Quinn has a job!

Hello to All!

Quinn is now "officially" employed... as a Bill Collector in his class for their mini-economy portion of learning. His teacher, Mrs. Heyse, sets up a whole economic setting for the class. Quinn had to fill out a job application, fill out paperwork to open a savings acnt and I even had to write a formal letter of recommendation! He gets paid in "mini-economy dollars" each day and can earn extra money in a variety of ways. His salary is $3/day but it's pretty tough because he has to pay rent and utilities each day which pretty much eats up his paycheck. He isn't sure what a bill collector does yet... I would imagine he will have to collect the rent. He assures me he will let me know when he figures it out! ..... He got an A on his money/time test today... only missing 1/2 a point. Did you know that there are 365 1/4 days in a year? We thought that was a bit odd so didn't bother to reinforce that learning... and he just put the "old fashioned" answer down of 365.

Madison enjoyed playing outside in the rain today after school... just walking in the rain and splashing in the puddles. That turned into rollerblading ... anything to be outside, in any weather! She is our outdoor girl for sure!!! Madison and I took Dutchess shopping to Pet Supplies Plus tonight. We giggled while Dutchess picked out her own treat... they have open bins of dog treats at nose level... she sniffed them all and finally kept coming back to the same one. She had such good manners though. She could have acted like a pig with all those snacks ... we did finally see her pick just one little treat from her bin of choice and gobbled it up! We bought her a little bag full. We bought her a harness too. She isn't used to being walked on a leash and she pulls so hard that she gags herself. We're going to miss her when she goes home this weekend.

Tony is busy doing a tax return (YES!) tonight and I got my haircut at 8:15 tonight.

Those are the highlights of our day!
Love to all, Leah