Happy 100 Day
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lydamorehouseMason's school has this tradition of celebrating the 100th day of the school year. They wear 100 day crowns, and (in kindergarten, at least,) did things involving the number 100. I have never heard of such a thing, but the kids seem to love it. I spent a good chunk of yesterday's volunteering time cutting out 100s and stapling them to strips -- clearly to be made into hat/crowns. Normally, it takes me two minutes to do the folders, and I was there yesterday for a whole hour. Then, since it was three, I went out to the car, plugged in my headphones and listened to a half hour long meditation tape -- which means I fell asleep in my car like a bum. I felt pretty stupid when I woke up all dehydrated and spacey.
It's also time for their annual food drive. Our class -- okay, really just our little clique -- is super competative. There are four of us, and this year we got divided: Henry and Dalton in one class, and Mason and Ava in the other. Well, Henry's parents are notorious for going to Sam's Club and finding large quanities of really HEAVY stuff (the competition is by weight). When our group was all together, this was awesome. We have ALWAYS won the food drive, which means our class gets the pizza/popcorn party.
Since we're divided this year, the heat is on. Ava's dad and I came in the other day to discover that Henry's class was ahead by twenty pounds. There is a poster in the main hallway that tallies the classrooms by pounds, and we stood there open mouthed. I could see the gleam in his eye, and I'm sure it matched my own. I ran out that next morning and bought twenty pounds of rice and beans and cooking oil. I saw Ava's dad coming in this morning with a fifty pound bag of rice and bunch of canned beans. Whoot!
On a more somber note about food shelves, Kowalski's was doing their annual drive as well and they have people that handout slips with the most desired items. I have to tell you, looking at that list always makes me pause for a "there but for the grace of God" moment. Tampons, diapers and toliet paper top the list. I always think how awful it would be not to be able to afford those "luxury" items (they're taxed as such, after all.) Inevitably, I buy tampons, diapers and toliet paper or toothbushes and deoderant for the Kowalski's folks. I tell myself it's my karmic duty. I would hate to be without things. They're the sort of things you need to feel human and civilized, you know?
This morning I got my lab work done through my pay-as-you-go doctor. Now I'm anxiously awaiting the results. Fasting always sucks, though this time my lab technician told me I could have black coffee in the morning. This one bit of news saved my sanity. I like black coffee. I prefer my froo-froo drink, but black coffee is my second choice.
Other than that, not much of note. Mason had a playdate with Dalton the other night. We served hot dogs and potato chips and hosted a lightsaber battle in the backyard (with only one minor injury reported). I think, however, that Mason was really more interested in having Dalton over so that he could borrow his Bionicals book. Mason almost had tears when we told him he had to socialize before he could sit and read the borrowed book.
Love that kid.
It's also time for their annual food drive. Our class -- okay, really just our little clique -- is super competative. There are four of us, and this year we got divided: Henry and Dalton in one class, and Mason and Ava in the other. Well, Henry's parents are notorious for going to Sam's Club and finding large quanities of really HEAVY stuff (the competition is by weight). When our group was all together, this was awesome. We have ALWAYS won the food drive, which means our class gets the pizza/popcorn party.
Since we're divided this year, the heat is on. Ava's dad and I came in the other day to discover that Henry's class was ahead by twenty pounds. There is a poster in the main hallway that tallies the classrooms by pounds, and we stood there open mouthed. I could see the gleam in his eye, and I'm sure it matched my own. I ran out that next morning and bought twenty pounds of rice and beans and cooking oil. I saw Ava's dad coming in this morning with a fifty pound bag of rice and bunch of canned beans. Whoot!
On a more somber note about food shelves, Kowalski's was doing their annual drive as well and they have people that handout slips with the most desired items. I have to tell you, looking at that list always makes me pause for a "there but for the grace of God" moment. Tampons, diapers and toliet paper top the list. I always think how awful it would be not to be able to afford those "luxury" items (they're taxed as such, after all.) Inevitably, I buy tampons, diapers and toliet paper or toothbushes and deoderant for the Kowalski's folks. I tell myself it's my karmic duty. I would hate to be without things. They're the sort of things you need to feel human and civilized, you know?
This morning I got my lab work done through my pay-as-you-go doctor. Now I'm anxiously awaiting the results. Fasting always sucks, though this time my lab technician told me I could have black coffee in the morning. This one bit of news saved my sanity. I like black coffee. I prefer my froo-froo drink, but black coffee is my second choice.
Other than that, not much of note. Mason had a playdate with Dalton the other night. We served hot dogs and potato chips and hosted a lightsaber battle in the backyard (with only one minor injury reported). I think, however, that Mason was really more interested in having Dalton over so that he could borrow his Bionicals book. Mason almost had tears when we told him he had to socialize before he could sit and read the borrowed book.
Love that kid.
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