Happy Birthday, LARA!

Well, for all of you that know my daughter Lara, it's a very special day today. This day, March 2nd 2009, is her twenty-first birthday. Yup, that's 21. 2-1. Yikes! So, I want to give a special hello to her since I'm not with her. She's away at college in Pittsburgh, and we won't be able to celebrate this very special day together.

Feel free to join me in wishing her a very very happy day...

So Lara, enjoy your day, eat all the cake and ice-cream you want, and know that I love you.

xxoo,
ur Mom

THANK YOU CEAY!!!

I would like to make a special post to Ceay! Thank you Ceay for reading my post of Wednesday, February 11th. WOW! Someone reads super carefully!!!!!

How Carefully do YOU Read?

OK. My last post was a dud. I don't think anyone read it carefully. I was asking about the PSSA, and people answered about how many days are in a week!!!! What's up with that???? If that's how carefully you read, we're DOOMED on the PSSA!!!!

I'm growling! (That's ME at my desk. See what happens when people don't read carefully??? Let's see how well you guys read THIS post! arrgh.)

HOW MANY DAYS??? EEEEEKKKK!

OK! We're in the great countdown! This week we've been busy taking the PSSA Writing Assessment. (At least the 5th graders have.) We've been doing a great job, working hard, trying our best, and NOT letting the TEST GET US!!! : )

SO... How many days are left until the Math and Reading PSSA's??? We're in the 20's. How are you getting ready for them? Do you have any pointers in how to handle the testing? Like how not to stress out? Or how to tackle the exam? Let me know what works for you, or what you need help with...

What did YOU do on your "Snow Day"???

Hmmm... Let's see. My alarm went off at 5:30 as it always does. I moaned and groaned (I have a bad cold) and lay very still to see if I could "hear" snow. You see, in my neighborhood, if it snows, the street gets very quiet- unusually quiet. I couldn't tell, so I moaned again and started to get out of bed. My husband came in and told me to go back to sleep- that school was CLOSED! 

Alas, I was already awake, so I jumped out of bed, ran to the phone to call Ms. Cooper, had my cup of coffee, listened to the news a little, then got on my treadmill to run for my usual 30 minutes. After that, I did my yoga and meditated. Now fully awake and charged, I got on my boots, gloves, ear warmers, and coat, grabbed my shovel and proceeded to shovel my steps and sidewalk. Feeling very energetic, I continued down the block to my elderly neighbors' houses and shoveled their walks and steps as well. (Gee, aren't I such a nice person.) Then I came back in, drank a nice cup of herbal tea, and watched TV. Yes, you read that right- I watched TV. I was going to do my favorite thing and read, but my cold got the better of me, so I "vegged out" and curled up with a blanket and some mindless television. (I like HGTV.)

So, how did YOU spend your day?

Here's a Special Shout-Out to George and King!

Hey George and King,

I wanted to give you two a special shout out. You have been blogging with me faithfully for some time now! Thanks for all of your comments and input. You're the greatest!

RESOLUTION???

Well, it's a new year, a new month, a new day, a new beginning! Because of this, many people decide to make changes in their life or themselves; to make a resolution! I think the most popular ones are to lose weight, eat better, and exercise. I remember making MANY resolutions over the years- some I've kept, and some I didn't. I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to make a specific one or not this year. I just want to keep trying to be the best person I can be...

Any thoughts on your end? Making any resolutions this year? Let me know!