I have pretty bad cramps each month. And maybe that is where this next post is coming from. Forgive me if it sounds weird… For the last two nights, I’ve dreamt about you Purity. I’ve dreamt that you are complaining of stomach pain. Stomach pain can be lots of things: cramps, eating too much or…
How is it that some people just seem to land on their feet? What is their secret? Have they always had this ability? To put the answer in one word, I’d say it has a lot to do with resiliency. What is THAT? Resilience (noun) or Resiliency (noun) Able to recover quickly from misfortune; able…
Perhaps you and the parents are happy with the outcome of the election. But my students are scared. They believe Trump is going to run their family out of America. They are afraid of the wall. They are afraid of the racism. We talked about it some today. Not much I could say to ease…
Well, it’s done. I voted. Lots of important items to decide :President of our country, marijuana legalization, death penalty overturns… Seems like a life or death situation should have gotten more attention than which “character” we are going to put into the White House. Either way, this man or woman will be making history. Adults…
I do love this song. I taught similes and metaphors today and I used this song to do it. I know I’m a bit late posting today. I really hope Bea got to see the last few posts as well as her birthday story that I posted on her actual birthday. I can see it…
There are days where I wonder if I should bother writing on the website. I have no idea if you’ll ever read all of the posts I’ve written. I know they aren’t all good. I’m bored with some of them – frankly. But I keep going. Sometimes I take it slower or take a few…
Continuing our November Countdown of Thankfulness, I’m thankful that you are both in this world. You are alive, you are in school and you are doing well (I hope). I am thankful you both came into my life and that I got to spend so much time with you both when you were young. I…
Good Morning Sweet Girls, I am starting to write my children’s book this morning. It is a book about/for children who are missing some adult they love very much. This is one of the pages: This is Shirley. She is a Grandma who loves her Granddaughter, Bea very much. Today and many days, Shirley is…
Saying good bye is always hard. But it is especially hard when you really love the other person. I’m not so naive as to think some boy or two hasn’t turned your head since I last saw you. And I’m sure you’ve both experienced a bit of heartbreak. How do you get over it? First,…
One thing I know for SURE – my parents love me. They taught me to appreciate my uniqueness. I am kind of an odd bird. But they allowed me to be who I am. Now that the tide is turning and I find myself taking care of their needs, I appreciate how THEY want things…