some things are better than others

awoke at 6am and thanked my lucky stars that a) it's summer b) i don't have to go to work, c) my children are old enough to get their own breakfast, and d) i have a hubbie who brings me perfectly made coffee in bed.... every single day :)

dunked ginger cats in coffee ( for 1 second - no more no less) and watched "Finding Sarah". as much as i want to despise that woman i just don't (but i do want to slap her across the cheek, for her own good, for being so stupid :| and tell her to remarry Prince Andrew, because he's a fox AND a keeper :)

went for a walk with Sam. we walked for 65 minutes uphill all the way. and he didn't complain. not once. and he did keep up! granted we talked about Grand Theft Auto the whole way ;)

looked for a perfectly perfect white beach house anywhere between Big Sur and Mendocino (i am completely obsessed with vacation rentals... though some are downright scary, must share links soon :)

accidentally clicked on a story about a sweet shelter dog and burst into tears

tried on teeshirts and hated them all (one of those days...)

went to Winco, ridiculously cheap and awesome grocery store. bought dog toothbrushes and 4 types of apples

forgot the ONE THING i went for: raisins in various hues - grrrrr!!!

stopped at Cici's pizza buffet for lunch. it never fails - their managers are all really really rude and patronizing. the manager today accused me of daylight robbery because Sam looks older than 10 (according to Cici, kids are adults at 11 years old :| i hate Cici. oh and she sucks at making pizza too ;)

took a bite out of 7 slices of pizza in a bloody-minded revenge-seeking episode and ate the entire bowl of house salad :|

briefly reconsidered going to the Hollywood Bowl fireworks show hosted by Hall and Oates on Sunday night, when a Hall and Oates song came on the radio :)

drove home, loving my car a little bit more than yesterday but not as much as i will tomorrow (translation: i love it more each day:)

realized we don't own a bottle opener and had to use pliers to open glass coke bottles :|

talked to a lame patronizing bitchcat from hell (i'm sorry but she was) at the Mirage and decided not to stay there after all (after asking a billion questions :)

pored over pinterest recipes and decided to make some cookie/oreo/brownie thing

ran to Trader Joe's for more ginger cats and lavender dish soap - i am in imaginary celebrity rehab hell trying to wean myself off my TJ addiction but i just HAVE TO HAVE the ginger cats and the lavender dish soap... life isn't worth living without them :|

stared at protein powder aisle for something like an hour... there are a million different kinds of protein powder (who knew...)

accidentally almost ate a piece of HOT DOG at the tasting hut, while supposedly trying cornbread. urgh!! i had to spit it out in front of hundreds of people (but thankfully not Pedro Hernandez) it was so embarrassing!

dashed home and removed brownie/cookie effigy from oven - it's sooooo heavy!! and most likely fattening, i think....

stupid cookie/brownie thingie broke in half, due to it's obscene weight, while being hoisted (by two people, i might add) from the pan to the cooling thing - darn you brownie/cookie monstrosity!

gave dogs their toothbrushes - they woofed them and i felt like a good mom for once :)

watched Celeb Rehab - they are all such whiny spoilt little bitches. one woman claimed to be allergic to alcohol because it makes her dizzy and sick.... whhhhat????? then isn't everyone allergic to alcohol...? if that's a real allergy, then i'm allergic to bullshit :| also another thing: how on earth does Dr Drew be everywhere all at the same time while still looking so calm and uncreased...?

watched Dr Drew (again) parroting on about that Casey Anthony trial - it's getting reaaally boring :|

listened to Danny Boy by Elvis which curiously i've never heard before. i love the song, and Elvis Presley (and America), and my own sweet little Danny Boy :)

also: High Hopes by Frank Sinatra because i love it to pieces and Frank Sinatra and Palm Springs :)

also: The Fame by Lady Gaga because i unapologetically love her too ;)

did pilates with the entire family :|

hid all the sad death row shelter pet updates from my facebook :( and felt guilty for doing so, but i just don't have enough tissues in the house to soak up all the tears :(

listened to more Elvis (CPR for tender hearts :)

spritzed Jo Malone fresh mint in an attempt to shoo off the whammies and mean reds

listened to a long reenactment of an infomercial that Danny is fascinated by :)

back tomorrow with details of a top secret mac and cheese tastetest that we are part of :) i love mac and cheese!! xoxox