Category: Random Life

  • Facebook, Yearbook . . . Connect!

    I’m not sure how it happened, but somehow during the last few months I reconnected with a guy from my high school graduating class.

  • When Does it Change?

    When does the question become, “Does this look good on me?” or “I don’t look so fat in this, do I?” or “Are you sure this looks OK on me?”

  • Finding Part of Me Again

    This weekend one of my former students was in town for a fundraiser.  She served two years in Uganda with a ministry connected to the mission I work with.  This weekend we had a 5k Walk to raise money for Hope Alive! and the foster care system in Colorado. I had the privilege of teaching […]

  • 10 Things I Love that start with R

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 . . . and they all start with R

  • Fly on the Wall Moment

    Setting:  My office Time: Within the last few days Characters: Me, my interns T & H Activity: Me – answering e-mails; T & H scrapbooking T:  What part of speech is the word crazy in the sentence, “She is crazy.” Me:  Well, my first thought is adjective, but that’s not right. T: It’s an adjective […]

  • The Most Important Day?

    Real Simple is sponsoring an essay contest.  The subject: The Most Important Day of My Life.  I doubt I’ll enter the contest, but the subject did get my brain whirring a bit. My most important day . . . the day I decided I started kindergarten? Education is important.  The day I graduated from college?  […]

  • My Now List

    What I am listening to right now: The sound of the fan on my computer . . . my roommate (just for this week and last), Laura,  talking on the phone to her boyfriend . . . some static/electronic/music coming from somewhere. What computer I am using right now: My Dell Latitude D610.  I love […]

  • Brain Bubbles

    I realize it has been half of forever since I’ve written.  Since I’m sitting in another training that we’re doing, and my big part is tomorrow, I’ll give you some glimpses of the things that are bubbling to the surface of my brain. I’ve had my knee brace for almost 3 weeks.  What a difference […]

  • Surprise!!!!

    It worked.  I wasn’t sure if it would or not, but it did.  I got to make a surprise visit to my Mom for Mother’s Day. Before I left on my African excursion, I did a little sleuthing and figured out nobody at my office would miss me too much if I was gone the […]

  • New Bliss

    I live in cold country and my room is the coldest one in the house.