Here are some pictures from the Gala I attended for work in December. It was a great dinner and the band they had was like a broadway production with props! We all had a great time.
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Well, it is the Chinese New Year of the OX. I looked up my horoscope for this year of the Ox, for me, born in the year of the rat. The RAT!!! I can't escape this rat thing! I am still keeping my eye on everything in the garage and NO rats have returned. It is all clear but I still have nightmares and still trying to get all the "stuff" I took out of it's place in the loft, put away. It is a long drawn out job.
My outlook for 2009 looks good, so maybe this rat thing is a good thing after all. I will have to avoid over-committing, something that I do have to work on, so good advice. So, for the persistent and conscientious rat, the rewards of the year can prove substantial!

In My Daughter's Eyes/ For my little girls! (Turn off the music on the blog site,on the playlist gadget below, to listen to the video)

Hanging out in January, temps in the 70-80's

What a fun day last week when we all went to the Santa Ana Zoo.  The zoo has changed since I went last and I think that Gabe really enjoyed himself.

We saw a lot of monkeys and rode a train and merry-go-round.  I didn't get a picture but we saw two of the biggest pigs I have ever seen.  I later learned from a lady at the Corner Bakery where we had lunch in Tustin that the two pigs are smaller than they were, they have been on a diet.  We sat next to a couple and the man was the director of the Santa Ana Zoo!

      Then on Monday, very last minute for me.  Tanner ( the little guy I babysit) and I headed to Disneyland to meet the Jones and Haddad families.    CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS

New Year and a trip to Big Bear!

We are back from a trip to the "cabin in the woods." (a place where the gnomes live)  We have some friends who always make us feel welcome at their cabin in the woods.  We had a lot of fun "hanging out", eating and taking long morning walks, as well as some extreme sledding at nearby Bow Canyon.  Enjoy the pics! CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS