Countdown
[Brought to you by the weekly SS blog challenge.]

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The challenge:
In honor of Shuttle Atlantis, which finally blasted off yesterday, and because my friend Cara likes it when I make lists like this, this week's blog challenge is a Countdown List. 10...9... 8... 7....

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10 Things I Wanna Do Before I Die
* Have a clean house stay that way for 24 or more hours
* Sleep in on weekday mornings
* Make at least one meal that everyone likes
* Have a sock-free family room floor
* Have a toy-free family room floor
* Have someone else clean the "guy" bathroom
* Have someone else learn to cook
* Have a dog that doesn't shed
* Have a cat whose poop is odor-free
* Have a car that is NOT big enough to hold an upright bass, a cello, two golf bags, 2 backpacks, and sundry other kid items, including kids

9 Places I Last Spent Money
* Wal Mart
* Country Mart
* School for lunch tickets
* School for portraits
* Wal Mart
* Country Mart
* Hair salon
* Wal Mart
* Country Mart

8 Sounds I Routinely Hear Around My House
* Kids saying "Mom, I need ..."
* Kids saying "Mom, I want ..."
* Kids saying "Mom, can you ..."
* Kids saying, "Mom, can we ..."
* Kids saying, "Mom, come look at ..."
* Kids saying, "Mom, what's for supper?"
* Hubby saying, "Honey, can/will/would you ..."
* Silence when they're all gone to work and school

7 Real Restaurants Where I Last Ate Out
* Chili's last week when the kids were in school
* Gambino's a couple of weeks ago when the kids were out of school
Since McDonald's, Wendy's, Arby's and Sonic don't qualify as "real" restaurants, this is all I've got!

6 Things I've Recently Scratched Off My To-Do List
* Take the kids to their dentist appointments
* Take the kids to their hair cut appointments
* Take the kids to their photography judging contest
* Take one kid to his cross country meet
* Take the other kid to work
* Run errands for hubby
[Note: Still ON my to-do list is get one of the kids their license and a car so they can do this stuff!]

5 People I Don't Know by would Like to Hang Out With
* A massage therapist
* A manicurist
* A great stylist
* A wardrobe makeover specialist
* A psychotherapist

4 Songs That Make Me Happy
* Bells - Those ringing to signify that DS-1 is at his school
* Bells - Those ringing to signify that DS-2 is at his school
* That music hubby's car makes as it's leaving for work
* Any song the boys' orchestras are playing.
[Dang - just had to mess it up with one serious one!]

3 Things I Hate To Do
* Cook
* Laundry
* Clean

2 Things I'm Really Good At
* Finding ways to avoid cooking, laundry and cleaning
* Being stupid
[Hey, have you been reading this blog??]

1 Bad Habit
* Being stupid