Green Is Good

Never have I enjoyed that expression more than this week.

Miss K has been the only child in her first grade class to not hit 15 days of good behavior for the school year (not 15 in a row, just 15). On Tuesday, that all changed when K finally got her 15th "Green" Day. I was so proud, Grammy probably heard me in Pennsylvania.

Never mind that most of the other kids are getting their second trip to the goodie box.

Or that she only achieved this miracle after a visit to the guidance counselor with two other juvenile delinquents . . .

. . . and a conversation with her father on Sunday that included the advice, "Keep your mouth shut and your ears open."

I'm a mom which means I'm proud as a peacock despite having absolutely nothing to do with this accomplishment. To make things even better, Miss K has been on Green every day this week . . . an unparalleled feat. If she finishes out the week with a green today we're heading out to eat at a restaurant of her choosing and she can have whatever Halloween costume she wants.

Fingers crossed!

Checking In

Just in case anyone's wondering . . . K and I have not dropped off the face of the earth.

Between school, the dog, the house, the yard, Halloween, Monday night CCD classes, Sunday football games and just plain enjoying the heck out of spending time with each other, we are plum tuckered out.

The only big thing going on is that I'm thinking about selling the house and moving back to PA so K and I can spend more time with the family and Julie will have someone cool to hang with if the other Bouceks get stationed there. The thought of packing up 2700 square feet terrifies me, but not nearly as much as trying to maintain 2700 square feet.

In other news, K's daddy just turned 40, which means that I'm not too far behind . . . when the heck did THAT happen? I still feel like I'm in my late 20s so I'm not quite sure why I'm actually turning 37 in a few weeks.