The What's For Dinner Thread - August '09(recipe index in OP)

[EJ4Disney]

Good morning ladies,

My Ethan update:
Well today was Ethan's 3rd day of school. He has pitched a royal fit the last 2days so last night when I picked him up we had a l o n g talk. I told him if he could be a big boy today that we would go get the Ben Ten figure he has wanted. It worked like a charm. No tears and even some giggles on the way. He stood in line and kept shaking his hands - he wanted to cry so bad - but didn't. I was so proud of him.
He is only just 5 and there are so many changes in his little life right now.
We finally found out why he didn't want to go to school. He was afraid he would miss his Daddy's calls if he called and if he was in school he couldn't take care of Mom like Daddy told him to. Oh MY!! What a burden for such a little guy. He was able to skype with Daddy last night and I guess they got that cleared up. Thank goodness. Today was MUCH better. I can't wait to ge get him this afternoon.
Thanks so much everyone for all of your good wishes for Ethan. He is such a good boy. It was just breaking our hearts. Poppy (Doug) followed us all the way to school just to see if all would be alright. We are so proud of him today.

Kat ~ Safe travels today my friend. Kyle just cracks me up. BOYS!!!

Stephanie ~ I hope Emma feels better real soon. Bless her heart.

Bethany ~ I am so glad your day went good. Thanks for the explaination. When will you get your own class?

Sheryl ~ How are you getting along aidless? I know you tell me not to but I worry about you both.

Aimee ~ I totally agree with Nancy. It is time to get the BIG guns out. Enough is enough!!!

Nancy ~ for Debbie. Have a fun day today.

Laura ~ I have one just like that - Book brilliant-street stupid. Doug always says she wouldn't know when to come out of the rain.

Maria ~ Please let us know how Lily's appt. goes today. I am so worried about her. Prayers are with you.

WFDT ~ I have 2 turkey breasts marinating today, so when I get home those will be grilled along with sweet potatoes, and a green salad with poppyseed dressing.

Have a great weekend everyone. We are moving Matthew to college on Saturday and Sunday. Please say a few prayers - I HATE this. We will miss him so much. We have so enjoyed having him home for the summer. Wow where did the summer go?

 

[TigerKat]

Ellen - WOO HOO for Ethan! Poor baby had such a grown up burden on his little shoulders. You tell him we are all very proud of him!

for you my friend. I know too well what it feels like to move your boy.

 

[liamsaunt]

Kathy, the Kyle story had me laughing at my desk! I hope he gets the job.

Nancy, good luck to Debbie also! Let us know how it works out.

Aimee, I just don't understand why you are having such a hard time getting the medicine you need. You would think that if you are prescribed something, it would be in the best interest of the insurance company and the pharmacy to dispense the meds ASAP to prevent any further damage to you that could result in additional costs!

Ellen, poor Ethan! I am glad that you were able to figure out why he was so upset.

Stephanie, I am sorry that Emma is sick. I hope she's better soon.

Dinner last night was grilled cornish hens with a mango-avocado salsa, and some cornbread.

 

[Glynis]

Oh, Ellen! I'm just hearbroken at Ethan's thinking. That's a lot of pressure on a 5 year old's shoulders! I'm so glad he was able to get it cleared up. I think, now, he'll be able to deal with things a little better. Give him a hug from all his WFD aunties!

 

[EJ4Disney]

Oh, Ellen! I'm just hearbroken at Ethan's thinking. That's a lot of pressure on a 5 year old's shoulders! I'm so glad he was able to get it cleared up. I think, now, he'll be able to deal with things a little better. Give him a hug from all his WFD aunties!

I will be sure to give him a BIG hug!! I know, we feel awful about his thinking. Who would have thought he would take it so seriously. Bless his heart. Hopefully talking to Dad has cleared this up.

The school has done the neatest thing. All of the teachers got memos of things to watch for with a child with parents overseas.

1). If a child comes to school sleepy don't get after them. They might have been woken up in the middle of the night to talk to Dad/Mom. (That happend on Ethan's first night).

2). If/when Dad/Mom comes home on R&R the child will not be in school some days. Make it easy for them and school work can always be made up.

3). If they are having a bad, weepy, or clingy day understand for them as they might even know why they feel that way.

