DD's New Sneaks are Here

Dancing Queen joined an online contest about her fave artist, Taylor Swift.  Who woulda thunk she'd win???!!!  Well, you bet, she DID!  And so the long wait is overrrrrrrrr ---  she finally received the shoes she so admires!  Fresh and hot from 10,000 miles away!

 

Happiness is all about RED KEDS

 

DD's ready-to-go feet

 

My KEDS are RED.

Taylor Swift

 



Lorax, Smurfette, Superman, & Kitty's New Crabitat Set-Up

Just a preview of our Hermies' newly arranged Crabopolis!  

 Front View

 

Top View

 

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet. 

Colette

AHS Section 1-O Moms Night-Out

Yours truly and the Friday Moms' Club... (aka bonding time with my co-moms in DS's semi-honors section class)

 

 

Hoping there will be more of these mommy date nights to follow!

 

By and large, mothers and housewives

are the only workers who do not have regular time off.

They are the great vacationless class.
  Anne Morrow Lindbergh

 

AHS PRADA Chess Champions

DS and his teammates -- from the official school website!  

Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.
Lenin

 

DS is AHS 1-O 2nd Honor Again

DS once again, received a certificate from his school, for garnering a GPA equivalent to being 2nd honor in his semi-honors class section, the second time around this schoolyear. 

But not only that; he is also a consistent honor student in character (Kostka Award).  How grateful we all are for this blessing. 

  

 

We are truly proud of him, and thankful that despite his very busy schedule and involvement in many school activities, he can still manage to juggle his time wisely and well.

 

  You are my sonshine. 

Author Unknown

 

Another Bestie Meet-Up

Another night-out of endless chat and updates with long-time bestie, Teena...

 

 It is truly a blessing that old friends like her still manage to have time to see me every year, even though we are almost 10,000 miles apart.  :)
 

 

 There are big ships and small ships. 
But the best ship of all is friendship.
Author Unknown

Post New Year Dinner

My "days-after-the New Year dinner" with the Hubs and Kids  :)

 

 

We meet today
To thank Thee for the era done,
And Thee for the opening one.
John Greenleaf Whittier

 

My Vet Friend

Met-up with a dear, old friend in Figaro this afternoon.  We haven't seen each other for so many years, but the warmth and lightness of heart in exchanging pleasantries did not change.

 

 Lulu was also our veterinarian many years ago (and was also the one who adopted my Shih-Tzu, Sushi -- my most beloved pet that I was forced to give up because back then, my DS was thought to have an allergy from dogs.), before moving to Australia and marrying her Aussie husband.

 

I thank this century's gift of having the technology of being able to find and bridge people/friends together.

 

The most beautiful discovery true friends make

 is that they can grow separately without growing apart. 

Elisabeth Foley

 

 

 

Happy 2013!

Our mantra for the year 2013 ---

 

We will open the book. Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called Opportunity
and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
Edith Lovejoy Pierce