Star of the Week - Day#1

Last night we ran to Target, and the "Star of the Week" Gods were smiling - sparkly shoes were on clearance. Starshine has been coveting them for weeks, but in true M&M Dad and Pink Mom fashion, decided they were not worth 5 weeks of allowance (we're so proud). Well, yesterday they were super cheap and she picked out these fabulous black ones for only $5.24! (I would totally buy them if they came in my size.) I think it was a great use of the Christmas Gift Card from Great Aunt C.

(Ok - so the picture does not accurately represent how sparkle-tastic they really are... and please don't comment on the dirty floor. We are in the middle of construction...) So - anyhoo - she looked fabulous today in her sparkly pants and sparkly shoes. She was soooo excited to go to school with her glitter-glued poster.

Here is her report of the day-one duties of Star of the Week:

• line leader multiple times
• talked about her poster
• in charge of counting the lunch orders (Mrs. L double checks, but Starshine got it right)
• took the lunch account down to the cafeteria (and got to pick a friend to come)
• went to the office when another student needed a new folder

Sounds like a great first day in office.

I was so excited today.

Yesterday M&M Dad had the girls out sledding for what seemed like an unusually long time, even for their winter toughness. I thought I heard some shrieking that I didn't recognize, and when I went outside it was Sledding J (nickname selected by Starshine), our neighbor. She had gotten her adult daughter's whole collection of sleds out of the shed and she and the girls were having a blast in the backyard.

This sled was nicknamed the bullet..

because it shot Jr. Princess right into the swing set!

And here is Starshine showing the "magic carpet ride."

It's pretty much a thin sheet of slippery plastic that the girls loved because whenever one of us adults tried it, we ended up rolling off and face planting in the snow! We have such great neighbors...