Britney finally got her ass to court yesterday afternoon wearing a pair of cooter-harnessing blue jeans — which is practically formal wear for Britney — so the judge gave her one night a week supervised overnight visitation. Do I smell Parent of the Year Award? People reports:

But the hearing was a rare victory. The judge expanded her visitation schedule, giving her one monitored overnight visit a week with Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, a court spokesman said. “Ms. Spears did speak (at the hearing),” says court spokesman Allan Parachini, “and her voice was soft and respectful.”

Spears’s attorney, Sorrell Trope, tells PEOPLE: “I consider this a very positive sign for my client. I have every expectation that she will comply with all the orders made by the court. I remain absolutely optimistic that she will eventually regain 50-50 custody.”

Hmm… There’s a fine line between optimistic and stupid. The difference between Britney getting to see her kids one night a week with a court-appointed babysitter and Britney getting 50-50 custody is like the difference between taking your kids to a petting zoo and letting one of those miniature alpacas actually rear your child. Only in this case, I think the alpaca kids might be getting the better bargain because at least alpaca milk doesn’t taste like margaritas and Marlboro Lights.

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