[blparent] report card

[Veronica Smith]

We went to our parent teacher conference this afternoon.  Gab got almost all pluses and one check plus in writing.  Not hand writing, but imagine this, my daughter is too wordy when writing stories.  This is a funny statement to me, she also talks alot. hehehehe! Here in NM, public schools use the check/plus system until mid year of third grade.  Then they move to letter grades. 
Today was wackie Wednesday.  the kids could bring in  a stuffed animal dressed in safari attire.  Lots of kids dressed their animals in cacki shirts or camoflage shirts.  the animals were judged for the best costume.  Gab's teddy won a prize for originality. Gab made his outfit out of a piece of braille paper.  she cut out a vest and then drew some designs on it.  She then found a lid from one of her toy pots and tied it to his back with a rubber band.  the lid was also brown.  It actually looked like he was on a safari or maybe he was Indianna Jones.  I wanted her to take her Build a Bear dog, Sierra.  Sierra has an outfit that resembles a cave woman, but it reminds me of an archiologist.  Thats not a person on a safari, but that's what i think of.  But Gab wanted to take her precious teddy bear.  he is a tan bear with tiny ears, a big nose, a bow tie and great big feet.  He is made from a waffled material.  I have absolutely no idea where he came from.  Chuck openned most of my shower gifts because i was in the hospital so long and he said that little bear just appeared in the house. V