On Friday, January 26, 2007, Ariana was recognized as a ‘Center Stage Student’ of the week at Fisher Elementary School where she attends first grade.

The award is “given to students who are showing improvement or mastering one or more of the following pentium behaviors:  prompt, prepared, productive, polite, and proud.”

Ariana’s teacher particularly recognized her because “Ariana is always such a wonderful help and friend to others, and she is making great strides toward completing her work in a more timely manner.”

GOOD JOB ARIANA!  We are so proud of you!

 After many, many months of researching, I finally bit the bullet and purchased a new camera–a Nikon D50 DSLR.  I am so excited to learn more about photography and better capture the priceless memories of our family.

Here are a few of my first photos taken early in January: http://www.tolberts.org/lori/photo-albums/album/72157594508527922/Trying_out_the_New_Camera.html

Whew!  The last few months have been crazy busy, and we switched our hosting provider, so I had to figure out how to get my blog up and running again.  But I’ve recommitted myself to blogging again.

Stay tuned for a few ‘catch up’ blog entries over the next few days.