Because my chilis have the week off from school, I didn’t have to be up as early to get ready to go to work myself. Consequently, I pushed my snooze button three times. And, not surprisingly, the kiddos – who had all asked to sleep in my bed last night – had already advanced downstairs [...]
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In case you didn’t know, an election happened this week. (Don’t abandon me – this is NOT an election post! ) Also, in case you weren’t aware, somehow that election resulted in classic old-time dirt-clods-being-thrown and tears-all-over-the-place warfare with a heavy showing by the “give peace a chance” and “can’t we all just get along” [...]
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OK, it’s time to talk truth. Some truth about blogging, and some truth about life. Deep breath, prep the typing fingers, and let’s do this… So when Heather died (three years ago this month – don’t think THAT isn’t hitting me in the face constantly right now), I took a couple months off from work, [...]
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Presently, politics is all the thing, right? Facebook postings either reveal one’s leanings, or loudly abhor and denounce the pronunciation of political opinions. The presidential debate in my own Denver sparked multiple ongoing commentaries (both snarky and serious) lighting up my news feed. It’s being twitter tweeted, it’s in every ad on every medium, and [...]
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Four years ago, just after Heather was diagnosed, I jumped on the bandwagon of Breast Cancer Awareness paraphernalia. It was October, after all, and it was available everywhere. I ordered a fair amount of pink bracelets, and set them out in candy bowls around the house to give away to visitors. And, of course, I [...]
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I teach dance. It used to be a grander part of my existence, but now (and appropriately so) it has been minimized to a single hour-and-a-half class per week. That’s quite alright – it’s all I can really handle accomplishing these days, though it is good because it still pushes me creatively, and inspires me [...]
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A little fair warning… I actually wrote this entry a bit selfishly, in that I used words familiar in the Mormon vernacular (i.e. “ward”, which in common Christian sects would be equivalent to a congregation) because I was feeling my feelings while I wrote it and didn’t want to define it all out. I hope [...]
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