Jen on the Edge

I can’t believe it’s Wednesday already. For whatever reason, time is flying this week, which I guess is better than it dragging its sorry ass.

Some random things for today:

• Go over to Eco Women and check out the three new posts I put up today.
• For some reason, Elegant’s fancy schmancy velvet blazer is back in play. It hung, unused, in her closet almost all winter and has recently come back out. Strange. I really thought velvet was a winter fabric, but apparently it’s more appropriate for fall and spring. Today, she wore it with an outfit like this, which is a look that no one else at her school has decided to attempt. Oh, and she finished off the entire ensemble with a purple glitter headband.
• The third grade is in the midst of standardized testing this week. Graceful is actually enjoying it greatly, as the students get an extra recess each day, some sort of yummy treat, AND there’s no homework. She’s pretty certain this is a pretty good deal.
• Graceful’s soccer team had their regular weekly practice yesterday. Too bad the coach didn’t actually show up to, you know, coach the girls. So, two other mothers and I supervised the practice and attempted to transform the girls into junior Mia Hamms before the final game of the season this coming Saturday. I don’t think we were successful, but you never know.
• On a related note, Pete is considering coaching soccer in the fall. He’s never played and knows nothing about it, but he figures he can’t be any worse than a coach who has done next to nothing this season. Luckily, my brother used to coach a high school girl’s team, so Pete’s going to ask for pointers.
• This week, I’ve read Fairest by Gail Carson Levine (almost as good as Ella Enchanted), How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gates Gill (so so), and Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (worth your time).
• It’s been a while since I’ve asked for suggestions on future blog entries from y’all. If there’s anything you want me to talk about, let me know. I’ll cover just about anything.

And that’s all for now. I really need to get busy, but must also make a Tar-zhay run, as SOMEONE (okay, a couple of someones) managed to use all of the toilet paper in two of the bathrooms and I found out the hard way this morning.