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8 things about me...

My lovely friend Marie sent me this 8 things about me list to do. Here goes;

1. I love to travel.  We leave in 2 days for England and later Paris or Dublin for a couple days, we're undecided and will figure it out later.

2. I like psychological thrillers more than romantic comedies.

3. I am addicted to avacadoes, which is good that I live in Mexico City. Salsa +Avacado = happy. 

4. I currently homeschool my girls since we're in the process of moving and life is hectic with traveling.  I did it before when we lived in Philadelphia and I LOOOOVE it.  

5. I love photo-booths and would love to have one in my house one day. I think it would be so great for parties and for when my daughters friends come over.

6. I love to try new drinks; each time we go somewhere new I try the house cocktail, or the drink of that area. I've had people comment from my pictures I should do a mini album on the drinks I've had...but that seems kind of sad...

7. I super love the smell of coconut, much more than the taste...but I'll drink a pina colada (refer to #6).

8. I love pilates and long walks (especially if those long walks involves a powerwalk to and from Starbucks for a vanilla iced latte, refer to #6)

Now I pass this one to some others... Patty, Viv, Jen Renee, Jeremy, Steph B, Sandy, Vanessa, Lydia, the rules I was told is you do your 8 things about you, link it back to me and pick 8 more people. Whew...

lists: found grocery list

I believe I've mentioned before my obsession with lists?  I make them about everyday about errands I need to run, things I need to buy, schedules to complete, it makes me feel more organized and centered.  Sometimes I look back though and I laugh at the things I actually wrote down "pick up girls from school," "buy new shoes, size 7. " Really?  Size 7, did I forget what size I wore once I arrived at the store?  Well, luckily earlier I wrote it down on my handy-dandy list...

The girls and I have a thing about finding lists and reading them.  We love the abstract voyeurism we get from peeking into a strangers life. Whenever we find a list, we love inventing who the people would be, what they look like, where they're from.  Their handwriting and the items on the list, it's like a peephole into a stranger's life. Big sis has quite the collection of discarded lists we've found.  We also love discarded passport photos, but that's another post. 

Have you ever seen the book, Milk, Eggs, Vodka, by Bill Keaggy? It's a fun collection of grocery lists discarded by people who from their list, you can guess a lot about them.  This one below is obviously a lady PMSing, and look at the rest, the author makes great observations on each.

Well, yesterday we found this discarded list in a shopping cart. We can surmise a muchacha (housekeeper here in Mexico) wrote the list, notice some of the spelling.  Pollo, is "poyo" spelled phonetically, as well as a couple others, Clinex, sanahorias instead if zanahorias (carrots), and I love the tampox, too. Bless her heart, she's a good little list maker! 

 
I'll have to show a few of the other choice lists we've found someday.

Have you ever found any funny or interesting lists?

Farmer's Market

#4 on my summer list; visit a farmer's market...

little sis said, "Mommy, this looks like a nose!" Yeaaahh, fer sure, a nose...

we bought some yummy strawberries...

 



they were yummy, but tres yummy?  Hmmmmm.....

 

even at a farmer's market there are ninja wars with corn numb-chucks!  

Hope you are having a great start to your week!