Dear Kelly,
I don't know who you are, but I feel the need to tell you a few things:
First of all, thanks a lot for giving your ever-so-persistent mother an incorrect cell phone number. Did you not stop to think that maybe this number belongs to
someone? While she is a nice lady, and I have somewhat enjoyed speaking with her over the last year, I'm sure you can find better ways to avoid your mother than giving her the cell phone number I've had since 2003.
Second of all, this sweet lady who is your mother is concerned about you and has tried vigilantly to reach you. Call her.
Having said that, I feel I must give you a warning: I woke up this morning and checked my messages and heard your mother's voice. She's not happy with you.
It was not nice of you to disable her car and otherwise vandalize it. You've pushed her to the edge. She's resorted to name-calling (which, from my impression is not in her character) and she's very very disappointed in you.
Oh yeah, and she's pressing charges.
Hopefully you'll learn your lesson.
Hopefully the police have the correct phone number.
Sincerely,
The lady whose phone number you gave your mom instead of your own.
Iwa rode in the Millington Christmas Parade with Grandpa Tony again this year.
This year, Kawika rode with Uncle Buck and Aunt M&M rode too! (Kawika's in the orange coat)
Last night when John and I were cooking dinner, I heard maniacal laughter coming from more than one person. This is never a good sign. I came in the front room to find:
I think Santa's just going to get more storage bins for these kids for Christmas. They were entertained for over an hour.
and Clown Day:
.... and one "Diesel is huge" picture:
Random, I know, but I was about to take him running (he's SO not ready for that, by the way) and I thought I'd get a picture.
Last week, I got to take the day off and go with Iwa on her first field trip to the zoo. It was so much fun!! She got to take a long ride on the school bus, something she's wanted to do for years.
She insisted on taking this picture. Silly girl.
As an art teacher, I don't ever get to go on field trips so it was a first for me too.
Iwa was star of the week the week before and the culminating activity of your week is getting to take care of Rocky and take him everywhere you go for the weekend. You're supposed to document your adventures and each child enters a page in his journal writing down what they did. 
Of course Iwa had to take Rocky to meet all of her animals.
We never got a picture of the animals that actually live in our house. It just figures.
For a long time, I thought we left Rocky at a Mexican Restaurant so he missed out on a lot. It turned out he was just hiding under the dining room table in a chair. in the fetal position. No one knows how he got there but I could swear I heard him give a sigh of relief when I told Iwa it was time take him back to school.
Of course, the day we plan to do something outside is the only day this week it rains. We have plans to do something outside tomorrow. We'll see if that works out.
I think all in all, the trip was an unexpected success.
Actually, the best part was the long, long naps we all got when we went home. THAT's how to spend a rainy day out of school.
