Apparently the slogan for 2009, as coined by our new President Obama, is "Yes We Can." So, I'm going to use this as I catch you up on what we've done since Christmas.
1. Yes She Can! My friend, Rani, was able to get Tony Gonzalez to autograph the Chiefs jersey we bought for Caleb for Christmas! This is one happy Chiefs fan! Thanks, Rani.
2. Yes We Did! We drove my tiny Honda Fit all the way to Indianapolis for Christmas
and back: 2 adults, 2 kids, suitcases (and we all know that Terry always overpacks), presents, and .... lots of entertaining videos & games. Maverick was smart and went to the Pet Hotel. But we did it. And it was actually not bad at all. The best part was that it took almost 2 tanks of gas each way. That's 4 tanks of gas total x $12/tank (unbelievable, I know!) = $48 round trip gas cost! Wow!!!! It was a perfect "Fit."
3. Yes He Did! My husband bought Josh a BB gun for Christmas! Notice I didn't say "we" because we all know that I think he'll just shoot his eye out! It's definitely a boy thing - it's even camo. Josh had a blast (oh, maybe that's not the best word to use) playing with it in the woods near his Pappy's old house in Winona Lake, Indiana. I guess it was worth seeing him so excited about it. And, no, he hasn't yet lost an eye.
4. Yes I Can! I can sew. Who knew? I finished the sewing project I started around Thanksgiving: Since I searched over a year to find a new bed set that would fit our new thicker mattress with no luck, I decided that yes, I could sew my own! Inspired by my friend Erin's animal print pillows, I bought this great leopard designer fabric on sale the day after Thanksgiving and WITHOUT A PATTERN made a new dust ruffle, matching Euro pillows, a bolster pillow, and a small 15" pillow for our master bed. I even used cording. This was a first for me. I had already purchased coordinating sheets, blanket, and a wonderfully soft down comforter.... so now I finally finished hemming the dust ruffle and all the hand sewing that had been held together with pins. Bed makeovers are so fun, don't you think?! Maverick likes it!
5. Yes Our Nation Can! We inaugurated our first Black President on January 20th and I checked Josh out of school for a couple of hours to watch this historic event with him live. Obama may not have won my vote, but he has won my respect and support as our leader during these uncertain times. I am proud of our nation for rallying around something bigger than themselves for a change. Change can be good after all. Oh, and by the way, did you know that both Obama and I were born in Hawaii. Except I am really embarrassed to admit this, but Hawaii wasn't even a state when I was born. Yes, that means, I really am older than our President. Wow. Did I really admit to that?
6. Yes I Can! I can work and stay home! I started (or shall I say re-started) my part time job with our church on January 5th. They re-newed my contract as Development Events Coordinator, reporting to our Stewardship pastor. I'll be working on events such as the Auction & Golf Classic and the Capital Campaign. I now have office hours 3 days a week. The people are a joy to work with and the hours are flexible. That's really helpful on those days like last week when you receive a call in the middle of a meeting with your boss from the school nurse saying your 7 year old is throwing up all over her office. So, I just moved my office home for the next two days and remoted in. Technology is wonderful, isn't it. I really love my job. I'm getting paid for something I'd probably do for free (don't tell my boss). But I really need the money to replace my laptop that we just gave last rites to (one blue screen of death too many).
7. Yes I Hope I Can! Here's the part where I write down my New Year's Resolutions so that I can look back later and be reminded that I'm still a work in progress. This year I resolve to "Finish what I've started." That's it. Nothing more. I have so many little unfinished projects. I don't expect to get them all done. Maybe I will decide they shouldn't have been started in the first place. But this is the year that I'm going to tackle them one by one. I already got one done! Remember my bed pillows & dust ruffle project! Well, pat myself on the back! One down and ....hmmmm.....lots to go: Scanning, shredding, the unfinished 2009 family photo calendar, clean out that junk drawer, filling the empty photo frames, finding my lost garage door opener, mending, organize my jewelry, and the list goes on for this very skilled procrastinator. But, hey, it's all just small stuff. Let this be my year of small stuff. But what is it they say...."Don't sweat the small stuff!" Hmmmmmmm.
Today was the last day of school AND Caleb’s 8th birthday. So, I got creative this year and quickly organized a football birthday party. I rented the Blue Valley Northwest high school stadium (synthetic turf, bleachers, and a guest celebrity) where we’d have enough room to invite not only his entire flag football team but his 1st grade classmates as well. Everything was perfect, right until we drove up to the stadium and it started to drizzle. The kids had so much fun though that they didn’t seem to care. The flag football coaches organized a scrimmage and the girls learned some cheers from the coach’s daughter. Anthony Davis formerly with the KC Chiefs & Panthers stopped by to show the kids his Super Bowl ring and offered encouragement to the kids and the coaches. Then there was cake and presentsI What a great way to end the school year. And yes, that’s a signed Tony Gonzales jersey in the smaller photo. Too bad he left the Chiefs. The connections I made while working on the COR Auction paid off for our young sports fanatic. I think he’ll remember this birthday... what do you think?
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