Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008

Before I forget, I'd like to wish you a Happy New Year. I hope your 2007 was good and your 2008 will be great!

Polar lights

In areas near the north and south poles, you are able to see different coloured lights at night in the sky. They are called auroras (or aurorae). The northern lights are called aurora borealis while the southern lights are known as aurora australis.

I've known about these lights but never really got around to learning more about them until aurora australis was featured in the Disney movie, Eight Below. Since Christmas, Caitlin has been averaging a dozen views a day of this movie and has practically memorised all her favourite scenes and lines.

As usual, Wikipedia has been my most convenient source of information and it gives a good description and information on the origin of auroras and other details.

Six months later

Caitlin has been learning the drums for six months now and has progressed quite well compared to when she first started. This was taken a few days ago when she was practising.

Life is a highway

I'm rediscovering the value and effects of music to the soul. Caitlin is currently watching "Cars" on Disney Channel. This is the theme song sung by Rascal Flatts:



Life is a Highway

Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a world outside every darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you anymore
Where the brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
We won't hesitate to break down the garden gate
There's not much time left today

CHORUS:
Life is a highway
I want to ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I want to drive it all night long

Through all these cities and all these towns
It's in my blood and it's all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands
From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights
Knock me down get back up again
You're in my blood I'm not a lonely man

There's no load I can't hold
Road so rough, this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Tell 'em we're survivors

[CHORUS x2]

There was a distance between you and I
A misunderstanding once but now
We look it in the eye

There ain't no load that I can't hold
Road so rough this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Tell 'em we're survivors

[CHORUS x3]

From: "Cars" the Disney movie

Most posts this month

I just went through my archives and realised that this month, I actually broke my record number of posts ever since I started blogging. As at today I have hit 27 posts this month compared to 20 last month and less in the months before....Having Caitlin at home this school holidays must be stressing me out more for me to escape here!