There are a few others that pertain more to older kids, but I think that is so neat. Laura I am sure you can attest to some of this also. Ethan is the only one who has a dad gone in his school and we know most of the teachers so that helps so much. Everyone was telling me how proud they were of him after he went to class. I think there were a LOT of you pulling for him today.

THANK YOU!! From the bottom of my heart.

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Ellen, praying for Ethan...poor baby. I did want to tell you that the girl in our class who had the toughest time the first few weeks ended up being Miss Popularity & a great social butterfly. I bump into her once in awhile & we still chat about school. She has 3 kids & they couldn't wait to start school.
I can't imagine how painful it is for everyone but it's just temporary.
Thank you for you thoughts about Lily.

Nan, it's so humid it's weird out! We have already had (recorded) calls from the police about major flooding & power outages
Hope the girls get to go out tonight, enjoy the movie!

Kat, enjoy your boys today! Safe travels. Let us know how he's doing & send him my love & prayers for a terrific year!

Aimee, you don't have to be pis*** I am Pis*** enough for you! Horrible, horrible! Hopefully things will be settled today.

Steph~ sick kids? Oh no!!!!! Hang in there. I hope for a speedy recovery.

Bethany, I'm very proud of the work you do.

Glynis, thank you for sharing school photos. They all look ready for a great year!

Sheryl, hang in there. You are one strong ladyPrayers for you.

Where's Ann & Lauren?

Greg left at 9 for Maryland.
Vet at 2:45 & then eggs for dinner....bbl

 

[Aimeedyan]

Okay, Aimee, I have an idea. When there were issues with my Mom's meds and the pharmacy and Dr were having issues it helped to have another voice step in. That was me. Usually it was the Dr office who had either written the orders wrong or did not provide proper documentation why that med was needed in the strength it was ordered.
No matter where the problem was a phone call or two from one irritated family member usually would light a fire. I know that you should back away from this, so perhaps sicking your husband on the slacker pharmacy will get this done. It is way different trying to explain why you are not cooperating to your own customer.

I know that it is hard for you to farm this out but really, you need a advocate who is totally invested in your health and who can stay on teh line, asking to speak to each naysayer's manager until he gets someone empowered to get this done. Once I would call and just continue to escalate the call up the line I got the approval.

Good idea - but it can't be DH. He is so nonconfrontational, he barely will return his own stuff to a store! I have to do it just in case someone gives us a hard time I'll have to think of who might be willing to do it.

Good morning ladies,

My Ethan update:
Well today was Ethan's 3rd day of school. He has pitched a royal fit the last 2days so last night when I picked him up we had a l o n g talk. I told him if he could be a big boy today that we would go get the Ben Ten figure he has wanted. It worked like a charm. No tears and even some giggles on the way. He stood in line and kept shaking his hands - he wanted to cry so bad - but didn't. I was so proud of him.
He is only just 5 and there are so many changes in his little life right now.
We finally found out why he didn't want to go to school. He was afraid he would miss his Daddy's calls if he called and if he was in school he couldn't take care of Mom like Daddy told him to. Oh MY!! What a burden for such a little guy. He was able to skype with Daddy last night and I guess they got that cleared up. Thank goodness. Today was MUCH better. I can't wait to ge get him this afternoon.
Thanks so much everyone for all of your good wishes for Ethan. He is such a good boy. It was just breaking our hearts. Poppy (Doug) followed us all the way to school just to see if all would be alright. We are so proud of him today.

Aw, poor baby!! So much on his mind at such a young age. I'm glad he's getting better.


I'm not sure what is for dinner yet. Maybe stir-fry, if we stay home. We may just eat out.

 

[shovan]

Morning Y'all,

Nana is off today, A's Dad has her today. She still loves her teachers & isn't complaining about the school bus. Chris got a call from school that her finger got smushed in the bathroom door, it was bruised but okay. I expected a whiney child coming off the bus but she was fine. She does seem to be having friend problems which I don't understand. She says she doesn't have any girls from last year in her class now. She told me she asked a girl to be her friend & was told "No I have a friend already." then she started to cry & told me "I don't want to talk about it!" So I dropped it for now. I need to call Chris & see if she told her about it.

I'm still feeling yucky, but getting better.

