this week's lessons

• Josh's disease-fighting "guys" are not as tough as he thinks they are. He WILL get sick like the rest of us.
• Chocolate-covered strawberries will not keep and should be eaten as soon as possible.
• Chase makes a fantastic Abraham Lincoln, and will knock the socks off his first grade class.
• Rediscovering The Phantom of the Opera on DVD makes me happy, and makes running on the treadmill go by like THAT (insert finger-snapping sound here).
• It really does make me feel old that my baby brother is now somebody's father. (CONGRATS ANDY AND MELISSA!!)
• I do love my new cell phone, even if it's a nasty, bright pink.
• When running late, I will always make wrong turns and get stuck in traffic.
• Cleaning the bathrooms will ALWAYS be a chore I detest. ALWAYS.
• I cannot start reading blogs in the morning when I only have 20 minutes to shower and get out the door. I will be late, and I will end up looking like a mess.
• When strangers in the grocery store start asking you about baby back ribs, DO NOT, under any circumstance, admit that you use bottled sauce. It will make them angry.
• Favorite gadgets this week: TIVO and my camera.