You Think Soccer Moms are Competitive?

They’ve got nothing on “Postcard Mom.” This is from Tanya, official friend of NewMexiKen’s official oldest daughter, Jill.

Cat’s pre-kindergarten/kindergarten class recently studied the state of Delaware and learned all about it. (I learned that the state bug is a ladybug.) Anyway, they are now starting to branch out and learn about the other parts of the United States. The teacher has asked us to reach out to friends and family around the country and ask them to send a post card with a note about where they live. The goal is to get something from all 50 states. Of course Cat received this assignment two weeks after I came back from trips to Las Vegas, Toronto and DC.

Motherhood has mellowed me somewhat but I still enjoy 1). competition and 2). making Cat smile, not even remotely in that order. So, I wanted to see if we could get postcards from all 50 states, or at least darned close. So I am starting with you.

Would you please send a post card showing a picture from your state to Cat in care of her class? She loves to get mail and she is starting to read so this would be a huge treat for her. … Apparently this exercise will go on for a little while.

Also, some of you know each other and know that you live in the same state. Don’t let that discourage you as they are trying to get cards from different cities in the same state in order to give more detail.

If you decide to send the card, please send it to:
Miss Cat Cunningham c/o Pre-K/K
EEC, Inc.
730 Halstead Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19803

Obviously the goal is to foster education and the joy of learning. However the wicked evil Tanya part of me would also like Cat to crush the other children by the sheer volume of mail that she gets. Okay, that may be over the top, and I don’t want any children to actually be injured or frightened, but you get the picture. I am irrationally in love with my child and want her to get an outpouring from all over.

Here’s the deal NewMexipolitans. I don’t ask much for the hours of enjoyment, information and heart-warming stories I post here. Oh yeah, once in a while I pout and seven of you (chosen by committee I have always assumed) write comments saying how much you love NewMexiKen and don’t quit blogging and blah blah blah.

So, how about as payment to me we give little Cat a few postcards? 25 cents for the pretty postcard and 24 cents for the stamp (really). Tell your friends at work who are going home for the holidays to join in. The more the merrier. Overseas, too! (You know who you are.)

Put a tiny little “NMK” on the card and maybe Cat and Tanya will let us now how we did. Seven is my guess.