Yesterday, my principal gave out t-shirts that say, "09-10: BEST YEAR EVER!"

So now it's official! All of the teachers will be wearing those shirts on the first day of school, so the kids can get the message loud and clear.

And I also hope you get this message loud and clear: for the PR contest, please post your WINNER GUESS for tonight's challenge. It appears to be a team challenge with all the requisite DRAMA. The designers meet Tim on a beach in the beginning. Then they work with a partner. Rachel Bilson is the guest judge.

Fave quote from the promo comes from Ra'Mon: "Ladies and gentlemen, W-T-F."

I promise to post the scores soon.

And my guess is Louise.

This is my third week as a full-fledged stay-at-home-mom of two. I cannot tell a lie: I'm pretty tired. During the last week, I've thought of many potential blog topics:

A) My feet, after this second pregnancy, have settled in at size 10.5 or 11. How large is that?

B) My budgeting is going well, and I've been very creative. For instance, instead of buying a new box of nursing bra pads, I've been cutting up leftover maxi pads and sticking them in.

C)Um, I guess that's it. I thought there was one more, but I guess I'm too tired to remember it.

I realized in a panic this morning that today is Wednesday, and we all need to record our Project Runway guesses. Here's what you need: your picks for the next three losers, plus a winner pick for tonight's challenge. Here's the description of the challenge from Bravotv.com: "The workplace can be a jungle. Inspired by a hit TV show, the Project Runway designers help working women dress the part. Guest Judge: Brooke Shields."

Post here or on Facebook before you watch the show!

Today's Wednesday, PR viewers. Are you ready for your next challenge? Pick a winner for tonight's episode, and post your guess here or on our Facebook page.

Last night, after Shef's soccer game, I carried the following items 400 yards uphill to my car in one trip: the diaper bag, the bucket car seat (with the 15-pound baby inside), the cooler filled with leftover soccer treats (it was my night to bring), and Shef's booster seat.

If I can do that, surely I can guess one little tiny winner. Daniel it is.

It's Wednesday, which means it's time to cast your votes for the next three auf in the PR Challenge.

I'm picking Stella, the rocker chick who used the trash bags last week; Blayne, the tanning addict; and Emily. She made that weird dress with the sticky-up blue collar, and I think she might be boring.

Speaking of boring, is anyone sharing my lack of enthusiasm for Season Five? Maybe tonight will be more electrifying? We can only hope.

Post your guesses below OR visit the PR Challege group on Facebook. I think I'm more excited about the possibilities of Facebook than I am about the show. Here's what you do: Become my friend on Facebook. If you want to be my friend, but you don't know my full name, then email me at thesavvymomblog AT gmail DOT com. Then, on my profile, you can see the group "PR Challenge." Join it! Come on!

So, despite a total lack of promotion by Bravo, it appears that Project Runway Season Five premiers tomorrow night.

I'm already really busy on Wednesday nights watching my third or fourth favorite reality show, So You Think You Can Dance. It'll be tough, but I will still make time for Mr. Gunn and company.

And will there be a challenge? YES THERE WILL! YES THERE WILL! HAHAHAHAHA.

Ahem.

Anyway, there will probably also be a fabulous prize for winning the PR Challenge. And don't forget, our reigning champ, my darling sister, is overseas, so it's anybody's game. Let's all watch tomorrow, and then we can guess the next three auf'd designers.

This is it, PR friends! The finale is tomorrow. Here's the deal: everyone has to rank the remaining contestants 1-2-3. Each correct placement is worth three points.

This means that the standings could really change dramatically, which I think is appropriate, given the gravity of a finale.

Aren't you so excited? I am, I'll tell you what. I am going with Christian for the win, followed by Jillian and then Rami. I really struggle with the placing of Jillian and Rami, though. I could be wrong about that.

There's one point at stake in tomorrow's Runway reunion show, if you want to play.

All you have to do is guess who will be the fan favorite.

I'm going with Sweet P. She's awfully cute. Dan says he's picking Chris. He's also quite likable. Really, there were quite a few winsome contestants this year, so the competition will likely be fierce. You can post your guess below if you wish.

And this is an aside, but this is my first season watching American Idol. Why is it such a commitment to watch this show? THREE nights this week? Are they kidding? Still, Dan and I are putting our time in, and we really don't want to be disappointed.

PR People: On the preview video, Heidi says two designers are cut tomorrow, so here's what we're going to do: Everybody picks two losers for tomorrow, and everybody picks one winner.

