11 on 11/11

1. Nathan lost his first tooth on Sunday. We didn't even realize it was loose until Friday, apparently he ate a popcorn ball at school that helped loosen it. Kids with missing teeth usually kind of gross me out (what a politically correct thing to say, huh?), but of course, he is adorable.

2. I've already started my Christmas shopping and have a good chunk of it done. I must be crazy, usually I haven't even started thinking about it yet!

3. We've got parent-teacher conferences later this week, time to see how our kid really behaves at school.

4. It's cold! What happened to fall? It went from 70 for a high to 35 for a high in like 3 days! Yuck!

5. I really should be putting away laundry right now instead of trying to think of 11 different things to post.

6. I used to fear the number 11. I was convinced I was going to die at 11:11 on 11/11/11. Hmmm...that's only a few years off, I've got a lot of living left to do.

7. I'm a little disappointed the Notre Dame football season isn't looking as good as I thought it might at the beginning of the season. But they're still doing better than last year.

8. The boys took me to see Madagascar 2 on Saturday for my birthday. I think the movie was okay, but I was too busy shushing Matthew to pay too much attention!

9. I hate Wal-Mart. I bought an $11 pack of meat there late last week that had an expiration date of November 9th on it. When I got it out on the 8th to cook it, it was rotten. I tried to take it back, but "they don't take food items back" so $11 worth of meat got thrown in the garbage!

10. My bedroom smells like burnt crayons. We finally turned our baseboard heater on last night and it's putting out a strange odor. My guess would be crayons, I've pulled them out of there more than once before.

11. Pray for a veteran today. Or a soldier currently enlisted. Either way, these men and women protect our country and deserve all the thanks they can get.