Thursday: middle school move up and animals

1. The penguin.  Ben and I hide it around the bathroom.  Then it disappears somewhere until it's found again.  Anyway, a week or two ago there was something in the shampoo bar.  I thought it was a whale, and it seemed really weird that a 'green' company would put a little plastic thing in their soap and also not advertise it.  Well, a few days ago the shampoo bar broke and the penguin fell out!  Ben had spent a rather long time making a square mold out of Lego that was the correct size, melting some soap, hardening the soap, melting more so that he could put the penguin in the middle.  It felt like true love.

2. Cat.  Tornado went in the cat carrier this morning.  It was a poor morning to choose, as I'm always rushing around trying to get everything finished.  I usually just carry him around in the house when that happens.  Well, he didn't want to put his tail in.  So I left it out.

3. Tonight was middle school move up night.  The band played a few short songs and the choir sang.  It wasn't professional, but it was a nice length.  We got a bit of info about middle school, walked around the classrooms, and saw some of the extra-curriculars.  There was nothing all that earth-shattering, but it was nice.  (As we walked into the math classroom another family was asking about PATH.  So we exchanged contact info.  I don't think this boy and Isaac have been in the same class, which somewhat makes sense but is also a bit sad.)