Haha... not taking responsibility and not apologizing seem to be common traits. I got in a dumb thing with W too about kids schedule two weeks back and she could barely bring herself to say that she needed to be more proactive. No apology offered either. hehe. Honestly, it was kinda fascinating to watch how she couldn't understand that she screwed up too and it wasn't just my fault.
I like white boards too and I use one at work to map out all kindsa stuff. Really useful.