Our kindergarten does not start until next week, but I've heard they do something really cool to help the kids separate from Mom & Dad. They roll out a red carpet and only the children are allowed to walk down it. Then, they have the parents meet in the lunchroom for "Krispy Kremes & Kleenex" so they can get to know each other and cry about their babies.

about the snow! You know some kids were wearing sweatshirts today at school? I guess they know they have the a/c on full blast at this place. I need to find a sweatshirt - someone found the thermostat in my building. It had been pretty
Did you get a lot of rain this morning? They had to bring out those fans that are for drying out carpets to place by

Bethany, Your school is great! A friend of our's has a little 3 yr old daughter starting pre-K3 this year. (a Catholic school ) They made the parent's drop the children off the first day in the carpool lane!!! They poor little girl started screaming for Mommy & plastered herself to the floor of the car! I can not fathom such a stupid policy! This little one has been in daycare & I'm sure if she could have gone into the class with toys & other kids she would have been just fine.

I spoke to Lily's vet & we have to go see her tomorrow afternoon.

On a positive note the concert is Aug. 30th not 20th!!! I realized that tonight as I went to throw the tickets out, not sure where my mind is.....

Your mind is seriously stressed out! I'm really worrying about you. I'm praying that they find out what's wrong with Lily. Call me if you need to talk!

You know somewhere in Greg's military file he is apparently classified as being genius level intelligence. I told him I would be happy to provide a wide variety of situations to dissuade his superiors of that notion. Like Janice said, book smart does not equal street smart!

Laura, That is funny! With husbands sometimes the simplest task is beyond them. Like finding anything!

I'm glad you discovered the carnivore hiding in Caili! Your dinner sounds good!

I am determined to not get upset about it. I mean, I'm pissed, but I can't get too pissed. My disease is directly related to stress - if I stress about this, and internalize it too much, I'll just be in more pain.

I can understand that. I never used to believe that my IBS was related to stress, even though the dr told me it did. But I've had a couple of incidents when I've gotten extremely upset & five minutes later I'm doubled over in pain. I believe it now. I think you are handling this situation very well. I'll continue to pray them to get this straight!

Kat- the storm is going to be few hundred miles off of out shores which is good news.

She told me that the interview was a little awkward in that four of the five people interviewing her already knew the answers to the questions they asked. She knows that she has a good reputation with them,

My sister wants to do something today and Marisa and I want to go see The Proposal tonight if Buddy will watch Kady. We'll see what th day brings.

I've been keeping an eye on Bill, I pray that he stays far far away from all of you!

Prayers that she gets good news next week!

Have fun with your Sis. I hope you & Marisa get out tonight too!

Well, my finger crossing didn't work. Emma woke up this morning vomiting. Not sure about dinner tonight. Need to get through lunch first. I have one child sick on the couch and the other complaining that we're not going anywhere. Should be a good day!

Oh dear that's awful! Prayers that Emma feels better really quickly!

Johnny & I will be heading to Baton Rouge in a few hours with a cooler full of food for the boys. We're taking them out to lunch and playing tourist today!

A happy, happy Day for Mom!

Good morning ladies,

My Ethan update:
No tears and even some giggles on the way. He stood in line and kept shaking his hands - he wanted to cry so bad - but didn't. I was so proud of him.
He is only just 5 and there are so many changes in his little life right now.
We finally found out why he didn't want to go to school. He was afraid he would miss his Daddy's calls if he called and if he was in school he couldn't take care of Mom like Daddy told him to. Oh MY!!

Sheryl ~ How are you getting along aidless? I know you tell me not to but I worry about you both.

Have a great weekend everyone. We are moving Matthew to college on Saturday and Sunday. Please say a few prayers - I HATE this. We will miss him so much. We have so enjoyed having him home for the summer. Wow where did the summer go?

OMG! Poor little man! No wonder he was so upset. I'm so glad y'all figured out what it was. Prayers that he can enjoy school now!
I'll be praying for you & Doug moving Matthew this weekend! I know how hard it is! I'm worrying about you with all of these changes!

We did just okay without an aide. Luckily the surgery was minor & she might be back this weekend! I just realized how stressed out Bob has been over money though, (it's been costing $600 a week!) We are really hitting the savings hard. So we are going to cut back & hope she will still want the job. Hopefully since she is rehabbing her knee, she won't want to work everyday.

Greg left at 9 for Maryland.
Vet at 2:45 & then eggs for dinner....bbl

Prayers for a safe trip for Greg, continued prayers for his Mom & praying for Lily too!

