January

       Where did January go?  Since school started back the weeks have just flown by.  After some things that happened with girl scouts, I thought that it was best that I resign as Co-leader.   I was so sad about stepping down because I had been with the troop since it started, but When CJ and I were selling cookies right after I resigned, I mentioned to my neighbor that this year I stepped down as co-leader of the our Girl Scout troop and that I am just going to be a mom for a while and spend some time with CJ. CJ asked me if this was true, then reached over and gave me the biggest hug ever. She said that she was so glad and that made her happy because she missed having me with her. All my feeling of failing to finish what I started  by stepping down were gone. CJ hug made me feel I did the right thing for her. She did ask if I could go back to being co-leader when she became a joinor. I told her we would see. 

       CJ has done really great with selling cookies.  She wanted to sell 300 boxes so that she could get a dophin ring.  The theme this year for prizes is dophins so she is really excited about selling.  She almost made it so Jay and I are going to buy the other 75 boxes that she is short and try to sell them after they come in.  I am really proud of all of her effort. 

       Last Saturday, CJ want to her friend Noah’s birthday party.  She was the only girl from her class that went but CJ did not mind she still had fun skating, until she fell down.  She got Noah his first fishing pole.  Jay helped pick it out, but CJ wanted to get him a fishing pole because that is what you get boys. 

       On Monday we had the day off for Martin Luther King Day and I made some doctors appointments.  After my eye doctor appointment we ordered CJ new glasses.  She has been wanting new glasses for a while and her old ones were getting to small for her face.  Because it fashionable to have glasses with wide sides that is what she wanted.  Most of the glasses with wide sides were very expensive so we finely found a pair that was reasonable priced.  They are purple and she really likes them.  All week as she was wanting for them to come in she wanted to go pick up her new glasses she just did not want to wait for them at all.

       Tuesday we had our first girl scout meeting were I was not a leader.  It was nice to just sit and talk with the ladies and help my daughter.  I really enjoyed it and I think so did CJ.  Julie did not what to talk to me much but that was OK it was all about CJ which is the way that I like thinks. Thursday we went to PTO movie night at CJ’s school.  We watched the movie “Brave” it was the first time that I saw it.  I really liked the movie.  CJ thought the Bear in the movie was just to scary. 

       CJ got her report card on Friday.  She made all “A’s”.  On Friday we got out of school early because we had some freezing rain.  CJ and I were so happy to have an early release day.

        Saturday Night CJ, Jay, and I went to our first symphony.  The Girl Scouts had set up tickets for us, but when we got there they could not find our tickets.  So Jay just said we will buy our own ticket and just enjoy going.  We had all got dressed up and CJ enjoyed the first half but it was so late.  She got bored in the second half and just went right to sleep.  She said that her favorite part was listening the the flutes play. 

       Today at Hebrew school she had the ice cream seder for Tu B’Shevat.  CJ love all but the mint ice cream and would not try the date.  Today we are going to send the afternoon just relaxing and making rice crispy treats.