Spring is here?

GLOBAL WARMING. Who does not believe now? It is the last day of JANUARY and the trees are leafing out and my bulb flowers are coming in bloom. I am running the AC in the evening. Last year we has a huge ice storm...remember the super bowl?

So, what is everyone doing to help lower their carbon footprint?

WAY TO GO RUTH

My dear sweet Ruth was nominated for Jr. National Honor Society again this year. We are so very proud of her. That means she is in the top 98% of her class. This year as part of the required community service, they will do 2 hours of peer toutoring at their school. Her second communtiy service was, remember, the extremely hot week in OK. on the church mission trip.

Happy Chinese New year

It came early this year and I was not prepared soon enough. Sara's Chinese teacher told them last week so I quickly put out the decorations. Yesterday Sara was telling me what they would have done in Chine on the day before, which included cleaning out the house to make room for the good luck, and getting your hair cut and get new clothes. Well of course I had to ask if her room was clean and she said this is America, not China, and I do not need to clean my room today. As far as the haircut, she decided to donate again this year on her birthday. As far as new clothes, she was smart enough not to even ask.

2012

Well, a new year is here again. How fast the fly by. This year we all chose our own mugs and we had a great variety. We did find the sparkling white grape juice and the girls liked it, Sara almost drank it all by herself.

Resolutions: Eat more, work more, do less house cleaning, get more gray hair, get another wrinkle, do multiple carpools a day, pay more for food, tell the kids no more often......

You get the idea.....happy 2012 everyone