 

[shovan]

Dinner last night was takeout but extra good takeout! DH had ordered our usual roastbeef poboy for me & meatball for him, but when he got to the sandwich shop the owner told him they just got some fresh softshell crabs in! They already had made his order, so those are in the fridge & we shared the softshell crab poboy. It was so good!

I guess I wont be cooking because I have those in the fridge. I never did do anything with my Amish bread starter, so I might bake some bread today.

 

[Nancyg56]

Well, my finger crossing didn't work. Emma woke up this morning vomiting. Goodie.

Oh, the poor little thing

Oh my, I had no idea! It's still so far away and already you're feeling the effects? I'm now worrying and praying for all of y'all up there.

Johnny & I will be heading to Baton Rouge in a few hours with a cooler full of food for the boys. We're taking them out to lunch and playing tourist today!

I hear that for now it is just the rip tides that we need to worry about. Nothing like you guys have. I live in the northern most part of central CT but in the hills. There is a cold front coming our way, that is keeping Bill out to sea which is a good thing. Not so good is the storms when the two weather systems collide. Buddy called a few hours ago and said that he heard that our little neck of the woods is supposed to get wild weather this afternoon and said to make sure I got home before it hit. Maybe it will bypass us though

Have fun with the boys!

My Ethan update:
Well today was Ethan's 3rd day of school. He has pitched a royal fit the last 2days so last night when I picked him up we had a l o n g talk. I told him if he could be a big boy today that we would go get the Ben Ten figure he has wanted. It worked like a charm. No tears and even some giggles on the way. He stood in line and kept shaking his hands - he wanted to cry so bad - but didn't. I was so proud of him.
He is only just 5 and there are so many changes in his little life right now.
We finally found out why he didn't want to go to school. He was afraid he would miss his Daddy's calls if he called and if he was in school he couldn't take care of Mom like Daddy told him to. Oh MY!! What a burden for such a little guy. He was able to skype with Daddy last night and I guess they got that cleared up. Thank goodness. Today was MUCH better. I can't wait to ge get him this afternoon.


Have a great weekend everyone. We are moving Matthew to college on Saturday and Sunday. Please say a few prayers - I HATE this. We will miss him so much. We have so enjoyed having him home for the summer. Wow where did the summer go?

So much for a little one . Who knew that your little guy would be so literal....worry about Mom and missing Dad Good thing you bribed him, I am glad that there were no tears and that Dad could help. Thank God for Skype!

I'll be thinking of you this weekend

Aimee, I just don't understand why you are having such a hard time getting the medicine you need. You would think that if you are prescribed something, it would be in the best interest of the insurance company and the pharmacy to dispense the meds ASAP to prevent any further damage to you that could result in additional costs!

I agree. Perhaps a call to the insurance company to intervene from the Dr advising that if the meds are delayed much longer there is the distinct possibility of a hospital stay.

Good idea - but it can't be DH. He is so nonconfrontational, he barely will return his own stuff to a store! I have to do it just in case someone gives us a hard time I'll have to think of who might be willing to do it.

I am really sorry about that, everyone needs an atttack dog that gets let out once in a while. I am that one in my family...if all else fails I get the call.

 

[LBKB]

Good morning ladies,

My Ethan update:
Well today was Ethan's 3rd day of school. He has pitched a royal fit the last 2days so last night when I picked him up we had a l o n g talk. I told him if he could be a big boy today that we would go get the Ben Ten figure he has wanted. It worked like a charm. No tears and even some giggles on the way. He stood in line and kept shaking his hands - he wanted to cry so bad - but didn't. I was so proud of him.
He is only just 5 and there are so many changes in his little life right now.
We finally found out why he didn't want to go to school. He was afraid he would miss his Daddy's calls if he called and if he was in school he couldn't take care of Mom like Daddy told him to. Oh MY!! What a burden for such a little guy. He was able to skype with Daddy last night and I guess they got that cleared up. Thank goodness. Today was MUCH better. I can't wait to ge get him this afternoon.
Thanks so much everyone for all of your good wishes for Ethan. He is such a good boy. It was just breaking our hearts. Poppy (Doug) followed us all the way to school just to see if all would be alright. We are so proud of him today.

Ellen I'm so glad to hear this. It is a big adjustment for those little tikes. That is 1 thing I'm not looking forward to going back to work there usually is at least 1 child who has a hard time adjusting and it kills me when they cling to me and I have to make them go just like I had to with my own kids.

