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It's a good one.

Kids come back from their dad's in a week...am I ready yet? Mostly. I am going to try a new "chore chart" system this year (but I'm not going to call it that). I've decided to use a visual chart/schedule for R. posted on a bulletin board in his bedroom, so that he can see what he needs to accomplish everyday. It's a modified version of FlyLady (whose system I've started using over the summer--it's working for me so far!). We'll see how it goes.

Appointment with Dr. J. (psychologist) today, and we'll be meeting with R's new teacher next week. Fingers crossed that this year goes better than last!

My new favorite political joke

George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Alberto Gonzales are all flying over New Orleans in a Blackhawk, surveying the progress that has been made in rebuilding the city and the levees. As they fly over the Ninth Ward, Cheney looks out the window, grins, and says, "You know, I could throw a thousand-dollar bill out the window right now and make one of those poor bastards very happy."

Bush says, "Well, I could throw ten hundred-dollar bills out the window right now and make TEN people very happy."

Not to be outdone, Gonzales chimes in, "Oh yeah? Well, I could throw a hundred $10 bills out the window and make a HUNDRED Americans very happy."

Hearing this, the copter pilot rolls his eyes and says, "Man, I could throw all three of you out the window and make 300 million Americans very happy."

Save the world...vote Democratic.