Hello to all,

My name is Margarita Shelley, mother to Joshua Smith who is a fourth grader at Thurston Elementary. I'll be writing a blog, "The Darnest Things" about those cool, crazy, amazing, inspiring and absolutely mind boggling things our kids do here on the North Side of Ann Arbor. So, if you have a kid at Thurston, King, Northside or Clague , this blog is for you. I welcome your comments and suggestions and hope to be a wildly popular new addition to AnnArbor.com.

I'd really love to know all those great stories about your kids. So, write to me by email, send me your pictures and let me know what makes your kid so cool. 

If you have a story you would like to share or point me to, please email me at margarita.shelley@gmail.com.