Three points are at stake for each of the losers, and you get three points if your winner wins. If your winner is a clear second, you get one bonus point. That's a lot riding on tomorrow's round; but that seems appropriate, as we're getting down to the wire.

The episode is called, "The Art of Fashion," and I can't tell what the challenge is.

Here's what I think: I'm picking Christian for the win, and I'm betting Chris and Sweet P are out. I like Sweet P, but I think Rami, Jillian, and Christian are the most professional. We'll see.

So, new Runway coming up tomorrow. I just need one winner guess from all.

We'll have to see how they work this, though. They're taping the finale in Bryant Park on Friday; so we'll all hear who's showing final collections.

The PR powers that be will have to have one or two designers show decoy collections, or they'll have to kick off two people tomorrow night. If they kick off two this Wednesday, that'll leave a final four for Bryant Park.

I'm baffled.

It's guess time again. Pick a winner for this week's Runway. It appears the challenge may be something about reinventing an American iconic designer? I'm not really sure, but it's an individual challenge and Christian appears to be bugging everyone.

I'm picking Rami for the winner. Dan is picking Jillian. And as you know, Dan knows fashion.

We are watching American Idol for the first time ever. So far, we’re concerned about the weirdness of the would-be contestants. Many of them have some questionable faculties and, in some cases, perhaps full-blown, untreated mental illnesses.

I’m not sure there will be an Idol fantasy game on this website.

Of course, there is a Runway fantasy game, and I need your guesses for tomorrow’s show. The next three losers and one winner for tomorrow’s show, okay?

I made this large and complicated marble track:



Don't even pretend not to be impressed. This is a very sophisticated work.

And, don't forget, tomorrow's Wednesday. I need your guess for the winner of this week's PR. Post it below and don't delay.

PR people: tonight is a new show! Please post your guess for this week's winner. I will not be able to watch the show or update the scoring until Friday.

Please try not to tell me what happens on tonight's runway.

Thanks a lot and happy new year.

After I defended my master’s thesis, I started keeping track of the books I was reading in my right sidebar over there. It turns out, since May 18th, I’ve read twentyish books. Ish because despite my best intentions, I didn’t finish some of those. Like Death Comes for the Archbishop, obviously since I don’t like Willa Cather, and Purple Hibiscus. Everyone told me I would love that latter book, but for some reason, as it turned out, I didn’t really want to read it. The same was true for Watchmen. I lied to my brother-in-law the other day and told him I’d read it cover-to-cover. I wanted to have read it, that’s for sure. Besides the other books, I did read US Weekly just about every Friday or Saturday. It makes me feel a little dirty, I admit, but the truth is, I do generally love it.

I will say one thing: I have enjoyed these months of reading stuff like Eat, Pray, Love and Run. I have enjoyed them more than I enjoyed the previous seven months, which I spent thinking about, worrying about, and finally writing that damn thesis.

I may finish the Ira Glass nonfiction book before the new year, and then I’ll read the new Richard Russo. I have read everything by Richard Russo except that new book. I liked Straight Man and Empire Falls the best.

Today's Tuesday, which means....tomorrow's Wednesday.

If you're playing the Project Runway Challenge, I need your guesses for the next three losers, as well as tomorrow's winner.

From the looks of the previews and promos, Jack has some infection on his face (he guesses MRSA in the preview) and then makes a tearful announcement with Tim at his side. The promo says, "The competition ends early for one of these designers!" I bet it's Jack.

Dan, the man who won't even watch the pre-commercial "coming up next" bits on the show because they give away too much information, insisted that I post this info about Jack for the benefit of the group. So, do with it what you will. Remember that if he quits, he's not auf'd, so you wouldn't get points for that pick.

I'm picking Ricky, Steven, and Elisa for my next three. Yes, this is a repeat of two of my choices from last time. And I'm picking Kit for the win. I'd like some points this week. We'll see how it goes.

After watching the preview videos posted at Blogging Project Runway, I'm ready to pick Rami as the winner of the next challenge.

The previews didn't really show anything about the potential winners, but... I'm going with it. There was some potential drama and intrigue you might want to check out, though.

For the contest, if you're already on the scoreboard, you don't pick any losers this week or next. You go with the three you originally chose. You get three points if any of your three get kicked off in the next two episodes. You do get to pick a winner for this week's episode, though; and if you're right, you get one bonus point.

If you still want to play and you haven't started yet, you can post guesses for the next two designers auf'd. You get one point for each correct guess.