A New Year 2010!

Christmas is over and a New Year is coming! How time has flied. This pass year has been very challenging and I am hoping for a better, happier, less stress in the year 2010. Lets see what it will bring us. I hope everyone else had a wonderful 2009 and an even better 2010.

What's your New Years Resolution for 2010?

I plan to lose more weight, be more health conscious, keep to myself more, less friends means less enemies = less problems = less stress. I dont have many friends anyways and now Im thinking maybe thats a good thing. I also plan if god willing to make my house more of a home. I havent dont anything with it since we moved in 1 1/2 years now and hope to put some of our personal touches on the home this new year. I will be blogging more and hopefully that will help relieve my stress.

There are many more things I want to do this coming year but I dont see it all happening so I wont share those goals. Buts most of all I hope for a happier, peaceful year for my kids.

Happy New Year to All!

See u next year (-:

Fwd: Maya Angelou delivers another...

Sharing an email I got...

Go and hug your "Michael" by Maya Angelou. Yesterday I cried watching the Michael Jackson memorial. I cried for a little black boy who felt the world didn't understand him. I cried for a little black boy who spent his adulthood chasing his childhood. And I thought about all the young black boys out there who may feel that the world doesn't understand them. The ones who feel that the world does not understand their baggy jeans, their swagger, their music, their anger, their struggles, their fears or the chip on their shoulder. I worry that my son, may too, one day feel lonely in a wide, wide world. I cried for young children of all colors who may live their life feeling like a misfit, feeling like no one understands their perspective, or their soul. What a burden to carry. As a mother, I cried for Katherine Jackson because no mother should ever bury a child. Period. And I think about all the pain, tears and sleepless nights that she must have endured seeing her baby boy in inner pain, seeing him struggle with his self- esteem, and his insecurities and to know that he often felt unloved. Even while the world loved him deeply. How does it feel to think that the unconditional love we give as mothers just isn't enough to make our children feel whole? I wonder if she still suffers thinking, "What more could I have done?" Even Moms of music legends aren't immune to Mommy guilt, I suppose. When Rev. Al Sharpton (who always delivers one "Awesome" funeral speech), said to Michael's children " Your Daddy was not Strange . . . . It was strange what your daddy had to deal with" I thought of all of the strange things of the world that my children would have to deal with. Better yet, the things I hope they won't ever have to deal with anymore. And as a mother raising a young black boy, I feel recommitted and yet a little confused as to how to make sure my son is sure enough within himself to take on the world. Especially a "strange" one. To love himself enough to know that even when the world doesn't understand you, tries to force you into it's mold or treats you unkindly, you are still beautiful, strong, and Black. How do I do that? Today, I'm taking back "childhood" as an inalienable right for every brown little one. In a world that makes children into "booty-Shakin", mini- adults long before their time, I'm reclaiming the playful, the innocent, run-around outside, childhood as the key ingredient in raising confident adults. Second, I will not rest until my little black boy, My Michael, knows that his broad nose is beautiful, his chocolately brown skin is beautiful, and his thick hair is beautiful. And nothing or no one, can take that away from him. Now, ain't we Bad, ain't we Black, and ain't we Beautiful! Maya Angelou July, 2009

Fwd: Wednesday, 7/29/09

>>> Karlene Tillett 7/29/2009 11:02 AM >>>

Today is humpday, did not come in to work yesterday but had a busy day. As you all know my daughter is back from China now, she came back on Saturday 7/25/09. She is still trying to adjust to the time change. She is still on China's time. She has been sleeping alot, a whole lot. Hopefully by this weekend she'll be back on L.A. time. (-:

Nothing much new, we are getting ready to go to a wedding this coming Saturday, 8/1/09. Its our cousin Jennifer's wedding. Lately it seems like there has been alot of weddings, funerals and baby showers. Cant attend them all.

I am at work today, busy as usual, and our computer system is all screwed up. They tried to update the system and loss alot of our programs and saved stuff from the computer. Not happy about that. )-:

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Fwd: We come home tomorrow

Another message from China. My baby is on her way home.

-----Original Message-----
From: lboyer79@aol.com
Sent: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 6:26 pm
Subject: We come home tomorrow

We are in Hong Kong. We will arrive at LAX at 2:15 pm on Saturday July 25. I will call my husband right before we get on the plane if there is any problems or delays. We will be on a cruise of Victoria Harbor today and go to the top of Vicotria peak for a view of the city!1 All the students are well and doing great, but anxious to get home!! They miss you all!!!
Laura

Fwd: Hey

Just wanted to share this little email I got from my husband today. How sweet.

>>> Marlon Tillett 7/23/2009 8:11 AM >>>
I miss you today...and everyday.

Fwd: Update from China

only a few more days left til my girl is back home.

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From: Lboyer79
Sent: 7/22/2009 4:11:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Update from China

Hi

July 20 we wentto Suzhou a water town, kaon as the Venice of China. We visited a pagoda, fed koi fish, flew kies and were very very hot! That night we visited a ping pong school and played some of the students.

July 21 we went to a theatre where some students tried on costumes and tried some weapons. Next was the embroidery institute. Then a ride to Wuzhen. In Wuzhen we played games and were given free time to walk around the 600 year old village. We also had a cannal ride as this city is known as the Venice of the East.

July 22 we saw the total eclispe of the sun. It was amazing! We learned more about the town and saw some of their craft work. Next was back to Shangai, which was a 3 hour drive.

July 23 we will fly to Hong Kong today!

Laura

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