That seems like quite a day, Hec.

I seem to have dueling earworms of Hugh Jackman singing Rio De Janeiro and Sanford and Son sung all in meows. With a background of Welcome Back Kotter. I am about to commit ritual suicide.

Climbing stairs exhausts me. But I feel much better! Did my regular swim and can't figure out why that isn't exhausting. (I probably shouldn't, but I hope the chlorine levels take care of it, considering I was probably at the most contagious before I even felt sick.) I feel normal in the pool. I still sound congested, but the nasty snot is gone, my eyes aren't watery and stingy and my neck is no longer sore.

Hec, I always leave those experiences thinking preschool teachers deserve so much more.

It was a long day, but Haidie was about exactly who you'd want for your preschool teacher. Five years of experience which is a lot of experience without getting into burnout, and very warm.

Almost all the kids in this group were potty trained and Matilda did very well with that. (No credit to us - her daycare provider, Maggie, taught her everything.)

It's funny how much any teaching example I see comes back to coaching, but that's my only reference point. But Haidie basically did what a good coach does - which is keeps things moving from drill to drill, or in this case from activity to activity. It's just tricky herding thirteen cats at a time. Even just getting them all to lie down for naps was an extended exercise in patience as they flopped and flipped and kicked each other's toes and giggled and wiggled and finally (most of them) fell asleep.

Yay for no snot.

Youtubing various TV theme songs has mad me wonder if there were way more feale and minority centered TV shows or those with fairly diverse casts in the 70's or if it just feels like it becausen there were only three networks. Also, since the narrative of ""woman on her own" was fairly new, maybe it was more interesting? Certainly there must have been more popular shows about the working class?

And I say this as a child who really hated the grittiness of the 70's tv scene as it was happening

Hec, I always leave those experiences thinking preschool teachers deserve so much more.

This is true. I was soooo happy to drop Isaac off at preschool today. I love him, but the only people able to keep up with his play needs are other 4yos.

I have pants for you, Kat! DH has some that are missing the knees. Egad, when did that happen?

One of mac's thoughts about getting himself to bed, is that it is best done without me reading to him AND with me going to bed at the same time.

Understandable, and yet not likely to happen on a regular basis I'm guessing. I have found that the kids fall asleep best if DH & I keep to quiet activities until they fall asleep.

I have to send Nicole big thanks for pointing me to Beauty Brands. I stopped by after work and was greeted at the door by a pleasant sales clerk. She asked if she could help me find something and I told her I was looking for OPI polish. She asked if I had a specific color and I showed off my pretty nails and told her I didn't know the name of the color. She walked me right over to the OPI section and handed me "Yoga-ta Get This Blue", which is exactly what I was looking for.

The place also has a salon and spa. After the gal showed me around the place, I got free samples of shampoo, conditioner, and hair "whip" (???). I'm glad the store is not on my way home, it is a dangerous find.

Thinking of mac's bedtime reminds me that I used to sit on the top stair and listen to TV when I was his age. My preferred show was the non-gritty Dallas!

Hec, I can't imagine being in the middle of that much energy for that long.

Sophia, I'm not sure even Tom's Diner can help you with that earworm.

Kat, I have a package of denim ready to go. I just need to confirm an address.

The 70s had all those social conscious Norman Lear shows, plus the feminist driven MTM shows.

The great preschool search continues unabated on our end. Ugh.

Did anyone else see the add with Daniel Radcliffe talking about how the Simpsons have been a huge influence on his life?

Kids in college now have had both Harry Potter and the Simpsons for all of the cognizant life. It's weird!