Brrrrrrrrrr!!!!

It is so co-co-co-co-COLD! (That was supposed to sound like my teeth chattering). Wow!... with the wind chill it is well below zero. The high tomorrow is supposed to be 10 but the wind will make it seem like -30 I guess. Didn't stop Madison from playing outside after school though!

Today was my day off from work. It was a busy day. I took the kids to school this morning because I delivered Beppe's party potatoes to Quinn's classroom. They just finished reading "Stone Fox" and part of the setting involves a potato farm. If you don't know the story it really has quite a sad ending and I had to hold back the tears just listening to the re-telling of it at supper last night!! The students had to write down their favorite potato recipe and if they brought a sample in they got $25 extra in mini-economy money (pretend money). So, Quinn quickly called Beppe up to ask her to whip him up a batch for 22 students to sample. (Notice that he didn't even contemplate asking me to make them). I guess they had 10 potato dishes and Quinn had 5-6 "sample" helpings of his own potatoes. He was quite happy with the whole thing.

After that I went to Panera Bread for coffee with Lisa, Eliza, Karla and Angie. It's always good to catch up to them. Then I went back to the school for 3 hours to volunteer in Madison's classroom. I graded their math and spelling papers and took time out for lunch with Madison today. I told her teacher I would come for about 2 hours on Fridays. I'll have to take turns with who I have lunch with. Madison had to buy my lunch today... I had NO money, except for some coins! Luckily she scratched some up in her back pack. Ha! She found that to be quite amusing. It was Colts/Bears Spirit Day today. The kids were to wear their favorite team colors. Wow... there was electricity buzzing today. I think the teachers had to be more disappointed than the students when it was too cold to go out for recess today and all that energy had to stay inside!

Tonight I made Karla's recipe for potato soup. Tony, Madison and I thought it was really good. Quinn on the other hand threw a big fit and "just looking at it made my stomach hurt."... that lead to one irrational statement after another and pretty soon he was saying that, "I should just go live in the homeless center" and that his "heart was broken," "no one loves me" etc... Madison found this conversation quite amusing from her bedroom but we were quick to remind her that she used to throw the same kind of fits in 2nd grade too!! Then, we did some quiet giggling with her. Poor Quinn. He was so tired ("I am not!") and after 1 little pathetic taste he got his precious quesdilla instead and went to bed! Whew!

The kids have basketball and pictures in the morning. We need to leave around 8am so it will feel like a week day. I better go tell Madison to close her book for tonight. Have a good weekend!

Love to all, Leah