2010 What Cutie is Doing

Since this is my version of a baby book, I need to report on Cutie's progress.
Cutie is in first grade. She is currently in love with reading the Junie B Jones book series. She reads in the car, the bus and when her friend is over.
She just passed ice skating Basic Skills level 6 and she is putting together a routine for a competition. Because her skills are advanced, she will be competing in Free Style 1. I'm a little nervous for her. I guess we can ask grandma to come.
Next year we have Synchronized Ice Skating either the Skyliners (really far away in CT - but the brand team) or Team Image (closer, but not as organized.)
Paulo's dad, Henry is doing well. She was airlifted to the hospital, yet a doctor didn't see him until morning. Being a Dr. himself, he was pretty pissed that that wasted money with the airlift. He needs to write an Op Ed moving the needle for healthcare in the US. He was the doctor for many presidents, members of supreme court and congress. He can tell you how it was and what it is now and what's wrong with it.
I worked on the 2010 Census this past summer and loved it. I'm doing a few websites part-time and looking for the next big move. Maybe 2011 will be it.

New Years Songs to remember

Welcome To The Future" - Brad Paisley
"The New Year" - Death Cab For Cutie
"What Are You Doing New Year's Evening" - King Curtis
"A Long December" - @countingcrows
"Brand New Day" - Neil Patrick Harris
"New Year's Day" - U2
"Happy New Year" - Abba
"Ding, Dong" - George Harrison
"Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen
"Goodbye To You" - Scandal
"Years" - Beth Nielsen Chapman
"Ever Changing Times" - Aretha Franklin
"364 Days To Go" - @BradPaisley
"Yesterdays" - Guns N' Roses
"Hell Yeah" - Neil Diamond
"Happy New Year" - Todd Snider
"Dreams" - The Cranberries
"In The New Year" - The Walkmen
"One Drop" - Bob Marley
"A New Shore" - Steven Page
"Glad To Be Alive" - Joe Zelek
"It's Raining Me" - The Weather Girls
"Hair Of The Dog" - Nazareth
"New York And Light" - Stephen Pickering
"Time Warp" -

The Garage

We are finally decided on converting the greenhouse into a garage. Since we couldn't agree on anything and were at a standstill, I finally gave up what I wanted and am letting Paulo do everything. One of the reason I didn't have furniture when I was single was because I either couldn't afford what I liked or couldn't make up my mind. It was the same with the greenhouse. The guys are working through the freezing winter with big machinery.

We are watching my brother's dog Mysty again. It's so adorable to watch Lila and Mysty run around the property.

Paulo finally bought a video camera. With Cutie doing waltz jumps in ice skating and cartwheels in gymnastics, it was about time. To bad we don't have Kindergarten graduation on tape - but we will have the Siddur ceremony at the end of 1st grade.

Chanuka 2010

I've never been a fan of holidays. I like the family gatherings, but was never a fan of the gift-giving process. I prefer giving people gifts as I think of them. The idea of hoarding and waiting for the moment is pretty ridiculous. But I play the game and freak out a week before the gift-giving takes place. Poor cutie had to witness my meltdown this year.
This year's gifts to Cutie (Lego Beach House, Life, Underarmour Coldwear, foot warmers, hand-me-down ipod, ipod clock radio, itunes card)

Last year we took a family collection and gave each child a Visa Gift Card. This year no one wanted to do it so Cutie got her family presents and finally understood why Mom hates presents. Everyone got junky things to play with at the gathering. Cutie got a Coach bag "she's 6" and I stopped the whole Coach thing when the family was bought out by a company that eventually took them public. She got a gardening kit - have you seen our backyard! And she got rollee wheels, you know the sneakers with the wheels on the bottom in a size too small. Yes, she now understands why I'm the gift scrooge.

Now if we can all just go ice skating or swimming.
This year's biggest hit!
Candlelight by the macabeats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJCSR4MuhU