Tell Ethan I'm proud of him for being such a BIG BOY.

Oh Amy I wish I were closer cause the Drs. and pharmacy would get a HUGE ear full from me. Try not to get worked up pray that God will handle it.


Sorry everyone I'm having a hard time keeping up with everyone. I'm not even back to full work yet and I am having a hard time adjusting. My back and hip are making me feel like I'm a 100 years old I can't image what I'm going to feel like being back to work at my reg. schedule sorry for going on. to everyone who needs them

 

[LBKB]

I am really sorry about that, everyone needs an atttack dog that gets let out once in a while. I am that one in my family...if all else fails I get the call.

Oh Nancy you are just to My kind of woman.

 

[EJ4Disney]

I am really sorry about that, everyone needs an atttack dog that gets let out once in a while. I am that one in my family...if all else fails I get the call.

That is the same with me. If all else fails ask Mom she can do it. She can do anything. I usually do get my way though.

Sorry everyone I'm having a hard time keeping up with everyone. I'm not even back to full work yet and I am having a hard time adjusting. My back and hip are making me feel like I'm a 100 years old I can't image what I'm going to feel like being back to work at my reg. schedule sorry for going on. to everyone who needs them

to you. You worry about all of us, but I think it is you we should be worrying about. Take care my friend and take it easy.

 

[Nancyg56]

Sorry everyone I'm having a hard time keeping up with everyone. I'm not even back to full work yet and I am having a hard time adjusting. My back and hip are making me feel like I'm a 100 years old I can't image what I'm going to feel like being back to work at my reg. schedule sorry for going on. to everyone who needs them

Don't feel badly, you have too much now, never mind trying to keep up with all of us. As Ellen has said, we should be worrying about you not causing you worry. I really hope that your pain dissipates, I cannot imagine what you are feeling

Well, Buddy is getting his wish tonight. I cooked some corn and bought him sandwich meat. We had a mini mutiny here last night...no salami, no bologna, no ham...no nothin' good! He did not agree that the chicken breast and other lean meats that I cook for his sandwiches is way better than all the stuff he likes, and he really over the bread. I compromised on that too but not too much. Marisa and I are taking Kady for shoes for school. At least we are trying too...she has a skinny little heel like her Nana and shoes are really difficult to fit. This should be fun

 

[liamandcaili]

Stephanie -- Poor Emma! It sounds like one of those 24 hour things to me. Hopefully, she feels a lot better tomorrow and can go back to school Monday.

Johnny & I will be heading to Baton Rouge in a few hours with a cooler full of food for the boys.

You are such a nice mom! I hope you had a great trip.

Ellen -- That is quite a lot for such a little guy to be carrying around. I'm glad everything got straightened out and he was able to tell you what his reasoning was. That is nice that the school has some direction for the teachers. My two are the only ones in their school with a dad in active duty military. He always visits the two classrooms when he is home, and the teachers are very open to that.

Aimee -- Nancy's suggestion for an advocate is a good one. I hope you can think of someone who would take on that role for you. This has gone on way too long. Like Becky said, it is in the interest of the insurance company that you do not get sicker.

Sheryl -- I think the start of 1st grade is difficult for some kids socially because they tend to partner up. We didn't have that problem with Caili because she already had a friend from the neighborhood, but one little girl was very upset because she didn't have a bus partner. The seats on the bus seat three. It didn't take too long for the partnered up girls to figure out that they could let the other girl sit with them. I hope things get better soon for Alexis.

My neighbor invited us over for a barbecue this evening, so we are heading there shortly. She is having burgers and hotdogs, I am bringing sangria and guacamole (with bacon in it, per Aimee's suggestion), and I'm not sure what the other families are contributing. It should be fun, if we don't all melt. It is really hot and humid here today.

 

[shovan]

Sorry everyone I'm having a hard time keeping up with everyone. I'm not even back to full work yet and I am having a hard time adjusting. My back and hip are making me feel like I'm a 100 years old I can't image what I'm going to feel like being back to work at my reg. schedule sorry for going on. to everyone who needs them

Don't worry about keeping up! We have so many good friends on the here, I think it's hard for most of us to keep up.

