For the Annie production all of the orphans have to make their own ratty pillow. J worked on hers the last 2 days. She took an old towel, sewed it up on 3 sides, stuffed it with crumpled newspaper, and sewed it shut. I have to giver her credit since she did it all on her own - didn't ask for any help - and got through it without poking her finger with the needle. I can't even do that. She was really concentrating on making it look good and probably spent over an hour on it each day. So much for her having ADD-inattentive, huh?

J found K's gold paints and painted a paper plate. She decided it was the sun and that led to the idea of making a diorama. She used an old 12-pk soda box, taping up the ripped sides. She cut out a spiky-looking sun from the paper plate and hung it from a thread inside the box. She also made a moon, a star, and a meteor to hang. The background was black construction paper dotted with white crayon so as to have an outer-space look. It came out really cute.

W has been immersed in tons of imaginative play - which he should be at his age. LOL. He's a cowboy, a superhero, a fireman, a race car driver, a baseball player, and pilot lately. I remember my girls wanting to be princesses, actresses, teachers, doctors, and singers at that age. The way he talks has such a matureness to it now, too. His behavior has been great and he's being so helpful at home and at the store. And he's so damn handsome with his new tan and killer smile. LOL. He walks around like Mr. Stud-guy all the time anyway. Like he's one of the Gotti kids. We're Italian so maybe it's just in his blood! LOL.

K had a great day at school. Her sphinx project and oral presentation of it received a 90%. She and B did a great job papier mache'ing and painting it. They sprinkled art sand on the wet gold paint to make it look really authentic, lol. The sand was also used to create the face. Another good thing was that NLBG finally got what she deserves - everyone sees her for what she is and no one wants to be around her anymore. K has had no problems with this girl or the other kids for a record amount of time (2 weeks?) and I just hope she can get through the rest of the school year (6/28) without any. I keep telling her not to bother being one of the populars. There's way too much drama and it's so not worth it. But, that's what she's always been and she needs to just find herself on her own. Oh, and also the boy who danced with K all night at the Spring Dance asked her to be his girlfriend - she said "of course". WTF? I am not going to overreact. There are 8 days until the last day of school. She does not see any of these kids outside of school. They will most likely forget about each other all summer. I will be monitoring all emails, IMs, and phone calls (secretly, of course. Is that bad?). Being a "girlfriend" at this age only means holding hands in the school hallways. I swear I'm not being naive about it. K and I sit and have long talks about everything and there has never been a time she hasn't opened up to me. Besides I can always tell when she's lying. Say some prayers for us anyway!