Baylor fell in love with a tropical-colored summertime fashion scarf at Target, proclaiming that "It's like from India or something!" (And has plans to wear it tomorrow -- for a second day of seasonal, "international" fashion.)
A friend who calls about taking kids to the movies together, even if I was unable to go -- the invite was welcome.
Dinner at Panera with my girls (and two Mommy friends and their girls that we met up with by happy happenstance).
Free pastry from Panera per their frequent-shopper rewards, which I'm not really all that frequent -- so, a delightful surprise.
Coco-something Frappucino (sp?) at Starbucks -- chocolate-iced-blended-coffee (can be made decaf and skim!) with coconut and topped with whupped cream (h/t J. A.), chocolate drizzle and toasted coconut.
The tests are graded, the pen pals for W. His. kids came in, and my final two speakers are lined up!
Kids selecting small gifts for their classroom teachers . . . to see their minds ponder over what their teachers would like and then sparkle with excitement when they conjure an idea. I love to see generosity in the works!
Making a young daughter feel a littler better by helping out with a letter to yet another friend who is moving away -- leaving tomorrow.
A husband who does laundry -- all of the laundry, and brings pizza to me in my office so I can continue grading without interruption.
A son who tasted his first campfire s'mores this weekend with Daddy, big brother, and a whole bunch of other daddies and sons.
A daughter who wants to know what new words mean . . . unfamiliar vocabulary, as she reads.
Stow-&-go deep storage in the far back of our "new" van -- grocery shopping is less of a chore when the bags don't go sliding around and falling out when I open the hatch at home. Sort of like how pink grapefruit dish detergent makes hand washing the extra large dishes, well, a little tolerable.
Really expensive, silky, spring-scented lotion from a dear, and far-too-generous friend -- feeling pampered is priceless in these busy days . . . and on not-so-busy days . . .
A friend who calls about taking kids to the movies together, even if I was unable to go -- the invite was welcome.
Dinner at Panera with my girls (and two Mommy friends and their girls that we met up with by happy happenstance).
Free pastry from Panera per their frequent-shopper rewards, which I'm not really all that frequent -- so, a delightful surprise.
Coco-something Frappucino (sp?) at Starbucks -- chocolate-iced-blended-coffee (can be made decaf and skim!) with coconut and topped with whupped cream (h/t J. A.), chocolate drizzle and toasted coconut.
The tests are graded, the pen pals for W. His. kids came in, and my final two speakers are lined up!
Kids selecting small gifts for their classroom teachers . . . to see their minds ponder over what their teachers would like and then sparkle with excitement when they conjure an idea. I love to see generosity in the works!
Making a young daughter feel a littler better by helping out with a letter to yet another friend who is moving away -- leaving tomorrow.
A husband who does laundry -- all of the laundry, and brings pizza to me in my office so I can continue grading without interruption.
A son who tasted his first campfire s'mores this weekend with Daddy, big brother, and a whole bunch of other daddies and sons.
A daughter who wants to know what new words mean . . . unfamiliar vocabulary, as she reads.
Stow-&-go deep storage in the far back of our "new" van -- grocery shopping is less of a chore when the bags don't go sliding around and falling out when I open the hatch at home. Sort of like how pink grapefruit dish detergent makes hand washing the extra large dishes, well, a little tolerable.
Really expensive, silky, spring-scented lotion from a dear, and far-too-generous friend -- feeling pampered is priceless in these busy days . . . and on not-so-busy days . . .
I do recall that having eaten S'mores is on the list for U.S. Citizenship. One more item checked off.
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