*This poem was written by my mother and she retains all copyright** Have you ever been to Red Letter Words? Dee does amazing work! My mother wrote this poem before school one morning last year. She has taught 7th grade English in inner city Houston for the last 17...
Family
Stuck at Mom’s…
Remember when I said I was headed to Florida yesterday? Well ~ that was before my wallet decided to ditch me. So, here I am this morning. Sitting at mom's house praying that the UPS driver man shows up with an Arizona license just for me. {note to self: Â must buy...
Cranberry Salad…
This will be the first Thanksgiving in the history of my life not to have a little of Grandma White's cranberry salad. She is in the hospital and is spitting mad that we will have to come see her on Thanksgiving and not the other way around. {The song, "I wish that I...
Insta-Friday…
Remembering a fun work trip this past September that I finally downloaded from my phone!
Thursday…
Words from this week: ************************************************************************************* Julia: Â Dad, what does stout mean? Dad: Â Strong Julia: Â Hold up, 'I'm a little teapot, short and strong? Whatevs"...
The Happy Day Project {Saturday} – Appreciate those in service
Appreciate those in service... This post was originally written Monday, July 20, 2009 ************************************************************************************ Inspired by Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation, the Mayor’s Council on Senior Citizen Affairs...
The Happy Day Project {Wednesday}
Wednesday morning I woke up feeling like poo. My throat hurt. Whenever my throat hurts, that is when I pull out all the stops praying to God to take it away. I make all sorts of promises about the good that will pour out of me if only my throat would stop hurting. I...
The Happy Day Project {Tuesday}
Tuesday: Â Handwritten Note Day Now THAT is one thing I am good at! I love to write letters. At home, there are available cards in each room. I carry them in my purse. We take them to restaurants for the kids to write their grandparents while we wait for...
My White Belt…
Waiting patiently... Approaching Master Kim for his test... About to break the board... So nervous... Look at that! Three pieces!
The Happy Day Project {Monday}
If I letterbox the photo, it doesn't look as bad, right? Ok, 1960's. Better? nope. Why is food so hard to photograph? All you food photographers out there - mad props to you. You are awesome. Banana Bread. (Thank you, Gwen Stefani ~ I always spell that...