thirty-six.

36:

• grilled cheddar on wheat (And it's real irish cheddar, no yellow dye... good stuff!)
• raisins
• animal crackers
• bunny gummy fruit snacks (she's been eating the kellog's ones w/ my dad, but i don't think there's any "food" in them, save a little fruit juice.)

very very excited that my friend Lauren and her son Rowan are coming into town today! Lauren and i go way back to 4th grade, and we've begun having "courses" when she comes to town: dinners where we can sit and have appetizers, entrees, desserts, a glass of wine, and just enjoy the meal and catching up, because usually, that's not the case. as the mom to TWO boys (And she's expecting her first GIRL!!), it was sorely needed, and now it's become part of our new orleans rituals.

she was here for a year after nursing school - and it was right on time, because she was here to help as we rearranged our lives to get ready for our crumbsnatcher: i wouldn't have wanted it any other way.