Hail!

Hail!

But I missed it, because I took Boylee to the dentist. That was only about 5 miles away but the sky was bright and sunny.

Please take one minute...

...and follow this link to automatically send a protest letter to key state leaders re: new legislation that would decimate charter school site funding. This directly affects Boylee!

Go HERE. Just click on the link and you'll be guided through the rest.

Snow? What?

With relatives in Montana and Alaska, we're used to hearing about snow. But we're not used to experiencing it ourselves, unless we get in the car and take a trip up to Big Bear. That's why we're simultaneously shocked and amazed at this weekend's weather report: snow levels in L.A. are expected to drop to 500 feet.

And then I found an online tool that told me the elevation at our house. And it's 711.9. Wow!

That Didn't Take Long

After last week's playdate was a grand success, Boylee seems to have really changed his thinking about going home to other people's houses. Today he's going to a different kid's place, letting that mom pick him up after school. And he's even going to stay for dinner. Wow!

He said, "If I stay for dinner how long will the playdate be before you pick me up?" I told him I thought it'd be about two hours, and worried that might be a deal breaker for him. But instead he reacted with pure happiness!

The Result

It was a grand success. The other mom said he wasn't shy about it at all! By the time I got there he was having so much fun and was in no mood to leave -- which actually made the end of the playdate kind of annoying, with both boys grumbling at each other. Oh well.

Another First

Tomorrow Boylee is schedule to go home after school with another boy. It's the first playdate with that boy. And it's the first time he's let any other family take him home for a playdate after school! It's unprecedented and I was certain he'd say no to it. But he didn't, though he did make me promise to pick him up at their house after exactly one hour. I'm thrilled about it, mainly because the other kid is a very, very sweet boy and I'll be really happy if the two of them become good friends.

My Sensitive Thug

He's such a boy's boy, but this is also Boylee's favorite video: