Remember me?
Ok– I had a couple of writing deadlines this week and have been a little snowed under so I haven’t updated, which means I stink. I know. I’m sorry. I’ll do better. *Blog remorse*
Last night was dueling open houses. Both girls’ schools had their parent’s night at exactly the same time on the same night, so Russ and I split up; I went to Madi’s and he went to Char’s. At Madi’s school, all the parents meet in the auditorium for a brief welcome (and they hit us up for the Annual Fund. Hello! If the dang tuition was lower maybe we’d have more money to throw at the annual fund, for crying out loud!) and then we each follow our kid’s schedule and go to each of their classes for ten minutes. It was funny to see all the parents wandering around looking dazed checking the paper in their hand and squinting at the numbers on the doors trying to figure out where the heck they were supposed to be. It was like being a sophomore all over again! *shudder* We awkwardly perched in the school desks and each teacher gave us a brief overview of the course and handed us a printed syllabus (I just love that word. It would have made a great middle name, don’tcha think? Charlotte Syllabus Taff.) Then the bell rang and we’d trudge off to find the next class. It was kind of fun, and I really liked getting a taste of what Madi’s day looks like. Of course Madi had already given me the heads-up on certain attributes to be sure to look for with each teacher– there was the one with excessive arm hair, the one that possibly used to be a woman, the one that looked like Rachel Ray… It was kind of like a secret scavenger hunt, and kept me very entertained. We are such a weird family.
Anyway, it’s the weekend now, thanks be to God, so I will have time to catch up here. I’ll do better. Don’t leave me. Here’s some candy.
(Coming attractions in the near future: guest blog by Charlotte the Wonder Tween, and MORE VIDEOS!!!!!!! Maybe with actual people instead of dogs!!! Well, maybe.)
