Last night the kids and I went to Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant to celebrate my birthday. It was the first chance we had to all be together for awhile, and it was a lovely time. I have to say at the outset, if you have not been to Jalapenos lately (2901 Main Ave in Fargo) [...]
Tag: fun
LIVE OUT LOUD!
Emile Zola said, "I am here to live out loud." Me too, Emile. I am on day three of my moxie-liscious week...still out at the National Emergency Training Center/Emergency Management Institute at the FEMA Hi Ed Conference. I now have four of my five presentations out of the way, have enjoyed my traditional Wednesday blintzes [...]
My summer…
Pebble Beach, California Okay, I am calling it now...this is my summer. I am ready for all the "me" time I can fit in and I am going to enjoy every single glorious moment of it. So, I am thinking now would be the time for my friends and family to start a pool (or [...]
The liberation of Ms. C…
The New Forty blog is the realization of a promise I made to myself upon my entry into the new forty. Now with only six weeks left in year one of the new forty, I have to confess that I am surprised as anyone that I fulfilled my promise to self to write a little [...]
Guest blogger – Miss Amy – Tales of a single girl…
Miss Amy is funny. I don't want to miss this opportunity to have you enjoy her sense of humor, so meet Miss Amy. Enjoy! 🙂 ~CC PARDON THE RAMBLING I'm out on the east coast at a national training center (and former college campus) this week. Each week the campus fills with about a thousand public safety professionals from around [...]
The last night of soft candlelight…
Day five in Emmitsburg and I can feel my normal life obligations creeping back into my thoughts. Lists are already beginning to form in my mind. The days of wabi sabi are winding down. I think it is probably as it should be though. Too much of a good thing is bound to detract from [...]
Just ducky…
You have to take the opportunity for a good laugh when you can get it; and, if that means I am the one being laughed at - so be it. Sometimes you just have to go for it and hope folks go with you on the journey. I appreciate the value of levity. My classes [...]
THE NEW FORTY 