Thanks!

Thanks for all your thoughts.  The teacher was nice enough to write me back - on a Sunday morning, no less, AND after surgery.  She was immensely thankful and loved the fact that I'm checking and interested.  She said that on an average week she has to enter over 1,000 grades so she's appreciative of having extra eyes checking it over.  That made me feel better. And I will keep an eye on it, and I guess start keeping worksheets for a bit longer period of time. 

My birthday was yesterday and we all went to a restaurant called Osaka.  It's a sushi/hibachi grill place where they cook the food right in front of you (with a bit of entertainment mixed in for good measure.) I had made reservations so we got to sit right at the grill.  The chef shot sake in the adults mouths and Sprite in Katie and Will's - which they thought was ridiculously funny.  We didn't have much luck catching any food in our mouths as it was tossed to us, but the food was very yummy and we have plans to maybe make another trip back for the next birthday in April. 

Katie and I auditioned for our church's musical today as well.  This year we are doing "Willy Wonka."  Should be a fun one to do - and Katie did a GREAT job in her audition.  I'm always so blown away by her ability to stand up on a stage in front of 30 people and belt out a solo.  She was very funny during her read-through and had great expression and energy.  It will be fun to see the cast list in December.  She's hoping to play Violet Beauregarde (the one that blows up like a blueberry) but she will also be just as happy to be an Oompa Loompa. 

We went to an animal shelter yesterday for a meet & greet with a litter of lab/retriever puppies.  Of course, when we got there at 9:45, we were told that the puppies weren't going to be there until 2.  Originally, we had planned on 10, but I missed a message they left the night before.  I guess that one was my fault.  We couldn't make it at 2 and had to cancel that meet & greet.  Turns out the foster mom is adopting the one I had my eye on. 

Right before we headed out to the animal shelter we checked their website and saw that there is a litter of boxer puppies that were just added.  We had originally requested a boxer, so we were happy to see that there were some available!!  And oh boy, are they cute....
Just our luck - those puppies are in Superior, WI.  So now, I am waiting to hear from the owner when he is planning on bringing them to the metro for adoption.  They are already over 8 weeks, so I'm hoping it will be soon.  Correction - I can't contact the owner....I'm waiting to hear from the shelter person, who will hear from the owner.  This red tape is so frustrating.  We are getting closer....I can feel it, but I'm also hesitant to get my hopes up too high.  I am also willing to offer to meet the owner halfway to pick up a puppy, just so we can get him sooner!