Sunday, December 13, 2009

Lots to be Thankful for this Year!

Thanksgiving was fantastic! We had lots of family over during the long weekend. Guest stars include, Grandma Nennie, Grumpy (Michael), Grammy and Poppi Collins, the Stanos with extra special guest star Brighton Sawyer Stano and of course, us Collickis.

Joe conducted arts and crafts, which lead to lots of crayon smears on the furniture and eaten paper. Fun all around!

And then Elsa and Colby had some fun at the new art table as well....

It was a great day had by all! Thank you to everyone who came to dinner and the lovely and tasty dishes you brought! This has been such a wonderful tradition. Carrie and David, you were missed greatly, we love you.

Mama's New Job

Hello! It's Laura and I just wanted to again highlight that I am fully employed at Dulaney High School. I was not super specific in the Halloween post. I am a Paraeducator in the Special Education department, in a classroom with students with a variety of special needs, ranging from high functioning kids with mild MR and Downs to kids with ADHD and Autism. It is a great job and I love the classroom and staff. Plus, the school is right near where Colby goes to daycare and the hours are great, so it is win-win all around! So no more, "When I get a job....." that day is here! There will be no newsletter in the holiday card, so consider this your newsbreak!

*Side note: the title of this post is a shout-out to Grandma Locken, who had this book in her collection of the Berenstain Bears series!

Here is a picture of Colby, cheering for her mom's new job and sweet insurance plan! Go Pats :)