It’s the time of the year where I resort to bullet points.
- Although I’m sure it was really apparent from the video, the piano concert went well. Somehow it kept me busy from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., though.
- Jo got braces, with blue and purple brackets. She hasn’t complained at all of any pain or discomfort (she’s tough, this one). I think the advantage of having them when you’re 8 is that it still feels special to be different. She’s not–yet–worried about trying to look like everyone else.
- Someone nominated me for “best parenting blog” at ParentsConnect, which was awfully sweet.
- We’re saying goodbye to a lot of lovely teachers: the librarian, music and kindergarten teachers at the elementary school, and the assistant director and another teacher at the child care center. The teacher who is retiring was Opie’s very first caregiver in the nursery when he was all of three months old and kind of a cranky little pill. I’m feeling rather maudlin about it all, especially the thought of my boy starting kindergarten in just a few months. The other day it occurred to me that when he loses his first tooth I might collapse into a heap.
- In happier news, I wrote about my sister-in-law’s totally sweet potty-training books over at the Full Mommy.
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With bullet points like these, resort away, lady! Congrats on the nomination. And let’s hear it for blue and purple brackets!
Ack. My Twelve is getting braces in a month. He is NOT happy, not happy at all. He’s asked to have an “all-candy” day on the day before the braces get put on. I can’t see why not.
Oh god, I haven’t even thought about braces yet. Go, Jo!
Love the braces! Tacy’s first question, of course: “When am I getting braces?”
(Did I tell you CJ lost a tooth?)