Elise and I stopped by J's school today to find NO Box Tops for the school-wide contest that I'm running. ugh. That's unfortunate, but J's class is winning by a mile so far.
Then we returned a ton of books to the local library.
Then, E and I went to explore the Atlanta History Center. What a pleasant surprise. The first being that they offer free tix to the Margaret Mitchell House within 9 days of a visit, so that's pretty cool. Then, the property has many gardens, two playhouses, a "working" farm with sheep and chickens, an a 1920s plantation home that we toured, and an oldie diner of Coke and Chic-fil-a. We didn't even walk through the museum part of the Center! I'm really interested now in reading more about the Trail of Tears since it certainly involved the Indians of Georgia. And, I didn't realize that Andrew Jackson was the driving (primary) force behind the eviction of the Indians from this region. Will be interesting to learn a little of the geographic history here.
Instead of watching the stinkin' boob-toob after school, we made chocolate chip muffins. I had 2 packages that made 6 each. It was great. They both stirred up their mixtures and spooned them into Halloween cups. Once the muffins cooled, they each got to sample their work.
Oh, I just love it when my kids tell me they don't love me, especially at bed time. That's just my favorite. When I asked Jonathan to pick up a pillow in the "keeping room" (twice) and he ignored me willfully, I told him that we would not read his Uncle Remus book tonight. He glared at me and told me he'd put himself to bed and that he didn't love me anymore. daggers.
But, the night ends on a sunny side: Looks like I'm going to be working full time for about three months while an analyst takes maternity leave! I'm so excited to get more involved and help the office/analyst at the same time!
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