HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I am officially better now. I got worse after my last posting - I am sick and tired of this weird illness. My sinuses swelled up and hurt for a few days, so I did some research on them, and I learned some interesting things about them.

• Decreasing the relative weight of the front of the skull, and especially the bones of the face. The shape of the facial bones is important, as a point of origin and insertion for the muscles of facial expression.
• Increasing resonance of the voice.
• Providing a buffer against blows to the face.
• Insulating sensitive structures like dental roots and eyes from rapid temperature fluctuations in the nasal cavity.
• Humidifying and heating of inhaled air because of slow air turnover.
  

So, I guess they're pretty important.

We just had a simple family New Years Eve Party. We (meaning the four older people) played games until midnight, then watched the Disney Channel countdown - and the second they said "Zero!", the DisneyLand fireworks started outside. That was really cool. So we watched the fireworks and went to bed. I liked the party - nice and simple.

above: Mia, Noah, Tashi

I need to get up and going now - I'm going to lose all my muscle and shrivel away!!!