The "Can you tell she's on her period" list:

1. I'm growing very, very tired of the grey skies. The one year I buy a 10 punch pass to Wilson pool for both kids and they keep closing it for "inclement weather." Since when did rain in Portland become inclement weather? WTF.

2. My extended family can be coo-koo-bat-shit crazy. I love them, but I find them very emotionally expensive. One nice thing about getting older is that for the most part, I realize there is very little I actually do care about. Be crazy, just keep me out of it.

3. Its July 19. I pretty sure we are somewhere at the crest where summer is half over. I hope the second half goes painfully slow, because I don't have the "ready to return to work" feeling yet.

4. I'm at 24.5 lbs lost. Really? Not 25? Stooooopid.

5. We feed everyone. Snacks, meals, you name it, there is always someone extra here. I love it, I really do, that my kids would prefer to be here than somewhere else. And at the same time, I'm going broke people.

6. The awesome Trader Joe's Columbia Crest wine deal (bottles are 3 bucks!) is ending July 31. Why? I like that deal.

7. Both my cats are due for rabies shots. I can't catch the barn cat and so I keep putting off making appointments. I'm "delinquent" with the city. That's nice.

8. I don't know. I guess that's it.