HAPPY NEW YEAR !

What do you do when 2007 was so great you don`t want it to end an a new year is just around the corner ?
You deal with it while savoring each little moments of 2007 to the last drop.
Every year I like to remember the year,month by month and look back on the special highlights.
I`m still grateful I can remember because sometimes ( more often ) I do not even remember what I had for breakfast.
I will spare you all the details but let me say : rarely can you say you had the opportunity to fulfill a lifetime dream and I had the privilege to realize 3-THREE of my dreams in just one year.
Here goes:
#1- Bought my " new " 1973 Mustang.
Named it after my two kids : Filou and Rose ( Filou`s Rose Royce ) . Do ya get it ?

#2- Went to Fenway Park in Boston again but this time saw a game ( they won too ).

#3- Had a role in a short and professional movie. What an experience !!

So after a grrreat year, what more could a girl want you say ?
New dreams of course.
I don`t have any for now except going back to Fenway Park but this time with my husband and kids. Can`t wait.
As for the others, they should float around in my head soon. They usually come when I`m brushing my teeth. I don`t know why. It usually starts with " Wouldn`t it be just grrreat if...."
Then I take action. I believe taking action attaining the objective is just as fun and rewarding as the dream itself. The ultimate goal is great too, don`t get me wrong. You should have seen me at Fenway Park last May.....And when I got my Mustang....Nuts, I simply went nuts .

So today was the first day back at work after almost 3 weeks off.
Waking up with the alarm clock was so brutal, a shock to the system.
Now usually the free coffee at work helps to get in the swing of things but it didn`t.
I basically woke up at around 11:00 a.m, the problem was that I came in at 8:30.
Where was my brain all that time? Still on vacation. I felt like Homer Simpson : " Ummm donuts ..." Except for me it was more : " Ummm,pyjamas, my kids, reading, falling asleep on the couch..." Yep, the lights were on but nobody was home .
When the buckets of coffee finally kicked in though - I was very productive.
Selected the winning logo for the contest with Karyna and Dany . There was no name behind the logo so Karyna and I have no idea who won . It`s great.
Prepared lots of stuff and made a list of all the things I have to do and panicked.
I should have rested more during the holidays. I should have gone to bed earlier, I should have relaxed more shoulda shoulda shoulda.
Well it`s too late for now honey. Your vacation is over and the proof is right in that list . Stop whining and get organized girl.
Why did I have to be a teacher ?
Why not work at Wal-Mart and greet clients at the door ? " Hello, happy shopping . "
Why not work in an office where if you make mistakes it doesn`t really matter ?
Why can`t I be a stay-at-home mom? ( Because I would be so miserable and bored I would kill my kids that`s why ! ).
Because it`s never boring.
Because I need the action.
Because there are never 2 days the same.
Because I`m hyper-active.
Because I love the people I work with ( my kids and co-workers ).
Maybe one day when I grow up I could do a boring job, but for now although I find it difficult to get back in the hamster wheel, I`ve decided to take it one step at a time.
That`s my resolution for 2008.
In my opinion,resolutions are made to be broken but this time I intend to stick to it.

Tomorrow it`s officially the start of the rest of the year and honestly, I can`t wait to see my students. Thank God you guys are great because it would make it even harder to leave my kids and pyjamas behind .
On that, happy new year : love,health and fun. The rest is extra.
Work hard but most of all,play hard.

TaTa,
Annie xx

PS : if you have something really important to tell me tomorrow, I recommend you wait till after 11:00a.m. Just in case....