Today's Serenism is brought to you by: Bottoms Up!

Today was Parent/Teacher Conference day. I always look forward to these with mixed emotions. Evy is a great student, so hers is fairly predictable. Seren's, not so much. She struggled to follow directions and turn her homework in last year, but did well anyway. This year seemed to be going too smoothly. I haven't seen the contents of her backpack nearly all year, but she has insisted she is doing her homework and turning it in.
I have confirmed that Seren has been a model student so far. She even sets a fine standard in her email. Yes, at age 7 and 2nd grade, they are teaching how to use email. The teacher said the kids discovered emoticons and one sent her an emoticon of a cup of coffee first thing this morning, which she publicly shared her gratitude for, saying the boy knew her well. A few minutes later Seren says in her sweet Dennis-the-Menace-to-Mr.-Wilson voice, "Oh Mrs. Johnson...did you get myyyyyyy email?"
Mrs. Johnson looked at her email and busted out laughing when she saw emoticons of 3 frosty beers! She thanked Seren publicly for her appropriate suggestion for later today, but was careful to not share what Seren sent to her with the class. Bottoms up, Mrs. Johnson!