sometimes i find myself in a rut, where all i really want to do is come home, sit on the couch, and watch tv.  instead of reading or painting or cleaning or... anything else, really.  the last time i felt this way was when i was in italy.  i have been trying to figure out the correlation, but to no avail.  my life is quite a routine (similar to my time in italy), but i'm satisfied with it for the time being.

tonight beth and i ordered pictures from shutterfly to put up as artwork on our walls.  i'm excited to actually have some of my very own pictures up and framed!!  it makes me feel proud of myself and my limited experience with photography.  i often doubt my abilities, no matter what they are, but this will be a constant reminder that i do have something that i'm good at.

about every five minutes dave, the guy who lives downstairs, yells "hey!" in a really frustrated manner.  a relatively normal guy, i hope dave is talking to his dog, otherwise i'll question his sanity.

today i got puked on in a taxi.  after a great morning playing with katherine and audrey at this fabulous indoor playplace downtown, katherine had a headache, so we left.  we weren't in the cab 5 minutes before she throws up all over herself :(  after 10 minutes of a little girl's crying and yelling we finally arrive home to one of the most wonderful moms i know holding sanitizer spray, paper towels, a trash bag, and disinfectant wipes.  after getting the girls to bed, stacy and i sat down with cups of coffee and chatted... something we rarely get to do without the girls running around us.  overall it was a great, but pukey, day :)