YIKES!!!!

My brother sent me a link to this YouTube video. I was about to hit forward when I realized it would be just as fast to stick it here. Enjoy!

The Decision

Thanks to all of you who've been so helpful with your suggestions. After reading everything you've suggested and thinking about it for a long time, I've decided to

Drum Roll Please..........................................


Go Private!

If you'd like to get an invite to my blog, please send me your email. You can either leave it on this post, or you can email me at amallena@hotmail.com. I'll be changing over in a few days because I'm anxious to get some pictures posted.

This way I'll know who REALLY reads my blog!

I Need Help!

I'm sure after reading my title, you're all thinking: "Yes, she does need help, in more ways than one!" This is true, but today I'm asking your for your help on one specific topic.

As most of you know, our lives will be changing in a BIG way starting tomorrow and continuing for the next year. I'm not trying to be cryptic, it's just that I don't want to announce to the whole world what will be happening. For those of you who don't have a clue what I'm talking about, just know it isn't anything life threatening or dangerous, we're all okay, we'll just be going through some changes. Hmmmm....I was trying to make you not worry, but I can't really think of how to explain in a generic way. Sorry, eventually I'll explain all.

Here's where I need your help. I think I'd like to make my blog private. This way I can be open and frank about what's going on. I don't know how to go private. I've had several friends talk about going private, but then decided against it for one reason or another. If you've thought about it, or looked into it, would you please share your thoughts and ideas. I'd really like to be able to show a certain someone what our days are like and not have to focus on not announcing certain aspects of our lives to strangers.

Hopefully this makes sense, if not, well, you know me, when do I ever make sense? Thanks in advance for your help!

Mallena's, I Mean Miriam's Report on Butterflies

Miriam was given the assignment to create a report about butterflies. She needed to make a poster, write a report, and then present it to the class. I'll admit, I did most of the work, but Miriam did as much as she could. It was a pain, but watching her present it to her class today made it worth it.

This morning I had her practice reading her report one more time. I recorded it for posterity and since I love the brag, I'm going to post it for the world to see. (Wink, wink!)

Miriam asked me to come and watch her present it to her class. She was nervous so she messed up on a lot of the words we practiced over and over. My poor little stress case. She gets so stressed out and emotional. Hmmmm.....I think she got that from me. Sorry baby!

Well, here is all you ever need to know about butterflies. Not really, but it was hard to weed out the things I thought Kindergartners would understand. Little did I know that they'd ask questions that neither Miriam or I knew. Boy was my face red. Oh well.

Oh, one more thing. Make sure you notice her adorable outfit. We worked hard to get it perfect and she was the only one that dressed up (it was optional). Some of the punk kids in her class made a point of telling her that she didn't need to dress up. Today was IRI testing so I think they all thought she was weird dressing up on test day. I was proud of her, she didn't cry, she just walked away with a dejected look on her face. I had a few tears and I had to retract my claws so not to claw out their eyes. What can I say, my baby gets her feelings hurt easily and I wanted to protect her. Good thing they're only Kindergartners, if they were adults the fight would have be ON.

Here is Miriam with my, I mean, HER report:

I accidentally cut off the fashion show. I'm notorious for pushing the wrong button while I'm filming.

Here is her poster:

This is a picture of her presenting her report to the class.