but also because I’m dragging my husband along and can’t wait to hear what the not-so-courteous staff at Dick’s has to say to the only man sitting within a group of 75 women.

2. Dinner with the Fab 15 and our fab guests at Carnivale, courtesy of Only in a Woman’s World and Frito Lay. I’ve already got the drink menu memorized.

3. Going out on the town with Andy on his birthday… we’re still trying to decide where to go to dinner, so if you have suggestions, throw them my way!

4. Partying with mah girls from Room 704.

5. Spending the weekend with my virtual–turned–in–real–life BFFs.

6. Reuniting with the Magical Moms.

7. Meeting people who I feel I’ve known for years for the first time.

8. Having someone make my bed for me. (And seriously, the beds at the Sheraton? I am hoping one will be included in the swag bag.)

9. The intellectual discussions about how to advance my blog and myself through SEO, creatives, affiliate marketing and all avenues of social media. (Did anyone buy that? I didn’t either. I copied it from Amy.)

and last, but certainly not least… (and not really even last – I could go on, but it’s called Top TEN Tuesday, not top 359 Tuesday)…

10. Jenny and me sporting our amazing new wardrobe from Lands End, our fantastic BlogHer sponsor.

So there you have it. Needless to say, we are a little excited about our upcoming trip. We’ll try not to be toooo geeky about it for the next couple weeks, we promise. But you know us, so you know how much stock to put in that statement!

So it’s Friday, it’s late, and I’m worn out. I don’t have the mental capacity to write a whole post about one thing, so I thought I’d bore you with write about some random stuff going on in our lives.

Random Item #1 – I took our kids to get haircuts tonight. I vaguely remember a time when an evening at the salon was a relaxing event. Tonight, I felt like I had gone three rounds with Roberto Duran by the time we walked out of there. When it was Kate’s turn, I was trying to encourage her to keep her head down or straight or whatever so she didn’t end up with a jagged hairline while I was juggling Sammy and trying to keep him from playing with the piles of hair on the floor. The fun really started when it was his turn, though. In Sammy’s 14 months of life, he’s had about six haircuts, and typically he’s done pretty well. This time, however, he was not such a fan. He had hair in his eyes and his mouth and he was screaming like we were removing a limb rather than extraneous hair. With all the wailing and gnashing of teeth, I’m pretty sure our hairstylist was regretting both her chosen career and her current state of gestation. And after it was over, we decided we hadn’t had quite enough fun for the night and headed to the grocery store. Yes, Mr. Teenage Cashier. I know the box of graham crackers is open.

Random Item #2 – Our Disney trip is right around the corner and I am extremely disappointed with myself regarding the lack of obsession effort I’ve put into planning it. We’ve got all of our dining reservations, Kate’s booked on the Pirate Cruise, and I have spreadsheets outlining our general touring plan, but I really feel like I did a lot more preparation last time and had everything in a much more organized fashion. Perhaps it’s time to break out the old numerous spreadsheets and see if I can just update them.

Random Item #3 – I’ve been taking a lot of classes this summer – I’ll have knocked out 12 credit hours when it’s all said and done in a couple of weeks. Three of the courses I’ve taken have been great, but one… not so much. It was actually horrible. Hideous, really. It was online, which makes it sound like it should be a breeze, but for six weeks an assignment was due every Monday and a test was given each weekend… and the tests? They were impossible. My grades were as follows: 70, 69, 63, 62, and 67 on the final. Go me! My sources tell me there’s a huge curve in this class and that I’ll wind up with a B, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Of course, the class has been over for a couple weeks and the grades aren’t posted yet. Ugh. But, if the stars align, I should be done with my master’s in May of next year, so that’s good at least.

Random Item #4 – My friends and I ate lunch at Jimmy John’s the other day, and as we were leaving we noticed a sign with “25 Things that it Took Me 50 Years to Learn,” by Dave Barry. It’s hilarious, and Emilie posted about it today, so click over to her blog to check it out. I particularly identify with numbers two, three (Twitter, anyone?), and 14.

Ok, I’m done. You can wake up now.