Little bits of this and that

• School is going well! The children are enjoying getting back into our routine, and I have to admit that I prefer having a schedule for things. (I can't believe it, but I do.)

• The children had appointments for dental checkups this morning, and WOOHOOO! No cavities! Both of them got great reports. In a strange turn of events, Spyder was the calmer one in the dental chair today.

• I ran into my friend Britt in Target on Monday. She had her baby at the end of July, and he's adorable! We haven't seen Britt and her family all summer, and I think the children must have missed each other. Britt and I had a nice chat (15 minutes, at least), with 5 children milling around us. They stood catching up, just as Britt and I did. We're seeing them again on Friday, at The Bounce.

• I had a little "squee!" of excitement this morning when I found out that someone used one of my Works for me Wednesday tips! I don't participate in Works for me Wednesday too often, mostly because I don't have too many clever tips, so it makes me feel especially good to know that it helped someone. The puzzle storage tip was a spur-of-the-moment post, reminded because I happened to be checking my Google Reader (and noticed that WfmW was up) just after I had picked up and put away puzzles.

• And speaking of Google Reader, as of today I have gone over, rather than keeping up with bookmarks. I have, completely and utterly. I've been toying with it for a month or more, trying to decide whether I wanted to commit. I do.

• I am almost ashamed to admit it, but I cannot wait until Friday to see Superbad!