Smrt Lernins

I’m the errant Smrt Mama, who went away to Chicago and almost didn’t make it back.

Ok, that’s overstating it just a teensy bit, but I did go to Chicago (to visit my oldest friend and her brand new baby) and I did encounter an ever-so-slight problem with my return flight, in that my typically brilliant husband made a less-than-brilliant error in booking my return flight, and booked it FROM my city of origin and TO Chicago, which is less than helpful if I’m already in Chicago. Luckily, he got me onto a flight the very next day, and after 24 hours of not speaking to him, we’ve made a pleasant peace…based on the promise that he cannot get mad at me if I ever do something really dumb, like misplace his car for 24 hours.

Does anyone know where I could hide a car for 24 hours?

All this travel means that I wasn’t actually present for Captain Science’s final five days of “school” (which were about as educational as the last five days of public school, if you catch my drift) or for the Tank’s final school performance. While I can’t make up for missing Tank’s show, I can make up for the last five school days, which I plan to do this week through field trips and general fun. Does a trip to the Georgia Renaissance Festival count as a history lesson? If so, Captain Science is getting two history lessons, as he went w/ his uncle on Saturday and is going again on Sunday.

I’m working on my end of the year reviews, one for Captain Science (for record-keeping) and one for me (so you can point and laugh). Hopefully will get those up soon. All in all, I have to quote Tori Amos and call this a “pretty good year.”

I have not forgotten the “You Look Like a Homeschooler” contest, y’all. The pneumonia threw me off track and I have to get the prizes assembled, but will announce the winners in short order.