From Aunt Sandy

Hi Everyone,
Loved, loved, loved the darling pictures of Molly and Jack.  I guess my favority one is the two of them hand in hand walking down the fence line in our backyard to see the Bennett goats.  We had so much fun during the Joe Sullivan family visit.    Molly's 4th birthday party (princess theme) tutus, tights, and mac & cheese in heart shaped dishes,  homemade & decorated cupcakes with Swiss meringue buttercrean frosting, chocolate ice cream sundaes, lots of candy and crafts.  Jack's first pbj (peanut butter & jelly) sandwich which he loved and wore with pride.   At Thanksgiving, Michael and Blake joined us and when I measured Blake he had grown 3 inches since last year mark on the growth chart.  Owen was disappointed that he wasn't as tall as Blake yet.
 
Keep posting pictures,  I so enjoy them.
 
Love to all,
Aunt Sandy
 
P.S.  Sent out the Save the Date cards today for our 50th Wedding Anniversary.   How time flies!  

A little change makes a big difference....

We have a charity walk tomorrow. We went around the trading floor with a water cooler bottle! Some traders were fantastic giving thousands of dollars out of their pockets.

Today is the day to get the coins and cash out of the bottle (not the best idea) I took my tools to the office and had to use a puncture thing to make a space for my hand to fit through!

So as I reach into this jagged hole I am cutting the shit out of my hand and wrist and now bleeding but don't realize it.

$25,000 in coins and money! We raised almost $50,000 hkd in all

So I take my roller suit case and roll the coins to HSBC . They send me to nine different places in the building (bleeding with suitcase) and when I get to the basement where the deaf mute guy works who puts coins in a machine to count, they tell me they are closed! I yelled and they called the guards! I refused to leave and pulled out my water bottle  weighing about 50lbs and the British couple in front of me have put theirs in bags by denominations!?!? I have Levi buttons, Indian, Singaporean and Japanese coins in there and just wanted to deposit in a magic thing that counts them!!!

I have to take the bottle and them separate into bowls and the lovely couple ahead of me stay and help after I accidentally dumped half on the floor. So there I am hungover, bleeding on my only day off with two strangers sorting hong kong coins which I have never even seen before cuz I usually throw at one of the angry drivers!!

Making Memories in Napa-2011

The Dance of the Lion for Chinese New Year

February 5th. Happy Birthday Molly

Happy Chinese New Year. The Year of the Rabbit

Our best memories almost always include at least one other person. Thank you for being a part of an interesting, engaging and fun 2010. Truly feel fortunate to have so many wonderful people in my life.

In the year of the rabbit one of my favorite rabbits sums it up nicely.




Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive!
Bugs Bunny

Let's make the choice for 2011 to be one full of life and Happiness.