Good News

Some of you may know but due to budget cuts Pinellas county schools were trying to undo a grandfathering program they put into effect last year that was trying to undo the choice plan they started when Tori went to kindergarten. Under the new rules our kids would have had to change schools.

However after much letter writing, phone calls and meetings the parents of the 17000 students that were to be displaced prevailed and as long as we provide transportation our students will remain where they are.

While I have often complained about random things at the kids school we are very much an active part and have great relationships with the faculty there. The kids have excelled there and to move them now would have been sad.

Thanks to all those that got my email about writing a letter and did so, you helped make a difference!

Sarah Lajevardi Photos

I don't think she has an official name yet for her business, if so sorry, Sarah. But Sarah is a friend of a friend who agreed to take some pics for us. She is a up and coming pet photographer in the Tampa Bay area. Anyways these are a few of the great shots she got. If you are local and interested in having your pets photo taken let me know and I will give you her email address.

I am so excited about this photo because Todd and I together seem to be as UNphotogenic as they come. I was SO excited to get this picture.

Zing Zang Zoom

We were invited to attend the circus this weekend with some friends. We had a box suite so the seats were comfy and the show was really neat. We had never gone before and it was a lot fun. Not something we would pay to do again but one of those things I feel like everyone should do once and now we have. So if it come to an arena near you - go! The swing acrobats (they do flips from these sidewalk like swings to another sidewalk like swing) and the trained dogs were my favorites. And I would like to be the cannon girl in my next life. You know the one that gets shot clear across the arena into the giant crash mat! Anyways it was fun. There was no good photo ops though so I have no pictures.

Cute & Crazy

Exhausted

Going back to school apparently wore Tristan out. He told me he was going to sit and listen to some music on his new MP3 player while I switched laundry...when I came back out from our kitchen area this is what he looked like:

From Salon to Safari

I have been a terrible blogger so far in 2009 so here's my quick recap.

- We took all of our Christmas stuff down New Years Day! While its sad to see the season pass it was wonderful to have all that space back.

- Friday I took Tori and her friend Leah to "spend" a gift certificate I had won at a charity lunch before the holidays. The gift certificate was for "2 princesses for a day at the salon." They got their hair done and their nails!

- Friday night Todd and I celebrated our 9 year anniversary. My parents kept the kids overnight (and the dog until we got home) and we had a nice dinner at Carabbas followed by an evening at home together watching Hancock. I realize its a little lame to go home early and rent a video on your anniversary but it was so peaceful and cozy it really was nice! Next year we'll do something fabulous.

- Saturday we went to Busch Gardens and got fun passes so we can go back all year, it was really fun and it was really nice knowing we did not have to cram EVERYTHING in to one day. (P.S. Aunt Jenni - Tori loves her shirt, and it helped us be able to find her and Tristan in the crowd since the light bouncing off her of shot sparkles everywhere!)

Resolution

Is it just me or does it seem odd that you make resolutions at the beginning of year? I always think of them as more like ends...

Anyway I have a couple - I figure if I make a couple I will have hope of fulfilling one of them!

1 - to lose weight, duh, like you did not see that coming

2 - to set a small goal each week and meet it - for ex: this week - finish thank you notes

3 - make a "to do" list of daily routine activities for our kids and check them daily (cleaning room, putting laundry in baskets, homework, tec0 and give them allowances accordingly

4 - to be keep my pantry organized, I tend to be fairly organized but this is a problem area for me

Okay so even if I do one that would be good! But I am really going to make an attempt at all of them!

What are yours?