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My kids are getting on every last one of my nerves today.

I can't seem to get around my headache long enough to get any work done.

I can't leave until I sort out the peer mediation schedule, which is two weeks overdue already and is my responsibility. The problem is that we need three teams at each recess, two recesses a day, for a five-day week. That's thirty teams. We had 47 sign up. Now I need to figure out a schedule that a) lets them all participate, b) allows for shuffling when some inevitably can't cut it, c) prioritizes the older kids, and d) will not be so hard to manage that it will fall through after a week. The last is the hardest one. I don't want to have to adjust the bulletin board every week all year long. I'd never get around to it, and the result would be chaos.

Any organizational suggestions, here?

Feeding and tickling Opa

Elizabeth has the entire Little People Noah's Ark set. It was a birthday present from about half of my family. the Noah from the set looks remarkably like Opa - that is, Piet's dad. Opa (that is, Noah) was on the table during dinner just now. Dragonlass asked for him. Figuring she was nearly done anyway, I gave him to her.

First she tried to feed him her zucchini, making little lip-smacking noises in the process. Then she kissed him. Then she kissed his feet, shouting out, "Pieds! Pieds! Bisous!" in the process. Then they danced, to the tune of "Christmas Bells are Ringing", which is one of her new favourite songs - she loves the Ding Dong part. Opa danced his way through the milk and veggies on her tray before being kissed again and set aside with loving care.

I'm raising an empathetic child. It's so much fun to watch.