Favorites, Do-Over

On the occasion of the recent birthdays:

Sis's List
Tv Show: Caillou
Song: she sings the "Mama loves me" bedtime song with me every night.
Color: pink
Number: 3 (she insists on 3 kisses at bedtime)
Food: chocolate anything; crunchy anything; chicken
Flavor: chocolate
Day of the Week: Saturday, when Mama is home
Ice Cream: chocolate
Restaurant: Mexican "chip" restaurant
Toy/Thing: Shirt, of course; her beloved stuffed bunny Amy; her little plastic animals; her stuffed orca
Thing to Do: paint; play "school"
Place to Go: Mystic Seaport, Seaworld

Buddy's List
Book: The Philharmonic Gets Dressed; Good Night, Chicago; Zchock's book on NYC; Animal Orchestra
Tv Show: not sure really, but he'll watch Caillous with Sis
Song: loves singing the "family song" at dinner
CD: Chanteens CD of sea shanteys from Mystic Seaprt Sea Music Festival
Color: green
Number: 2 (he gets 2 kisses at night)
Food: berries!!!!
Flavor: strawberry
Ice Cream: strawberry (decorated as clowns or in ice cream sandwiches)
Restaurant: probably Friendly's!
Toy/Thing: stuffed orca; sporting goods--baseball, soccer, football
Thing to Do: play baseball; play band/parade
Place to Go: Mystic Seaport


Mommy's List

Book: Pausch's Last Lecture; Radical Hospitality; and just about done with Eliot bio
Movie: Waitress has really stuck with me
Tv Show: Olympics; Shear Genius (until Top Chef comes back)
Song:
CD: my Hildegarde von Bingen (chants) recording
Color: purple
Number: 12
Food: lentil soup (for now)
Flavor: chocolate; tamarind (candy, ices, chutney)
Day of the Week: weekends
Ice Cream: Tamarind ice (both here in town and in San Antonio)
Magazine: Penzey's One for good, simple recipes
Restaurant: I've been craving Indian, and, as always, Bertucci's rolls
Toy/Thing: stamp set; arts and crafts
Thing to Do: nap, read, blog, make cards
Place to Go: church
Saying/Words: much of The Last Lecture has stuck with me, but I regularly remember my WW leader saying, "Forgive yourself. It's what you do next that matters." And that's not just a diet thing.

(Mama is still working on her list, mainly because she humors me and my blog).