Thanks, sj. The reason I feel petty is that I have a pretty comfortable life: loving husband, wonderful kids, a home, decent pay for a job that I (mostly) like.

Hey, I think that was an actual warning on a Dark Angel story or something.

It was--I remember cut and pasting that part back to you.

I remember well the incredible stress over finding the right schools for my kids. There was some serious trial and error there too. It isn't petty; it's being a loving mom.

I'm already trying to figure out the best schools in our city so that when we buy a house we know where we want to look, and we don't even have kids yet.

I think it's hard to pick good schools a lot of places today. Most of my friends with kids live in KC and that's a nightmare. Really, no one wants to send their kids to a KCMO school, because the district at-large has been a complete clusterfuck for the last....um, 50 years? Seriously. I had a friend who moved this week to Olathe (a burb) largely for school selection reasons. Yeah, she's having another kid and they need more room, but they would haved stayed MUCH closer if her little girl wasn't starting kindergarten this year.

I used to do Americorps at the school her duaghter would have had to have gone to...and no way. NO way -- but what do you do? Pay a crazy amount for private school, IF you can get in -- or move to a better district?

I'm a teacher, and yes, I believe in bettering public education, but...I also get just saying this situation is just something I have to choose moving over.

Did any of you happen to catch L&O:CI last night? (Pre-school wait-list storyline.)

But I'm sure that no Buffista would take things THAT FAR.

(CI is unsatisfactory because they only show the investigation and never the trial.)

Ugh, see that's the thing. I knew that we were in a bad elementary district when we bought the house from my sibs, but hey, it was realistically our only chance at owning a home in LA. But yeah, my sister (the one w/o kids) has NO sympathy for me for that very reason. Ugh. I just think--I'm hoping that somewhere between K and 5th grade we find a decent school for the kids. It's just... I may lose my mind waiting it out.

Daniel, just checking....you do realize when I say MAC, it's always, ALWAYS the makeup line, and never the computer?

Hee. Me too.

It's Friday! And I'm in a fab mood. Got out and about to do a work thing I always put off, and it went well.

Hello my lovelies. School-ma to Burrell, of course.

School-ma for Burrell.

Crap. Owen's burning up with fever and complaining of aches and a hurty tummy. Liv had a little accident while in the bath with him last night so I'm a little concerned he got some contaminated water in his mouth before I could hustle them both out of the tub.

I've given him some Tylenol and he's eating a popsicle right now. If he gets any worse, I'm going to take him into the pediatrician.

Better-ma for Owen. And school-ma for Burrell.

I've been cranky as hell all morning, and I just realized I have a combination sinus & tension headache. I should medicate, that might help, ya think?