I told Dean I wasn’t sure what to write about today. 

“What should Mommy write today for her blog?” I asked.

“Hmmmm… Numbers.” He replied.

“I should write about numbers?”

“Yes.” Dean answered me matter of factly.

So, here goes:

5 - The number of boys that we have. It’s also the number of tats I currently have.

13 - Roy and I will celebrate our 13th anniversary this December.

122 - The amount we used to pay for cable TV. (OUCH!)

29 - The amount we currently pay for Hulu Plus and Netflix. (NICE!  Almost 100 dollars in savings!)

230 - The amount I pay every month for our cell service. (Boy that’s a lot; is everyone’s that expensive?)

24 - The number of years I will be involved with the school system.

52 - The number of days until the boys are out for Summer break.

130 - The number of days I have left until I’m sipping a Chicory Coffee in NOLA.

131 - The number of days I have left until I’m sipping a DOTD (Drink of the Day) onboard the Carnival Conquest.

425 - The number of items Hayden had in his Amazon wish list until I purged it this morning. (Seriously, what does this say about me as a mom?  Am I overly indulgent?  How many toys does this boy want?!)

1 - The number of jackets I have lost recently. And the weird thing?  Someone picked it up and took it!  Why would they want it?  It was sweaty, as I jog in it sometimes, old… ratty… I wouldn’t even sell it at a yard sale!

15 - The number of shows we have in our Hulu Plus queue.

4 - The number of shows in our Hulu Plus queue that I really want to watch… wait, it’s more like 6… yeah, that sounds about right.

1 - the number of times I’ve really been in love. ;)

Why…

-do the kids always have to go to the bathroom right before the bus gets here?

-do the kids think school lunches are like ‘so awesome, mom,’ but the healthy, fresh food I make for them is like ‘gross and yucky?’

-did cable constantly stop my DVR recording a minute before my show was to end, thereby making me miss the cliffhanger? (So glad to get rid of cable.)

-do I hate running on a treadmill, but like running outside?

-is a 35 pounds child awake so much easier to carry than the same 35 pound child that is passed out?

-does my most favoritest designer in the whole, wide world NOT participate in Black Friday?  Not even free shipping?  (Of course that doesn’t stop me from buying stuff there. But, hey, I’m just wondering.)

-does my dog bark at presents under the tree?  No, he really does. He barks at the presents.  And no, they aren’t toys that happened to switch on in the box or anything.  He literally just barks at a present sitting under the tree.

- are men afraid of the phone?  Ok, Roy isn’t really afraid of the phone. He just dislikes talking on it, but then that means if there is an issue with a product, a bill, etc… I am the one that sits on hold for 30 minutes… Oh wait, maybe I just answered my question.

-do people, especially teens, always complain about remakes?  Sure, that’s more proof that film makers are running out of ideas, but it seems pretty simple to me… If you are against remakes, don’t see them!  On the other hand, it’s pretty silly to dismiss something simply because it’s a remake, or a reboot, or a revamp, or whatever the cool term is today.

Why? I ask you. Why?!