Crazy Clothes Update - Wendy Wins!

When I picked her up from school yesterday Wendy was a disappointed little girl. Not because she hadn't won the Crazy Clothes contest, but because they hadn't announced a winner. I told her that with all the kids in this school, her chances were pretty slim anyway, so don't fret over it.

When I picked her up from school today, though, Wendy came out of the building with two things besides her usual book bag - a big smile, and a check for $50. She had won the Crazy Clothes contest! She had certainly been attired whimsically yesterday, but given all the students in this school (grades 4-8), and all the wacky outfits I glimpsed yesterday, I really didn't think she had much of a chance to win the Grand Prize. But on the school news broadcast this morning they announced the Honorable Mentions for each of the five grades, and then said "and the Grand Prize winner is.......Miss Wendy Waltrip!" I wish I could have been there to have seen her face when she heard that. She said her whole class screamed with excitement when the announcment came through. Her good friend Sarah rushed up and gave her a big hug.

I took her Dairy Queen for a celebratory Blizzard



and here she is breaking the news to Mommy:



and holding up her Grand Prize check and a drawing she made of the Big Moment on the school newscast:


So, what d'ya know? Wendy's a winner!