Mariah finished kindergarten . . .

. . . and loved it!! We had zero incidents at school; I hope this year sets the trend for her next several years in school.

Her teacher was INCREDIBLE, and I credit Mariah's success largely to her (and Mariah, of course). We've had a tough year at home, but little M has held things together remarkably at school. She came home yesterday with an award for being a terrific kid. She didn't even tell me about it until evening time; apparently one kid in each class got the award, and she was chosen. "It was for being extra nice and stuff,"she said. She acted all non-chalant about it.