why....

why...
when i say 'no thanks' to gross icky sweet tarts candy do my kids insist on practically pushing it into my mouth, yelling 'it's good! you'll love it!! just try it!!' maybe they are getting their own back for my years of plying them with kernels of corn and tiny broccoli trees? but really i don't like sweet tarts! i know i don't!

why...
is my child scared of multiplication apart from when it's multiplying 26 days by 24 hours to equal the hours till the gifts arrive :| (624)

why...
is it that the second we put up christmas lights and fanciful signs and such in the yard that the santa ana winds return with a vengeance? (ditto ghosts and goblins at halloween)

why...
does a week out of preschool equal Danny crying and hiding in a corner about going back :(

why...
is it so hard to decide between a readymade no-muss-no-fuss-costco sheet cake and this homemade rainbow layer cake which will be impossible to make and cause me to cry all friday evening and my fingers to be stained and gross at the party?

why...
do i start off every monday morning vowing ONLY to eat yogurt forever more and by 3pm i am binging on stacy's pita chips and endless bowls of trader joe's ginger cat cookies :(

back later - got to run to trader joe's and NOT buy ginger cat cookies i swear :|