What Would Jane Austen Do?

The PTA had a Valentine Dance fundraiser on Friday night. Emmet's "date" was another fifth grader, Sarah. She was on the t-ball team I coached years ago. She's also a member of the junior geological society. But here's the killer: she was so excited when she told me that she was wearing the lip gloss and the perfume she got for Christmas. OMG HOW CUTE IS SHE?! Speaking of cute...Becca went solo, but she looked adorable, and I think she had fun. At dinner, after the dance, she showed us her new moves--the Chicken Dance and the Electric Slide.

Because I can't make fun of these people on Facebook... Angela F_____ I'll be glad when this rash is completely gone. Mitch H______ A Communist, a Muslim, and an Illegal Immigrant walk into a bar. The Bartender says..... "What are you drinking, Mr. President?" lol!!!!

I tried this new nail stuff: NutraNail Gel Perfect UV-Free Gel-Color . I honestly think it's superglue. At least, that's what it smelled like. And the results? Not good! I followed the package instructions on my right hand, and these instructions on the left. The polish looked okay, though it was a bit streaky, and maybe not as shiny as a salon manicure. Unfortunately, immediately after I washed my hair two days later, all the polish started chipping off. It was obvious that water got underneath the polish. Also, in spite of already being perhaps 50% chipped off, it was still a bit of work to get the rest of it off. Pros: at $12, it's cheaper than a Shellac manicure Cons: at $12, it's still a waste of money.

Finally had a second Soup Swap on Sunday. The last one was a couple of years ago. I thought there was some demand for a second one, but the turnout was kind of disappointing. HOWEVAH, here is the email I sent to everyone with recipes--thought you might be interested: Hi everyone! Thanks to all of you who came to the soup swap. I had a great time, and I can't wait to try your soups. We talked at the party about having other kinds of swaps--casserole, desserts, etc. Later last night I had an idea: since it's hard for everyone to get together, maybe we could share a monthly email with everyone's favorite new recipe in it. So let's say on February 20th or so, I would send an email to all of you requesting recipes. You would then respond directly to me with your new favorite recipe--send me a link to the recipe, or send the text of the recipe. [Just don't "reply all"--we would quickly be drowning in email.] On the first of the month, I can send th...