sick

I am sick again. :\ My profession as a teacher results in sick days. I work with 20 - 6 and 7 year olds who have runny noses, continuous coughs and sneezes, and wipe their boogers on everything! I use antibacterial gel daily on my students and wash my hands whenever I can. This time, I have no voice and cold like symptoms. I worked Mon-Wed. this week without a voice. That was fun! I decided to take Thurs. and Fri. off to recuperate. Monday and Tuesday I felt fine except for the fact that I couldn't talk. Today I woke up with a drip in my throat, sneezing, coughing, and a runny nose. I came home from work and made myself some hot tea. (thanks Rachel for the introduction!) Tommy came home from work today, ate dinner, and now he is at band practice. I am trying to rest, but it is very difficult. I always have to be doing something. For all those people who are sick I pray that you get better, because sick does not = fun. Back to work on Monday. Hopefully my classroom doesn't look like a tornado hit. :)

desert trip

We went to the desert, Ocotillo Wells, for a couple days and camped with friends. We rode on a quad, motorcycle, dune buggy, and ate s'mores by the fire. On Saturday we went shooting and I shot my first rifle! We also celebrated 3 birthdays; Reuben and Emma who turned 5 and Isaac who turned 6. Thanks Kendra for letting us sleep in your trailer! :)

Dolphins

Aunt Lenore

I'm an aunt...again! My brother's girlfriend gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Sat. January 5. He weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces and measured 22 inches long! They named him after my dad, Francis Paul Di Giuseppe.

New Year's Eve 2007

We spent New Year's at home with my friend Kristen. We ate pizza, baked cookies, watched a movie, and enjoyed the last hours of 2007...












Here is a pic of my new haircut.