Who Knew?

It all started when I enrolled my oldest child in preschool. It was a good preschool, with a montessori based curriculum. The new teacher was hired, and parents had to volunteer one morning a week. We were allowed to pay another parent to substitute for us. The pay was five dollars. We did not live so close to the school, so we took the bus to get there. For that reason, and to be involved in my child's schooling, I helped out every day of the week. Most days the pther parents needed me to substitute, other days I helped in the library or went to visit with the other parents. It was the first public school in the district to offer montessori based classes. I am now guessing that this is the reason that parent volunteers were not turned away! Who can imagine teachers and principals saying that they do not need or want parent volunteers? Or that our role is simply to collect funds for the PTA? At that time, I did not know whether or not this school district was a good one, with most students graduating high school and moving on to college. I only knew what I read in the paper, and heard from other parents.

The First Day of The rest Of My Life!

Today is the first day of the rest of my life!

We are celebrating the Asian New Year.

It is the Year Of The Ox.

For the New Year, we ate long noodles! We had donuts in the morning.

At Platinum Lounge, Shinigami and lilwhitewolfx1 and I made virtual paper cranes. We imagined what a virtual city of Platinum Lounge would look like.

WE hope to see the parade this year! It will be on my birthday.