I am feeling quite loosey-goosey, so that can only mean... It's time for a CONTEST!!! I see that I am almost at 10,000 hits on this page, and my "comments" count is getting up there, too... So here is the deal. If you are the lucky person who leaves the... hmm... 333rd comment, you will win a lovely selection of crafty-type items from me. So get going! Leave those comments! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!
In other news, if you have not done so already, PLEASE send me your mailing address for the stitch marker swap. I only have about 7 addresses so far, and many more of you signed up! Email your addy to me at lainATlainehmannDOTcom.
What else??? It's 66 degrees here today. Cal and I took a lovely stroll. John's in Portland. The big spelling bee for Ben is on Friday. Can you say A-N-X-I-O-U-S?? He'll be competing against second graders throughout the district. We watched Spellbound a while ago when he won his school bee (actually he came in second, but in our eyes, that means he won!!!). What a movie! It's amazing that parents hire spelling coaches and "consultants" in order to improve their child's chances of winning the national bee. Such pressure. But I guess in a lot of ways it isn't any different than parents who get soccer coaches or send their kids to performing arts camps.
I was glad Ben didn't get first in the school bee because I thought that meant he WASN'T going to the district bee -- it's too stressful for ole' mom! But he is going, and the little girl who beat him at the school level is not competing in the district bee. So keep your fingers crossed! We're trying to get him to practice his words without stressing him out too much. Delicate balance, as is all things in life having to do with parenting...
Spellbound was good. How do we know "what number comment on your blog" we are? LOL... (I never win a prize so I bet it's not me).
Posted by: Coops | February 23, 2006 at 12:59 AM
Oh! I can can't wait for the stitch marker swap to start! PEOPLE EMAIL HER YOUR MAILING ADDRESS!
Posted by: Coops | February 23, 2006 at 01:00 AM
I was just wondering how we would know which number comment we are. Of course, you'll want to keep that a secret so we don't start sending in one word comments to bump up the total to the magic number. Heh.
That would be evil. I just think of this stuff, I never execute it. :P
Posted by: Emy | February 23, 2006 at 01:32 AM
good for him to get that far!
i haven't seen that movie yet
but i would like too
:)
Posted by: gkgirl | February 23, 2006 at 06:16 AM
LOL gimme gimme gimme free stuff!!
crossing my fingers for Ben!!
is 66 normal for this time of year where you live? or is it wamrmer and therefore a good thing? :)
Posted by: MarilynH | February 23, 2006 at 06:59 PM
Good luck to Ben! I hope that he does well. Just being there is such a GREAT thing! You must be very proud!
Posted by: Ragan | February 24, 2006 at 09:27 AM
and the balancing act only gets more precarious - until you are on the highwire as htey are tackling their finals senior year in college.
Deep breath - right now relish your ability to breathe
Posted by: Marji | February 24, 2006 at 09:49 PM
Happy to see and hear you are feeling better!
Posted by: sharon wisely | February 24, 2006 at 10:36 PM