Good Manners Lunch

One of our elementary schools has a LOT of community involvement. PLUS, the principal I used to work with is the principal there. ;) So, Little Buddy and I (and a couple of friends) got to decorate the cafeteria for a special "Good Manners Lunch" where the kids get to learn some extra good table manners. High goals for a school cafeteria! Since school got out early yesterday, I set the neighbor kids to work (I like to set them to work) on helping me put the little table centerpieces together. Don't look too closely. This is NOT what I was made to do...

The cafeteria crew all put on special chef hats for the event and really got into the idea of a "fancy" lunch. (of sorts)

Little Buddy is helping to tape the last table cloth to the table. Since the tables get 3 to 4 rounds of kids each, we had to think "durable" as well as "decorative"...

The food service guys set up a "fancy" table with linens, glasses, silver and china (ok, may not have been silver and china, but it wasn't plastic) to show the kids how a "proper" table should be set for fancy dinners.

The kindergarteners were the first to arrive and they just "ooooed" and "ahhhhd" at the tables. They were excited about sitting down to a "fancy" lunch at school.

School with a View

I knew he was going to enjoy having that big window seat in his room at some point...




Unfortunately, this was before he pulled on the blinds to put them back down and down they came. On him. On his computer. He was fine. Computer's another story. Thank goodness for the extended warranty against ANY kind of damage. Should be back in 2 weeks with a brand new keyboard installed. Um, Audrey, can we borrow your laptop while you're at school for a while...?

And So It Begins

Fifth grade looks a little different at our house this year...