january

A cloudy winter day. It rained the night before...hoping for the sun to come out to dry our clothes...tomatoes are a comin'!

Now a sunny day...and the tomato begins to ripen. This is the first tomato I have ever grown, and I expect it won't be the last!

all from a wig

The girls have been having fun playing dress up and taking on new characters. Our friend Deb came over a week ago and brought with her a red haired wig, purse, jewels,etc. to give the girls for dress up. They were hilarious, acting so out of character from their usual tomboy selves. We laughed so hard our sides hurt. All of this entertainment because of a wig.

it's gonna be a happy happy 2009

What I did in 2008:

• visited with my parents twice - once here (wintertime) and once in New York (summertime)
• hosted an Indian swami and his tabla player in our home, when they came to our island to conduct programs
• traveled to a neighbor island with the family and hung out on a beautiful organic farm
• celebrated 3 children's birthdays with various parties and homemade cakes
• learned to speak a little Sanskrit
• learned to speak a tiny bit of French
• learned to speak less in general
• began to pray and meditate regularly
• saw the Police in concert with Gary
• along with our kids, rescued two baby birds (Chirpy and Fly) and saved their lives with the help of Ann, the bird lady
• took a lot of photographs
• walked on a tightrope, albeit low, and with help
• helped Annabel's class grow a flower garden
• gave Annabel singing lessons
• did photos for the kids' school yearbook
• harvested 2 crops of lilikoi
• met my sponsored girl from India
• visited the birthplace of our three children
• visited Lafayette, California
• visited friends in Tahachapi, California
• held a chicken
• held my breath
• practiced deep breaths
• found a great house to rent near my parents in N.Y. at the last minute for our summer trip
• saw all of my siblings - two brothers and a sister
• painted my mom's mailbox
• helped my dear friend move
• said goodbye to summers with her and her family
• began backyard composting
• planted 1000 tulsi seeds
• started a fruit and vegetable garden in my yard
• appreciated my husband
• hosted 3 Green Mama sales
• made lots of messes
• cleaned up lots of messes
• forgave someone who hurt me
• learned to harvest tulsi
• did art with my kids - collages, Christmas decorations, painting
• finished a 200 page book
• continued work on a 400 page book
• started another new book
• visited an Indian saint three times
• laughed with my kids more than in 2007
• made three new friends
• started a facebook account and a group for my former grammar school
• founds lots of old friends
• voted
• started a blog called The Green Mama
• continued to raise three great kids
• began to home school my girls