Thanksgiving

Our good friends from Florida flew in for Thanksgiving this week. It was so nice having them here. They used to live right below us and seeing them again, it's nearly like they never left. Plus, company is always a great excuse to eat out at nicer restaurants.

I didn't think I'd write over the holiday, but the whole point of the holiday was begging for an entry. Here goes. Thanks to the Cassidy building owners for taking a chance on us when we sat down 2 years ago with stars in our eyes. Thanks to our investor for having the confidence to bankroll Cassidy without ever seeing much more than a hopeful budget. Thanks to Brentwood for pushing Crystal to become an amazing school psych. and standing behind her while we started Cassidy. Thanks to all of you private and public schools who opened your doors in the early days... and thanks for your good words and support now. Thanks to all of you early childhood education professionals for your continuing advice through researching and creating Cassidy. Thanks to our contractor who fought tooth and nail with inspectors and the city to keep us on track for a September opening. Thanks to all of you vendors who worked day and night, weekdays and weekends to finish on time. Thanks to the City of Santa Monica (most of you) for your encouragement and speedy plan-check process. Thanks to our architect for his patience while we figured out how to build what we wanted... yes, there might have been a few changes. Strangely enough, thanks to all of you people who didn't believe in us. You only made us better, stronger, and more aware of our goals. Thanks to our teachers (some of which left other stable teaching jobs) for having the confidence in Crystal and our program from the get-go. Thanks to our friends who helped stuff promotional folders over wine back in January. Thanks to our family, who without question (well, there were a few) jumped on the Cassidy Train. Thanks for your love and support way back from the beginning.

Finally, thank you to all of you parents who trusted in the concept of Cassidy enough to enroll without ever seeing the building, much less meeting the teachers. You guys are an integral part of what is making all of this a success. When Crystal first had the idea of Cassidy, we never really anticipated how quickly it would snowball. It's so amazing to hear how people hear about us and how confident you all are with the school. It's been a labor of love for both of us and we couldn't be more proud to have the families we have. Here's to a great 2009. Thank you so much.