3 year-olds ROCK!

We are lucky to have my sister, Suzi and my niece, Mari living with us. It is so much fun to have a youngling in the house again. Mari is three and very inquisitive about the world around her. She loves to feed the goldfish in our aquarium, play on the slides in the park outside the house, and watch Sponge Bob with Jim. We recently celebrated her third birthday, the gang was all here and a good time was had by all! Cousin Amy helps Mari open up her Rapuzel doll from Tangled!

New Year's Resolutions.....2011

2011 has been quite the year so far..... I have learned that one must be specific, I mean very specific about your goals....My goals for 2011 were to be healthier; I should have been more specific...my arms are in very good shape....Due to a knee injury on Jan. 2 (dislocated my knee while reaching for salt in the kitchen)...yes not as exciting as salsa dancing, skiing, or whatever! I have been teaching in a wheelchair for almost two months....crutches when not in the wheelchair. Jim has been a real trooper, he has been doing all of the shopping, etc. This has been a real learning experience, I've learned to be patient, have become better at accepting help from others, and have learned to be strategic in my daily movements, oh yes, I have also learned that you can not pull a cart while on crutches.