Category Archives: Blessings

James, your life commences

Current Mood: Happy
On the same day my oldest turned 20, my youngest graduated from high school. The school he attended, and where I teach, is not your typical high school. Like our “Open Mic” event, anyone who wants to speak at graduation, may. My son didn’t want to speak, per se; he [...]

Happy Birthday, William

My first born baby boy is twenty years old today.

This is a self-portrait he did in his drawing fundamentals class. It was his first assignment; required, I believe, to get a feel for the students’ abilities.
It is uncannily like William, drawn from his reflection in the mirror.
Artist, computer scientist, math whiz, hyperlexic, animal lover, [...]

Huge sigh of relief

Current Mood: EsctaticI found out yesterday that my divorce was finally, finally FINAL as of May 15. Which means that, from the day I first filed, December 15, 2005, it took exactly two years and 5 months to work through the process.
People in a position to know told me they’d never seen a divorce [...]

We could use a little spring around here

Sundara Sock Yarn
What with waking up to snow this morning and blah scheduled for the entire week, one must do what one can to brighten one’s existence, no? My, but I sound pretentious.
These four colors of Sundara Sock Yarn greeted me over the weekend (the snowy, wet weekend) and while they were chosen, primarily, [...]