See, so you're actually doing both them, their parents and yourself a favor by giving them complaining material. And it's even educational! That's such an impressive multi-tasking!

Huh. Wow, I'm such a rock star! Thanks, Nilly!

I'm totally giving myself a gold star on Monday! Go, team me!

Oh, I'm glad to help.

We never got any sort of stars in schools. I feel so deprived.

But then again, we never had rock stars, either. So maybe it works together, the whole "star" thing.

I actually don't have gold stars. But I do have a cool cursive script stamp and copper ink, and I stamp "Well Done!" on some papers.

Is is beef...or good work? YOU DECIDE!

Could it be good work performed on the beef?

Hi Nilly!

I just got back from a Trader Joe's run. I'd been saying all week that it was too cold to go grocery shopping, but I got to the point where I really needed to. So, lots of food! And I just cleaned up my kitchen and got a bunch of new shelves a few days ago, so lots of organized food! (Most of my kitchen cabinets are way too high up, so that if I can reach a shelf at all, I can only reach the front of it, and then if anything falls to the back where I can't reach or see it, I don't realize that I have it and so I buy more. When I cleaned up, I found something like five boxes of couscous and probably a few pounds of lentils. Now I've got a set of shelves against one wall where I can keep all that kind of stuff. It's so cool to be able to just look and see what food I have without having to stand on a chair.)

mac and I have been to the playground, his first trip to the library, and lunch out. good times.

Hil! You're all back at school and stuff, right?

I totally understand the "Yay no chair" joy. Go you!

t waves at msbelle

Ok, if I have to grade beef as well as student essays, I'm-a complaining!

What if you get to eat it, too?