100_4360 I had my 47th birthday last week on the 25th. Presents I got: This water bottle from Audrey and Amy. I told Amy that I wanted a bottle for water since I like to get my suggested 6-8 glasses of water in my day. This is just perfect, and they helped the Walnut High […]
Today begins the year of the Dog. We went to my dad’s house for dinner with my siblings’ family. I am blessed to have family who all get along. The kids all play together, we talk, laugh, swap stuff, give each other presents for our birthdays, lots of fun. In the same way, it must […]
These are my favorite Bible verses: Habakkuk-317-18
Mozart’s birthday is tomorrow, the 27th of January, same day as my sister May’s birthday. The Disney Concert Hall celebrated his birthday with a fabulous show for school children. I had the privilege of going with Amy’s school. Her fantastic strings and band teacher, Laura Tovar, arranged for her music students to attend the program […]
I learned from my friend today to say those words. I was very mad at her because she didn’t pick me up for our usual carpool while I sat in the parking lot waiting for her. She neglected to tell me to drive separately. In her apology to me, she said, “I am sorry, will […]
“If you do not stand for anything, you will fall for everything.”
Our convictions are tested everyday. If we say we believe in honesty, when the store clerk gives us too much change, do we give it back? If we say we stand for truth, do we succumb to lying if it benefits us? If Sunday is our day of worship, do we make excuses and sleep […]
Perhaps you have heard it said, that God may answer our prayers in three ways: Yes, No, or Not Now. I heard today that there is a fourth possibility: God can answer more than we asked. My prayers are according to what I think would be the best outcome. But is what I imagine to […]
“I always valued my life, but I did not value my health until I got sick and ended up with a 8-month hospital stay in intensive care.” That conversation with a co-worker brings us back to a basic principle. We take for granted what comes easily to us. Air, water, family, health. When we don’t […]
On the practical side, the average income of a college graduate is higher than one who did not finish college. I am sure there are studies done on this, but I will not bother to look them up. The earning differential between college and high school graduates probably varies over time, but no matter how […]
When we were talking about Elliot going back to college for his 2nd semester, Amy made a comment: “Of course you have to go to college, so you can get a good job.” Both Mike and I instantly interjected. No! The purpose of going to college is not to get a good job. That may […]
We took down our Christmas decorations, stripped the Christmas tree of ornaments, and housed everything back into the appropriate boxes. Back into the rafters they go until next year. It feels even more final when Elliot packed up all his things and went back to school. My reservations about having him at home were gone […]
We called 2 different Best Buy stores to ask for availability of Nintendogs for Amy’s Nintendo DS (She has a Christmas gift card). I was on hold for 20 minutes with the store in West Covina before someone answered the phone. They didn’t have it. The store in City of Industry did not answer at […]
It was recently brought to my attention that an off-the-cuff remark I made in July about a solar car was totally off base. I apologize to the Saint Thomas Academy for the comment that assumed a big budget for their magnificent car, suggesting that it gave them an unfair advantage in the solar car race. […]
For the first time in the history of the Lee’s, Mike and Elliot watched an entire football game on TV! Growing up I watched some sports with my brother, but Mike and Elliot did not even know the basic rules of football. Since Elliot started school at USC, we occasionally watched a bit of the […]
After a week of deliciously sleeping in, I woke to the alarm at 6:20am to get Audrey for school. Then I climbed back into bed and slept till 10am. But it was not a peaceful sleep. I had several very frustrating dreams, dreams that make you scream, yet in the dream you are voiceless. I […]
We just came back from dinner with several families of our church. Sharing a meal together brings people together in a special way. It is these times of sharing that I appreciate our church. We go to a small church. Sometimes it seems like we take 2 steps forward and 3 steps back! Our church […]
2006! What comes to mind when you think of the start of a New Year? That’s right, new year resolutions. Here are mine: 1. Be able to make a simple website and edit my KatyLee.com site. I know I had said this before, but it wasn’t in the form of a new year resolution. Now […]