Snow, Snow and More Snow.....

Oh My... The weather here has been horrible! We have been pounded with snow! The forcast...snow, snow and more snow! The seven day forcast... snow! Did I mention snow? We have not had a winter like this in years. There's snow drifts everywhere! We have a huge snow drift in our front yard that's about four feet high.. it's CRAZY! The schools have been delayed twice already this week due to the weather conditions. Last night the wind was blowing while it was snowing making it a complate white-out... it was CRAZY! When is it going to stop....

Cloe Update...

Cloe is home, and she is doing really good! She's recovering really well...

Cat Kisses

Cat Kisses

Sand paper kisses

on a cheek or a chin

that is the way

for a day to begin

Sandpaper kisses

a cuddle and a purr

I have an alarm clock

that's covered in fur!

Cloe, our cat is already six months old. Isn't she cute!! We are taking her in tomorrow to get her spayed, and de-clawed. I already feel so bad for her! She's going to have to spend the night tomorrow at the Veterinarians office. I'm going to miss her!! Poor girl!!

Divorce Through A Child's Eye....

I close my eyes when I get too sad
I think thoughts that I know are bad
Close my eyes and I count to ten
Hope it's over when I open them

I want the things that I had before
Like a star wars poster on my bedroom door
I wish I could count to ten
Make everything be wonderful again

Hope my mom and I hope my dad
Will figure out why they get so mad
Hear them scream, I hear them fight
They say bad words that make me wanna cry

Close my eyes when I go to bed
And I dream of angels who make me smile
I feel better when I hear them say
Everything will be wonderful someday

Promises mean everything when you're little
And the world's so big
I just don't understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
Tell me everything is wonderful now

Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now

I go to school and I run and play
I tell the kids that it's all okay
I laugh aloud so my friends won't know
When the bell rings I just don't wanna go home

Go to my room and I close my eyes
I make believe that I have a new life
I don't believe you when you say
Everything will be wonderful someday

Promises mean everything when you're little
And the world is so big
I just don't understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your eyes
When you tell me everything is wonderful now

No
No, I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is
wonderful now
No
No, I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is
wonderful now

I don't wanna hear you say
That I will understand someday
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna hear you say
You both have grown in a different way
No, no, no, no
I don't wanna meet your friends
And I don't wanna start over again
I just want my life to be the same
Just like it used to be
Some days I hate everything
I hate everything
Everyone and everything
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now...
I don't wanna hear you tell me everything is wonderful now

Are you going through a divorce, or your thinking about it? Are you thinking of how divorce is going to affect you? Well, stop thinking of how it's going to affect your life for a second, and think of how it's going to affect your child's life! It's not always about YOU! Children do not understand "Divorce" and it's hard enough on them without all the fighting and yelling. Do your child a favor, and think of them for a change. Every time you fight in front of your child... you are changing who they are for EVER!

It's better to be from a broken home, than to live in a broken home!!

Oh Yeah... Keep it civil!! There's no need to play games! The faster you can resolve things, the faster you, your-ex, and your child can start healing!!!

As a teacher, I see the effect that divorce has on children, and it's all too sad, especially when the children are stuck in the middle of their parents fighting, and they don't understand... They just know that something is just not right.

A Teachers Prayer

"Dear Lord, bless these teachers mightilyas they seek to teach, enrich and guide Your precious children.Grant them abundant resources to do their job,intelligence, wisdom, sensitivity, kindness,and the material things that make it possible to turn some of these tender green plants into the strong, stable trees that will lead our nation,to transform some of these buds into brilliant flowers that will bring light, color and happiness to all who encounter them,and to give every one of them the tools to be creative, and productive and to develop their own kind of success in the world.Lord, wrap Your loving arms around these teachers who give so much of themselves to grow our youth into creative, responsible adults.We pray that You will immerse them in your boundless, transcendent love.We pray that You will strengthen and soothe them when they have given so much of themselves that they need Your extra attention, Your extra care.We love, respect and admire these teachers, Lord and we pray that you will watch over them always--these special people who hold our children and our future in their hands" Unkown

Yesterday, Today and Tommorow....

"Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn! Look to this Day! For it is Life, the very Life of Life. In its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your Existence. The Bliss of Growth, The Glory of Action, The Splendor of Beauty; For Yesterday is but a Dream, And To-morrow is only a Vision; But To-day well lived makes Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope. Look well therefore to this Day! Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!" Kalidasa

Touched by An Angel

"We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life. Love arrives and in its train come ecstasies old memories of pleasure ancient histories of pain. Yet if we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls. We are weaned from our timidity In the flush of loves light we dare be brave And suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free." Maya Angelou

Snow Day

Today the school district declared a snow day! We have so much snow on the ground, and it's just making a hug mess of things! We are suppose to have one more storm move in tomorrow. I'm kinda wondering if school will be cancelled tomorrow too? Anyways, Marissa couldn't be more happy! She's outside playing in the snow right now... Silly little girl she finally got her wish! I don't think she realizes that snow days still have to be made up sometime this year.

Snow, Snow and More Snow...

We have been hit with a major snow storm... Okay, several snow storms!! We've gotten three big snow storms already. The first storm came on Friday with winds that reached up to sixty miles per hour. It was CRAZY! We are expected to get snow all through the week. The windy conditions have already created several deep snow drifts... The Sierra Mountains have reported already getting ten feet of snow.. that's one amazing sight!!


Did I mention Christmas Break is over today? We have spent most of the break playing in the snow. Marissa's crossing her fingers for a "snow" day. I keep telling her that if we have a "snow" day she will have to make it up. I don't think she cares though.. she just wants to be able to say she doesn't have to go to school because of the snow. Silly girl!!

Marissa is going to start ski lessons next weekend at the snow bowl.. she's so excited! I just hope there's no broken arms involved!! Her mission is to learn how to snow board. She scares me because she's very daring. Humm.. I wonder were she gets that from?