Our Little Ladybug: January 2007

What's Going On

We had our first snow day yesterday! It was quite a surprise actually. I complained all of December that we didn't have any, yet when I got the call yesterday, I was kind of disappointed. I don't think I want any snow days!

We went to see Freedom Writers yesterday, and I really enjoyed it. As a teacher, I think I need movies like that every now and again. They make me feel like the job I do really is important. It's so easy to lose sight of that in the day to day job of it all. I hope I am still making some kind of difference.

Last week, we saw Night at the Museum, and I really got a kick out of that one. I tend to like any movie with Ben Stiller or either of the Wilson brothers! I also liked the premise- I always wondered if dolls, etc. came to life at night when no one was around, so this sort of ties right in to that.

We are going away next weekend to see Supernova- Tommy Lee's new band- in concert. We also made plans to go to New York City for Chinese New Year. We are going to see the Chinese New Year Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.

The CCAI yahoo group to which I belong is starting the Secret Pal exchange, and I am VERY excited about that. I've already started shopping! The theme is Chinese New Year/Year of the Pig for February.

That's about all the news at the moment! Hope all is well with everyone!

We are LID!

We were just notified today by CCAI that we have our LID and it is 12-31-06! We didn't know while celebrating New Year's Eve that we were logged in that day! What a New Year's celebration that would have been! I am also happy we are logged in for 2006 because it just "sounds" earlier than 2007 (mind game, I know), but it also saves us from paying the extra fee after January 1. We are going to have some celebratory Chinese food tonight!

My Two Little Girls

This is our yearly Christmas morning shot...the girls and me. They are pretty excited already about Jade. We know this because every time they go in her room, they are constantly trying to get things from her shelves. It's their way of saying, "We love Jade, so we will show that by chewing up all of her toys." Arrrgghhh! It's a good thing they have me wrapped around their little fingers...err...paws!

We hung some very special ornaments on the tree this year. My friend Linda gave me the beautiful panda ornament for Christmas. It was a truly wonderful gift.