Poppy, $9100 is heartbreaking. Ugh.
Dimitri, the monthly events is a great plan. Nice jingle bell time, too.
Plady and sparkle, I appreciate the honesty about the kid achievement feelings. Through we're not there yet, I see so much potential and talent in my oldest musically that I can relate to elements of the pressure/pleasure conundrum of kid activities.
Speaking of music, it was the school Christmas concert this evening. There was a lot of talent as would be expected for a Fine Arts school. There was also a very gendered/stereotyped/heteronormative costume and choreography, the worst case being all of the older grade girls singing an "All I want for Christmas is you" spoof to a full size Justin Bieber cut out. We had an earlier email and phone call to the music teacher for clarification about my daughter's class' song. An email to the music teacher was sent and cc'd to the principal tonight. It may be that we are a minority of parents who saw any issue, at least if I am to trust Facebook.
Dimitri, the monthly events is a great plan. Nice jingle bell time, too.
Plady and sparkle, I appreciate the honesty about the kid achievement feelings. Through we're not there yet, I see so much potential and talent in my oldest musically that I can relate to elements of the pressure/pleasure conundrum of kid activities.
Speaking of music, it was the school Christmas concert this evening. There was a lot of talent as would be expected for a Fine Arts school. There was also a very gendered/stereotyped/heteronormative costume and choreography, the worst case being all of the older grade girls singing an "All I want for Christmas is you" spoof to a full size Justin Bieber cut out. We had an earlier email and phone call to the music teacher for clarification about my daughter's class' song. An email to the music teacher was sent and cc'd to the principal tonight. It may be that we are a minority of parents who saw any issue, at least if I am to trust Facebook.
. I then somehow miss the return call from the psychiatrist about sons med refills, call back and am on hold 9 minutes, I kid you not and hang up only to MISS return call again!! To my defense I was on the other line waiting for GI surgeon. There's more to the day but I won't keep you lol!! It's all good though because it all could have been major stuff and it wasn't.
dh interrupted her and said, "It is super important for moms to make time for themselves. Your mom spends a lot of time with you and she needs to get out and exercise. It's good for her body and her brain." 
Needless to say, we'll be back! And then we headed over to the zoo. It was just about a perfect evening for it, not too cold, and not too crowded. I love date night, 6 year old style!
I hit the hamster wheel for 5k before spin class, suffered through some seriously mellow music during spin class (what is UP with the Y instructors lately? Come on, people!), and then got peer pressured into going to pilates class. Phew. It was good, and I am tired!
Such sad, sad news today, I am just still reeling from it.
And of course, my first thought was wondering if there were any Dingo moms in Newtown, CT.
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