TGIM

We have a super crazy weekend coming up that is making me really look forward to Monday! Tomorrow, I have been talked into going to see a friend's daughter perform in her school's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I hate the following things: musicals, live theater, other people's children, crowds, biblical junk, dreamcoats. So I am pretty much the grumpiest human alive about having to go to this thing. Wm, however, is actually weirdly excited. We are going out to lunch with a friend beforehand and Wm LOVES him, so he is all kinds of happy.

THEN, on Sunday, I am volunteering at the YWCA with homeless children. And I found out a couple days ago that my assignment is with the tweens. TWEENS. If there is a specific type of child I specifically don't like…it's tweens. The Evil Sacks of Hormones are always sullen and snotty. I have to spend hours making weird plastic lanyards with them. There is a s'mores station with elementary kids and I wanted that one so hard. I think it was the most coveted spot. Makes sense. Younger children…S'MORES. Amazing. Curse the fates that landed me with the lanyards and tweens instead of children and chocolate!

While I am hanging out with The Tweens, Wm and Steve will be working on a topographical map of Colorado. Wm's grade is doing a "State Fair" (that is kind of like a science fair, but each kid has been assigned a state to learn all about instead of a science project). Wm has Colorado and decided to make a topographical map to showcase the mountains as part of the project. He is also collecting 2-3 "artifacts" about CO and is preparing a paper and presentation all about the state. I am in charge of assistance with the artifacts and paper/presentation and Steve is in charge of helping with the map. I can't wait to see the finished product!!

And, here is the Nefarious Cat of Evilness trying to pretend like he's benevolent and docile now that the cabinets are all put back together and there is nothing else for him to lick (besides any water anyone leaves out on any surface):