Do you not know what causes that?

Gray Around the Edges

So tonight I was at a board meeting. I was the youngest on there, including several women.  With the exception of the men, all in their 50s and 60s, I was on the only one with gray hair...  

Purpose of a minivan

We were in the van today and the girls were talking about minivans. Clara says, "M. has a minivan and she doesn't even have enough people. She doesn't need one!"

M. has a two kid family. But Owen then reasoned, "She has all of the seats so she can drive her friends around."

School Daze

Yes!  School has started.  Seriously it's good for the kids and they love it.  Hilary is a senior.  She said she keeps walking by the senior cafeteria and snickering because she's allowed to go in.  Benjamin is in a new school and they've had two days of school but weird days, so it's early but we're hopeful. Isaac is loving middle school.  He's dying to take French.  I keep explaining I can't help with French, but he's determined.  I mean, I signed him up for Spanish.  Today he actually sought out a schedule change.  I told him he could do it. (Hilary took French, she'll have to help him.)  Lilah is liking 3rd grade, though we aren't hearing a lot from her or Owen and Clara.  Lilah's class is mostly intact, even after the 3rd grade split.  O & C say they love their teacher and have a ton of new kids in their classes.  They even have a $20 bucket.  (Not sure what that is...but it's good.)

Ada has actually gone to Kinder Care with Noa.  She's enjoying it and they seem to like her.  She will go one more day and then start at her preschool on Tuesday.  I have orientation that day and they have a short day, so K will work from home in the afternoon with her.  Noa will start at preschool on her birthday (8/31).  The ladies at day care are going to miss her so much - they told me today they were starting a 14 day challenge of making me change my mind... In so many ways I'd rather leave her, but I hope preschool pull sit together and makes this work in a good way because it could be great.  Still no word on who Ada has for a teacher...

My classes start 8/27.

The Truth About Molly

We are at the American Girl store and Hilary was trying to be pleasant. She said of Molly's chocolate mousse, "This is so good that I wish I could meet Molly."

Lilah says, "Molly is a doll."

We all cracked up laughing.

I'm in trouble now...

So Benjamin and I are in the car the other day when he announces, "I've been reading that book you wrote about raising adolescent boys."  It was all I could do not to snort and spit out my drink when he said that.  Part of it was hilarious and part of it was dread...

"So," I said, "Are you learning anything?"

"Yeah, why don't you follow the rules?"

"Which rules?"

"Like why don't you ask me about music?"

"We talk about music all the time!," I say, relieved. "Remember when we talked about Reliant K?"

"Oh yeah, that..."

I'm safe for a few more pages...