We are going to a party...

I am taking my kids out of school tomorrow for the inauguration. We are going to the Nokia Theatre where the local tv news is sponsoring a showing of the festivities, all on jumbotron (or whatever they call the giant tvs now!). Glee was a little worried that now she won't get a perfect attendance award, but personally, I find those to be overrated anyway!

It's so important to me to have my kids be a part of this history, and to see the excitement in people. It's a new day, that's for sure. I'll put photos up at flickr after the event.

Glee is testing for GATE on Feb. 21st. It stands for Gifted and Talented something or other... and if she makes it in, she will just have more learning opportunities, which is what I am all about. You have to be in 2nd grade or higher for it.

Thomas on the other hand has amazed me lately. The reading bug has really kicked in for him, big time. Also, he was listening to some music the other day and he said "you don't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need." I told him it was the Rolling Stones, and today he remembered. He also remember Oasis as the band that sings Champagne Supernova. He's got quite the musical ear, I tell you!

I also redesigned my business website. Spent a good chunk of today working on that.

Oh, we got a dog! We got her from LA County/Harbor Animal Rescue. Her name is Snowray... she's sweet. She's an Akita/Husky mix, with eyes so light blue they are practically white. We are working on walking, staying, and not digging under the fence to escape and roam the neighborhood. I didn't realize how stressful it would be to add a dog into our family, but now it's working out.