By the numbers....

147... pictures I took of the kids at the park this weekend- dressed in their Christmas red.

3... pictures that ended up on the actual Christmas card.

15... minutes the kids had to wear their Christmas gear.

8 1/2.... approximate times Jack said "are we done yet?"

10... days until Thanksgiving.

39... days until Christmas.

0... presents left to buy from Santa Claus.

1... present that I know I am getting Todd. That's all I know right now.

6... items I wrote on my Christmas list for Todd (1st time I've ever made him a list).

0... shots Jack made at his first basketball practice this weekend. (Basket 9 feet high- yikes).

24... days until we'll be in New York City.

10... toes I had painted this a.m. Aahhh- they needed it. Bad.

1... photography class I am taking tomorrow night. My very first one.

4... times I have made a fort for the kids in the last week.

2... body parts I had squished today for my first ever mammogram. Weird experience.

Until next time...