Saturday, January 28, 2006

Mom tries to get some sleep
We're Reading the Bernstain Bears
Tea Party with friends
Watching "Racing Stripes"
TV Boy and TV Girl!
Hanukkah presents?????
Bedtime stories with Mama
Tea party with Joshie and the Wiggles
Pop a Shot with Grandpa!
Butterfly Beach!
Two of my girls!
Tzedakah Day at the Brodys - Dad reads "The Day Shay got to play!"
The Brody's get a Trampoline!

The Sky is Changing

Last year Riva cried when she didn't get an award (see http://brodyfamily.blogspot.com/2004/11/winning-is-not-everything_06.html) in the Brandon Art Show. This year she won. Last night, we went to Art's Alive to get the award. The person over there said what we didn't know - Not only did she win 1st place in the Brandon School Art Show, but all art pieces that won went to the Santa Barabara District Art Show and she got 1st place.

And it doesn't stop there. All the 1st place winners went to the Santa Barbara County (Ventura, Buellton, etc.) and she won first prize there and now her piece is now in Sacramento where they are judging it on the state wide level.

I said to Jana "Where the heck is that poem? I don't remember it. " Then I asked her did she really do it? She said that she remember Riva and her friend Hannah in the back seat of the car making up poety.

That night, I asked Riva if she remember that she didn't get an award last year. Then I asked her if winning was everything? She said "No, it's about doing your best." I asked her "If you don't get 1st place, what then?" She said "Just say "Awwwww....."

Sniffle...that's my girl! Read on about her poem!



The sky is changing every day
so we can go outside and play.

Sometimes a rainbow comes and lands on you.
The sun is shining right on you.

The moon is rising
and the children go to bed.

But when it rains, the flowers don't mind.
They like geting wet in rain or sunshine.

The thunderstorm is really loud.
So go inside to shield yourself from the sound.

The sky is changing every day
so we can go outside and play

Sunday, January 15, 2006

See Necklace My Friend Tom Made...

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Uptown / Downtown?

"We're going uptown today" said Mom
"Hey Riva, there is a downtown and an uptown" Judah says.

We brought an electric bike for me to use to go to work. Still haven't decided whether we get one for Jana.