My new favorite person is J. R. Martinez. You may think I am fickle when you hear that I just became aware of J.R. late yesterday evening and have already elevated him to the level of my new favorite person. Not to worry...once you hear about him you too may designate him as your new favorite person. [...]
Author: Ms. C
New news…
Today I offer three quick blog updates that I thought important to share. I don't get to do updates often, but these three warrant a revisit. Re: In Nya's shoes... Cheyenne was as all a-buzz about the Long Walk to Water activity today. She LOVED the experience. KVLY ran a nice piece on the activity on [...]
In Nya’s shoes…
Tomorrow Cheyenne and the rest of the seventh grade class from STEM will walk to a pond in West Fargo to fill gallon-sized water jugs which they will carry back to their school. The water jug activity is designed to give the kids a better understanding of what life is like for those who live in remote areas of [...]
Who you gonna’ call?
Alabama is a lush and lovely state - I enjoyed my short visit there. It isn't a state I could ever live in though as my hair and the weather had irreconcilable differences. Thankfully, even though the weather caused me to suffer aesthetically, it was physically quite bearable. The FEMA course went well and it [...]
The death roll…
I have to keep this brief tonight. I'll hope to post photos and more detailed news of my Alabama trip tomorrow. Tonight I need to go to bed as early as possible because at dinner tonight my friend and colleague Dave McEntire started talking about sharks and shark attacks (which are unpleasant, but tolerable as [...]
The power of the written word…
My dear boyfriend slipped a note into my carry-on before I left the house yesterday. I discovered it on the plane headed toward Minneapolis. I used the note as a bookmark for my book, but the truth is I read and re-read the note more than I read the book. I am not sure what [...]
Staying away from the preacher!
Today I write my blog from the wild blue yonder - literally. I am writing as I sit on a Delta flight heading from Minneapolis to Atlanta. It is a beautiful morning up here above the fluffy clouds. I sit here with my cup of Burger King coffee, a head full of thoughts and an [...]
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