Staying Put

Wm is responsible for feeding and watering the cat.  He sometimes forgets the poor Feline Menace before bed, so when we wake up, the cat is all "MMMMMRRRRROOOOOWWWW!" The cat is not starving, trust me.  He is fat and happy.  But, I took this picture of him to show Wm that when he forgets, the cat can't even move:

No really hungry.  Promise. Just resting after destroying something.

It's a shame the picture didn't come out better, because the cat's face is literally smashed, nose down, against the carpet.  And he is just laying there in the middle of the floor for no apparent reason.  When I saw him, I go, "is the cat dead?" Then we heard his kitty snores.  Wm has taken to carrying Schroeder around the house "like a baby." The cats makes weird soft squeaking noises and pleads at us with his eyes while this is going on…but tolerates it like a champ.  When we tell Wm to put him down, Wm goes, "he likes it!" Not so much, buddy…

Then, I have good news and bad news.  To sum up a fairly long and stressful school sitch - a VERY vocal group of parents whose ECLIPSE programs were closed basically shut down all the changes for the coming year completely.  And, since one of the changes was extending ECLIPSE to include 3rd grade, that means that is out.  Wm is suuuuper disappointed.  I went in and talked with the principal at Wm's school and she was very positive and reassuring about what his current school can do to help him.  So, we're all feeling much better.  Still disappointing (and none of us can believe how poorly this was handled by the district!), but not the end of the world.  So, Wm will stay where he is for 3rd grade and then the invitation stands for 4th grade - so it's just postponing ECLIPSE for a year.  So, bad news is that a vocal minority of parents ruined a good thing for Wm - but the good news is that he seems OK staying where he is for one more year!