After watching the Barbara Walters Thanksgiving interview with President and Mrs. Obama, Cheyenne spontaneously announced that she wanted to be the First Lady when she grew up. I was taken aback. Here is how that conversation went: Me: You want to be what? Why wouldn't you want to be the President? Cheyenne: The President has [...]
Author: Ms. C
The Twelve Days of Christmas for College Faculty
Well, it's that time of year again - the end of the Fall semester when final grades are but a hop, skip and a jump away. Students are trying to hurriedly complete whatever requirements they have for classes and negotiating with faculty over any missteps they have made over the semester (and yes, "negotiating" is [...]
Breathtaking!
There are winter days in North Dakota that are nothing short of breathtaking (often still bone-chillingly cold - but breathtaking). Tuesday morning was one of those days with the frost on the trees. The images just made me happy and for a moment I loved winter. I took a few photos on my way to [...]
A red coat day…
Today was a red coat day. I didn't know that at the day's beginning; indeed, it didn't become a red coat day until 10:20 AM this morning. I have never had a red coat day before. Something about red and my hair...I always feared that was too much competition in the warm end of the [...]
The sounds of the holiday…
Well, it's that time of year and the familiar sounds of the holiday abound - the sounds of Salvation bell-ringers...of shoppers' shopping bags rustling...of cheery holiday greetings - they are all out there gearing us up mentally for the holiday. But my personal favorite holiday sound - the one that really alerts me to the [...]
Choices…
I don't always do well with choices where my options are many. On Thursday eve the kids and I went to the new Mexican restaurant on University and I knew I was going to struggle as soon as I saw the menu - too many options to choose from. There were literally hundreds of options...had [...]
No “apparent” injuries…
I was saddened to read the Saturday article online in The Forum about the young woman who died in an early morning car accident that occurred on icy roads. As a transplant to North Dakota and still a relative lightweight when it comes to driving in winter weather, I have a firm appreciation and healthy [...]
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