Shoes

Binta came out of her bedroom wearing a black velvet dress with butterfly shaped sparkles all over it.

"Mama, can I wear this today?"

Of course, I'm thinking it's not a good thing to wear today. It's not comfortable for lounging, she won't be able to play outside in it, and she's risking looking a little overdressed at the grocery store today.

But, not wanting to get into a fight before noon...

"Sure."

She lights up and thanks me, and I pat myself on the back for being such a good mom. It was a hand-me-down dress, means nothing to me, so I have nothing invested in it. What do I care if it gets dirty today?

She selects her fancy black dress shoes. The left shoe fits her foot exactly, and her right foot is struggling to fit into the other shoe. She cries and fusses and stamps her feet and whines about how it is hurting her foot.

"We can go to the store today and buy you some new shoes that fit your feet," I suggest.

More whining and crying.

"Looks like your feet have been doing too much growing, Binta."

"But my other foot fits in this shoe!"

"Well, sometimes our feet don't grow at the same speed, baby. Sometimes we grow one foot a little faster than the other," I reason.

She wails in response, "But I've been trying to grow them the same!"

Techno-Geek

So I've been getting some "friendly reminders" that it's been a while since my last post.

Actually, they sound more like, "Hey Tiffany, it's time for an update in Tiffany's Attic!"

Sorry. I have some things that keep me busy. Finishing up the school year, making trip #3 to Boston, buying a new car, and attending the district's 10 tech summer conference, to name a few.

I'll expand on those things later. Right now, my head is spinning from the 10 tech summer conference. I have learned how to use programs such as Word, Powerpoint, and Inspiration. I learned how to add a sidebar to my laptop that includes the weather for both my location and John's. There's a Magic 8 Ball, too. I have learned about sites such as Voice Thread and Survey Monkey. I have created accounts on Shelfari and Myspace. I've also created a new blog that I'll be able to use with my class.

See my Shelfari widget to the right? I'm feeling quite excited about all the new things I've learned. But I need to decompress (or decompose, as Amy might say) right now. I'll check in later.

And I know you will, too.