I had my yearbook picture taken yesterday

Now that I'm a stay-at-home-mom, I have no excuse for NOT volunteering at Amanda's school. So when I had to sign releases, and privacy statements, an dress code policies and everything else in the big stack of papers kids bring home at the start of the year, I also offered to volunteer.

The school wasted no time contacting me; the yearbook adviser recruited me for picture day. I spent my day yesterday ushering high school kids into and out of the media center for their pictures. High school has changed a lot in the 30 years since I attended. But picture day remains as it always was, with a roll-up background and a battered stool for a seat.

For my trouble, I got a $45 credit on Amanda's pictures. Plus, I talked the photographer into taking a picture of the two of us together.