Well, school life is in high gear! I think I wrote (no kidding) fifteen checks to the school last week. Between pictures, field trips, fundraisers, tuition, etc, I could probably just get it all payroll deducted but I would end up owing them anyway!!

Since I last blogged, I went to NYC with my mom and 6 other friends. It was awesome! Terrific, too fun for words - did I mention awesome? In 4 short days, I saw 2 Broadway musicals, ate 7 yum-o meals, drank ??? martinis, took 4 bus tours, walked 1 gagillion miles, got 2 blisters, saw Kenny Loggins and Kevin Bacon, danced on national TV (Dancing With the Stars will be calling ANY day!), ate 2 pieces of cheesecake, got a D&G purse (very legitimately- in case any agents are reading this), got to see my BESTEST NYC and HS school bud(and you know who you are!) and made friends with 1 NYC policeman and 15 or so of FDNY's finest....

The last event took place after a fire alarm at 6:59 on Sunday am which resulted in a 37 floor romp in my pjs. (I will add pics when I figure it all out....)

Quite an adventure....... It took me a week and a half to get my "self" back in gear.

But back to reality....
One of my brilliant friends came up with a new idea that is working for us and maybe you could benefit from it too! She suggested that we start a "homework co-op". For 2 days a week, she picks up my 4th grader to do homework with her 4th grader and I take them the other 2 days. Oh joy! This is wonderful! 2 free days without hw!!!! AND he doesn't whine as much about doing it when his friend is around. It may be the best idea EVER! Thank you Maggie!!!

Well I must go and do domestic chores.... LE SIGH!

If anyone is actually reading this, please drop me a note. I have a feeling this is my own private therapy.... (which Stuart Smalley assures me is.....ok.....)