Annie Video

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Originally uploaded by ticamk

Really bad picture, but the audio is great!

Annie

We are so proud of Joey! He played an orphan in his school musical production of Annie and did a fabulous job! Unfortunately, my photos and videos aren't very good, but I was enjoying the show!





(Joey is on the far right.)



(Again, Joey is on the far right.)

Congratulations Joey!

Catching up...

It's been weeks since I've posted anything. I took this wonderful photography class and when it finished, I stopped taking photos. Not sure what that's all about....

While I haven't posted about it, I have kept up with with my project schedule. I finished Sam's Christmas stocking and then took two Panamanian molas given to me by my aunt when my uncle died last year to a frame store to be framed.



Now that I have finished several of my quick projects I find myself almost forced to take on a larger task. It's time to haul out the sewing machine and start working on some curtains. I've had blue denim material for my boys' room for years--never finished those curtains in the last house either. This time, I'm determined to finish these curtains within the next two weeks. Maybe they will sleep later than 6 a.m. if I can close some curtains on their windows?

Olympic Fever!

WE have Olympic Fever in our house!

Actually, for years I have wanted the boys to learn how to ski downhill. So, during our recent 5 day school holiday, we headed to a local ski hill to do just that.

Rob and I took bets about how the boys would feel about skiing after their first lesson. We both guessed they would NEVER want to go again. And, since the "ski walk" over to the kids' lesson area was comical (for me, not so much the boys) and nearly impossible, I wasn't even sure they would show up for the first lesson. Let's just say we should have carried the skis to the lesson area, but I have some stubborn, determined kids!

Sammy looking not so sure about this...



Joey feeling the same...



Lily waiting for her brothers on the sled...



An awful, over-exposed photo, but so cute to watch all the little kids learning to put their skis on!



Sammy learning to balance while going down a hill



Joey progressed quickly and advanced to the "bigger" hill.



By the end of the lesson, Joey was using the tow rope to get up the hill and his teacher told us if he had had a few more minutes with Joey, he would have advanced him to the big hill and the chair lift. He might have advanced him, but we were just fine with the tow rope!



At the end of 3 hours outside in the cold, both boys were unequivocally hooked on skiing and have since begged to return. We hope to get them there

Chinese New Year

Two weeks ago, we went to a Chinese New Year celebration at Navy Pier in Chicago.

There was a Kung Fu demonstration (the boys LOVED that!)

but Lily--not so much...

There was a lion dance (which we actually missed, but got to see the lion head close-up anyway)

And of course, there were New Year crafts like mask-making and lantern making...

Best of all, there was glitter--lots and lots and LOTS of glitter. Glitter on our lanterns, glitter on our masks, glitter in our car and on our floor...the glitter will never go away...

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