because i love lists

1. i had a traumatizing experience at the red cross blood drive yesterday: apparently my blood was pumping way too slowly so the nurse jiggled the needle around. i gasped in pain. then the nurse got nervous bc i was bruising immediately. it hurt/ scared me so much i asked her to just take the needle out. ick. i couldn't even finish donating [when she asked if i wanted to try the other arm, i said heck no]. and today my arm is nasty shades of blue, purple, and yellow.

2. we had field day on friday and the kids were absolutely darling!~ i adore them all.



3. meliss, rebecca, ML, and i are going to the beach tomorrow. WAHOO!!!!

4. almost every day i wish i had someone who was excited about the same things i get excited about... for instance, kids who can't speak english. or surprising sunsets. or sitting outside on summer evenings. or good books. or traveling. sometimes i just get so excited about one [or all] of those things and i want to talk to someone who loves them too. dang.

5. sam just told us that rebecca wanted him to play "the egg" in church on sunday. he refused because he said it would be equal to rebecca doing "interpretive ballet" in front of the church. rebecca said "i think my parents should break out and try new things". ML said "okay, i'll do ballet!!"