Teacher Appreciation

This morning we were out in the garden collecting flowers for Mrs. Schnell and Mrs. McDowell to thank them so much for being Leia Rose's teachers. Leia chose the rhododendron for the former and the peony for the latter. And even though this was an appreciation day, . . . there was something that Leia Rose did that I DIDN'T appreciate: when she was supposed to be practicing ballet, she was "looking for something to play with" and proceeded to tear the leather belt on Oma's very precious from-Great-Grandma-Staggers sewing machine! UH!!! Out came the "Being Destructive" book again. *sigh*