Keep smiling

The Man writes...

The Girl won a bet at school today: she bet a fellow British kid that she could smile continuously all day.  She won a cake (in theory) but has been complaining ever since that all the muscles in her face hurt.

This evening she returned to school for a 7th/8th Grade social, where apparently she and her friends impressed all with their nailed on dance to Caramelldansen. Who knew Swedish-Japanese pop was today's disco?

The Boy was aggrieved that because of a compulsory choir practice he did not have the opportunity  to play outside at all (on a rare fine day). Also, because of an "emergency go home early drill" he had to come home early, on the school bus. As he had scooted to school in the morning, he then had to run back to school to pick up his scooter. Go figure.

Meanwhile, Albaniana has been visiting New York, where she hung out with her brother and niece, who are there on vacation. More of that anon...