learned today

a few things i have learned today...
sometimes a cold is just a cold
even my dog gets cranky when we don't run
nerf darts hurt when they hit your face
1 truffle in my hand is not worth 2 in the bowl
10 girl push ups = 4 boy push ups
sometimes a run doesn't solve everything...
but most of the time it does :)

Body Worlds

Okay, I took my kids to the Body Worlds' exhibit last week. This is the museum showcase of real, live (okay, not live more like dead), skinless human bodies. It is amazing. Jaw dropping, awe inspiring, can't believe I just saw layers of real muscle pulled away from bone fantastic. I learned more from that 1 exhibit than I did from all of my science classes put together. The kids were excited. They couldn't believe what they were seeing, (I hope I didn't just turn them into psycho killers) and they had a profound respect for it all. I was mom of the year, parent of the decade, thinking outside the box, liberal, forward thinking coolest mother alive. I had found the ticket to teaching my kids about bodies and respect and health... until Eli, in his bellowing 7 year old voice decided he had had enough... "Can't I just see a vagina so we can get out of here?" Sure Eli, right over here, there is a vagina.. "looks like a sea anemone" let's go kids, i need to go for a run.