{fashionista}

Morgan had to try on nearly every dress she owned before we could decide on one for her school pictures.







This is the one we ultimately decided on.





And for comparison purposes, here is Gerard's preschool picture when he was 3 years old.

{the power of advertising}

Last week little Gerard came out of the bathroom and said, in a quite concerned and completely serious voice, "Mom? Who is Robert Jones?"
Me: "I don't know."
Gerard: "Really? You don't know him?"
Me: "No. Why?"
Gerard: "You really don't know him?"
Me: "No. Why?"
Gerard: "Because he's been spending your money on some pretty bad ideas."

{another read-a-thon}

Hi all! Don't forget if you wanted to make a donation to Morgan's school and haven't done so already, her Read-a-Thon is going on now!!! You can make checks payable to her preschool (e-mail me for the name). We need to turn in money by November 4. Thanks a million!!!

{matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match}

Sorry this has taken me so long to post. I actually wrote this post about two weeks ago, but I wanted to find some old pictures to scan, so that took me a while. I still can't seem to find my pictures from graduate school, so I only have two pictures of Wade. Read on....

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For those of you who do not know my friends Nadine and Wade, let me introduce them to you.... I met Nadine in nursery school 35 years ago and we've been friends ever since. Growing up we never went to the same school so we relied on phone calls, Sunday school and later Hebrew school and the mall to get our fix of each other. We went our separate ways in college and after, but have still managed to remain friends despite the fact that we haven't even lived in the same town for 19 years. (Boy that makes me feel old!)

I met Wade in college. He was a year behind me, but we had mutual friends (he played on the baseball team with many of my friends). We became friends and ended up living together for a year with 2 other guys from the baseball team while I was in grad school. We, too, went our separate ways after school, but still kept in touch.

Nadine had met Wade a few times when she came to visit me in school.

Fast forward many years....Wade lived in Colorado. Nadine told me she was moving to Colorado and I told her she ought to call Wade ("You rememeber Wade, right?") and the rest, as they say, is history.

Nadine and Wade were travelling nearby this past weekend and stopped for a visit with us. They only got to stay one night, but it was still great seeing them! We hung out at home the first night and then we took Morgan apple-picking when Gerard was at school on Monday. The kids had a blast, and it was obvious that Morgan was very comfortable with them as she beat up on Wade like she'd known him all her life. It was awesome to get to see them, even if it was only for a short visit. Thanks for coming, guys!

{pooped}

It's been an exhausting couple of days. Our internet was down for several days and the tech guy finally came on Friday to replace our modem. Now I'm back in business and have some pictures to post from our visit with Nadine and Wade, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow.

This weekend we got the news that Morgan's preschool teacher was resigning to accept another job. The mom in me was sad that Morgan's teacher was leaving because she seemed to really like her so far. The board member in me who was responsible for hiring her replacement was pissed off to be spending Saturday AND Sunday scrambling. Of course the teacher and the grown-up in me understood that Mrs. L had to do what was best for her. I hope she likes her new job. The good news is that Gerard's old preschool teacher, Mrs. H, will be taking her place! I couldn't be happier. I also couldn't be more tired, so I'm hitting the hay for now. Watch for a new post in the next day or two!

{a big THANK YOU!}

Thanks to everyone who sponsored (or will be sponsoring) Gerard and/or Morgan for their Read-a-Thons. If you need to know who to make the check(s) out to send me an e-mail and I'll let you know. Wouldn't want to disclose our top secret location on the blog, you know! :)

{asking for money again!}

Gerard's school is doing another Read-a-Thon this year. It is their ONE and ONLY fundraiser for the year. (Read last year's post HERE for more information.) If you'd like to sponsor him, please let me know. He has his eye on a gumball machine prize for raising $250. (But save some money -- Morgan's preschool is doing a Read-a-Thon, too, and it is THIER ONE and ONLY fundraiser, too!)

Thanks in advance!!