Happy New... DAY!

Don't you just love the excitement that comes along with celebrating a new year?  Everyone seems so refreshed, so excited for a brand new start.  There's sort of a cleansing feeling in the air, an "I-can-do-anything" attitude.

My husband and I HAVE to be in the air at midnight on New Year's.  Yes, you read that right - IN.THE.AIR.  I know, it sounds crazy, but it's a tradition he brought into our marriage from his childhood.  We usually start on the coffee table (holding our dog, Bailey, because yes - she too, must be in the air) and we make a game plan of when to bend and jump and we count down and then we're in the air when the ball drops!  And then we clap and yell and celebrate the beginning of a new year.

What if we had that approach to life everyday?  What if at midnight every night, we stayed up to watch a ball drop, jumping off coffee tables and shouting, "Happy New Day!"

Wait... staying up 'til midnight every night?  Not likely.  Buuuut, in theory, it sounds like a pretty good plan.

Why do we have to wait until January 1st to set new goals, feel refreshed, wipe a clean slate, become energized with possibilities?  Why can't we feel this everyday?

Let's challenge ourselves to shout, "Happy New Day!"  Let's be appreciative for each new day we have.  If you feel like setting a new goal or challenging yourself to accomplish the impossible, make a "New Day Resolution."  Everyday we wake up we are given an amazing opportunity.  Don't forget the invincible feeling that comes along with the fresh start of a new year, and allow yourself to feel that each morning when it all begins again...

Happy New Day!!!

Don't Forget!
-January 5th:  Dr. Foster Visits 3rd Grade 10:00-11:20

-January 13th:  Moore Elementary Spelling Bee (for 5th graders)
-January 14th:  2nd Quarter Testing (Science)
-January 18th:  2nd Quarter Testing (Reading)
-January 19th:  Title I Literacy Breakfast
-January 19th:  2nd Quarter Testing (Math With a Calculator)
-January 20th:  2nd Quarter Testing (Math Without a Calculator)

-January 21st:  Teacher Work Day!
-Week of January 24th:  DIBELS MOY Benchmark Assessments
-February 2nd - 4th:  Moore Elementary Science Fair (for 5th graders)