almost...but not quite....

this is the time of year by which my life is run by college application deadlines.

as a reminder - i'm (not solely, but sort of) responsible for about 700 college applications each year. when your kids apply to college, call me, i'll help you.

anyway, on one activities resume, this kid listed his job at Meijer grocery store where he "organized the isles".

mmhhhhmm.....Meijer has isles??!? the "A" is silent, i suppose.

this week's photo memory

these are my friends who visited last weekend.

i'm going to be an aunt soon

*my sister in law is in labor.

yay! the nephew is coming to join us!!

*although i've never given birth to a baby, this may be the first time that i've had the thought "i'm glad i don't have to be going through that event RIGHT this very second". don't get me wrong, childbirth is a miracle, it still sounds a TEENY bit scary to me.

my poor tired eyes

just want to point out that i sent 157 emails between the time of 7:17 am and 7:17 pm.

friends, my life is work and my work is life. helping kids get applied to college keeps me busy from the month of June until the month of May. yes, that's nearly the entire year.

i'm.so.very.tired.

ok, done complaining.

recall. important.

apparently this is dangerous. and i own one and it has been recalled. MANY of these (about 530,000) are floating around, turning on randomly, and even chopping/lacerating body parts in at least 3 cases.....
i'm sending mine back. and in a PROMPT 8 weeks, i'll supposedly have a new one. thanks, starbucks! for NOTHING!!

aging like fine wine...

i recently saw a commercial for the new season of supernanny which will supposedly deliver an action-packed set of episodes.

like most reality TV the episodes will likely be uncomfortable, heartbreaking and hold happy endings all around. i won't watch, but i'm smart like that.

my point is this: supernanny looks like she is aging quickly. i guess i would be too if i were in her particular line of work, but she needs a nap i believe.

i'm going to go ahead and point out the level of my wrongness

if anyone would have told me that the reeses easter p.b. egg could be outdone, you would have likely been laughed at. hard.

but let me go ahead and point out that i am throwing childhood nostalgia to the wind to exclaim to the world that reeses pumpkins are superior to the egg. i am NOT sure why just yet....

.....but i'm about to eat another one and i'll get back to you on that last point....