I so understand feeling like an old woman! I usually figure my body is around 80 & my mind is often worst than many 80 yr old women. I'm praying for you my friend. I wish I could do more than just (kind of) understand what you're going through. I'm sending out hugs, love and prayers to you.

 

[shovan]

Well, Buddy is getting his wish tonight. I cooked some corn and bought him sandwich meat. We had a mini mutiny here last night...no salami, no bologna, no ham...no nothin' good! He did not agree that the chicken breast and other lean meats that I cook for his sandwiches is way better than all the stuff he likes, and he really over the bread. I compromised on that too but not too much. Marisa and I are taking Kady for shoes for school. At least we are trying too...she has a skinny little heel like her Nana and shoes are really difficult to fit. This should be fun

I'm happy Buddy will be less grouchy with his unhealthy sandwiches today! I hope you find shoes for Kady, I too have those skinny, skinny heels. I remember school shoe shopping with my Mom when I was young, it usually involved tears. We don't have that trouble with Alexis, she has thick little fat feet like her Mom & Uncle Bob. We call them the Shovan's Flinstone Feet!

Sheryl -- I think the start of 1st grade is difficult for some kids socially because they tend to partner up. We didn't have that problem with Caili because she already had a friend from the neighborhood, but one little girl was very upset because she didn't have a bus partner. The seats on the bus seat three. It didn't take too long for the partnered up girls to figure out that they could let the other girl sit with them. I hope things get better soon for Alexis.

My neighbor invited us over for a barbecue this evening, so we are heading there shortly. She is having burgers and hotdogs, I am bringing sangria and guacamole (with bacon in it, per Aimee's suggestion), and I'm not sure what the other families are contributing. It should be fun, if we don't all melt. It is really hot and humid here today.

I know part of the problem is Alexis goes to school in my neighborhood but lives in another. I don't have any girls her age (that I know of) near my house. Chris is going to try to find out, if there is a girl scout troop at the school. That worked for Angelina, we changed her school in 2nd grade, but joining Brownies helped out a lot.

 

[nucpharm29]

Thanks for all the well wishes for Emma. If you saw her now, you would never have known that anything was amiss this morning. She had a hotdog for lunch! Definitely just a little 24 hr bug. DH said Emma was really tired yesterday evening, so that might have been the start of it. But it's been really sweet, her teacher has emailed twice and called about her today. Love her!

Sheryl--I hope alexis finds that buddy soon. That was emma's biggest fear starting school b/c the school she is going to is not in our town. But suprisingly 2 kids from our town are in her class. I ask her who she played with at school, and I more often than not get the shoulder shrug.

Ellen--Oh what a sweet boy Ethan is! I can't imagine feeling that pressure! Glad to hear that dad got it all sorted out, and that he left w/o tears this morning. It's amazing what a little toy will do--use that one a lot!

Laura--yum on the sangria and guacamole!

Kathy--hope you have a great weekend at LSU.

We decided to have pizza in tonight, instead of taking Emma out anywhere. So we got some movies, some pizza and breadsticks and are going to have a picnic in the living room.

 

[HERSEY]

Ellen Ethan sounds just like my Alex he is very literal. Poor guy I am glad he got to chat with his dad and things are ok for now.

Sheryl I sure hope some little girl figures out 2 friends are better than just 1 friends and a whole group is better yet. I am so glad those days are behind me. Now I just have to get ready for the"Why doesn't she like me?" stuff

Since it is raining and cold I am having a BLT and Alex will have a roast beef panini.

Wish me luck tomorrow we go clothes shopping. Alex hates clothes shopping but he has decided to start school with clothes that fit I had thought he was thinking he was going to wear shorts forever.

Maria How is Leona and Lilly doing?

Aimee I hope your med's get straighted out soon.

Lauri I hope you start to feel better

Hugs for anyone who needs them. Back to straighting up the mess of a house.

 

[Glynis]

Sheryl - the whole "friend" thing is enough to drive a person crazy! When my twins started kindergarten, they each made separate friends and things were really good. The next year, they were in a class with a girl from their kindergarten class who had been a "best" friend to Leslie in kindergarten. At the beginning of first grade, she ignored Leslie, and started hanging around with Mary. It really bothered Leslie. I talked to the teacher about it, and she got to the bottom of it. Apparently, this little girl figured that since she had been friends with Leslie for one year, she had to be friends with Mary the next year. It didn't occur to her that she could be friends with both of them at the same time.