Sunday, January 31, 2010

So our little school district has made the national scene! While the school dance discussion has made the local papers and TV news, Menomonee Falls High School has also been mentioned on Jay Leno! There's a great divide about not allowing "grinding" at school dances so much so that students themselves have organized an alternative dance off school property. Sounds like there'll be a very low attendance at the upcoming Turnabout Dance because of the new rules.

I dug deep into finding the best deals on our prescriptions. It turns out our mail-order pharmacy really does better than even WalMart's low-price prescriptions! But boy, did that take a lot of time on the phone.

Doing better at changing my shopping routine to include gift cards purchased through Scrip to earn $ toward Paige's WorkCamp. Best use of the gift cards is for the grocery store. Paige gets a percentage of the gift card $ amount toward her WorkCamp trip fund. I just have to think a week ahead!

Paige is getting ready for another TaeKwonDo demo. She has been flying around in the piano room trying to perfect this crazy new kick. Master Cory just announced the music they will be using so Paige has found it online. Her demo will be March 13th, but the routine has not been choreographed yet so she doesn't know exactly what her part will be. Paige is saving up in hopes of a new dog. She pulls Jeff over to the computer to view what's available at the Humane Society. Hmmm......

Bryn continues to train 3X/week after school in the weight room, determined to strengthen her right leg. We are pressuring Bryn to narrow down her 4 college choices. I'm thinking we'll go back to visit a couple to help her along. I think we have made our final choice for Bryn's Senior Sendoff picture! Senior Sendoff is a section of the yearbook where families can write a "good-bye/good luck" message to their graduating senior and include a baby picture.

Seeds got a new kitten we got to see and hold and play with on Friday.

I've had a full week without working at Kohls. It was really a nice break. Jeff and I took advantage of my weekend off and went out on a date to the movies to see Up In The Air, then to dinner afterward. We had a gift certificate to Panera to use and it was delicious! We came home to find out Bryn and Paige had Skyped Abby while we were out. We played a little Scattergories with Bryn and Paige. Jeff flies out to Washington DC today and is gone through Tuesday. He will be going out east about once a month because of a big hospital his company is working on in Charlottesville, VA.

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