I am the queen of salads for lunch, usually TJs lunches. Dinner tonight is roasted chicken and a salad. So much for eating less protein!

So tomorrow we are getting a tree cut down. Ai yi yi! That's both stressful and kind of exciting.

Oh Kat, how fun! Would love to stay in a cabin in Yosemite.

A former student is a park ranger and has arranged a cabin for us.

That is so cool!

I feel like the chances of me actually exercising if I could Wii Fit with you all would be better, but still not actually great.

When I was little we went to Yosemite a bunch. Sometimes staying in the cabins, other times tenting it. I even went to summer camp there but the camp ground burned in the big fire there a year or two ago.

But it wasn't until we moved to Colorado that I realized I had never taken my kids there. I wish I could have a do-over on that.

Ben wants to go back to Yellowstone, since he was only there in utero (he was born in WY, though). I'd love to, too, and definitely not pregnant this time.

There are a bunch of Wii Fits on eBay for cheap right now.

Matilda's school had Portfolio Night tonight, and I got to browse through all her journals:

• Regular (all Emmett, all the time, as per example: "I am thankful for my brother he is kind to me wen I am sad...If I did not have a brother I wooud be nothing without him I love him so much.")

• Environmental: ("Ways to save water: Poop in a hole.")

• and Science ("Today I observed my mealworms in their habitat. They go down in their wheat brand to hide from the lite. They are shy of people."

"Today I obsv my mealworms habitat. They were napping and codling together. AH SO CUTE !!! I love my mealworms!")

The regular journals brought me to the verge of blubbing right in the middle of the classroom, so the others were welcome comic relief. And I can't wait for the school year to end so we can bring all her art home. This kid is AWESOME.

Her teacher apologized for how crowded the classroom was and for not having a presentation ready and all sorts of apologetic self-deprecating nonsense, but everyone kind of loves him. He's been amazing, and we're all so lucky to have him.

Elementary got picked up for a 3rd season, according to Tumblr.

JZ, those are the best!

We had a more up and down conference with Franny's teacher. Bottom line, teacher thinks she's fabulous, as do we, but Franny has been checking out during class and falling behind in her work. le sigh. I will always always question if I did the right thing by her by not holding her back in school.

Kat, do you have a Wii? We have an extra Fit thingy. We sold the Wii to Stephanie, but she already had a Fit so we didn't send that. If you want it, it's yours. And I think we mailed the game with the Wii, but since it was a duplicate, Stephanie and fam may be willing to send it to you.