What are your top five break-up songs?
Submitted by gt.
And Dido does these songs so, so well.
After grumbling about the faculty meeting I had to go to, I was humbled by what occurred there. Our principal lit a candle, showed a PowerPoint presentation of current scenes from China and then we had a moment of silence. The moment turned into several moments of unuttered gratitude for the lot we have as we became aware of the devastation that faces so many. Untold numbers dead. A million homeless? Choosing to live outside until the probability of aftershocks pass. Parents losing their only child who was their whole life.
Our Chinese students have all talked about wanting to quit school, go home and volunteer for the recovery and clean up process, even though all of their families are safe. They have asked us to work with them to raise money, instead, to send home. Next week, we will hold an assembly where the Chinese students will speak to the rest of the student body and devise a plan for sending aid.
So, I end my long week with gratitude for the safety of my children, my health, a roof over my head, work that challenges me, friendships that push me and sustain me and the ability to still be "ispired by beautiful things".
loving that it's friday.
Show us your gorgeous eyes.
Submitted by [Susan].
I had a fun idea for Self Portrait Thursday, but just did not do it, so today I tried it. Kind of fun, kind of strange, but that defines me. Fun and strange. Haha.
Show us your gorgeous eyes.
Submitted by [Susan].
Holy Friday, Batman.
It's the first Friday of the first long weekend in a season of long weekends in my neck of the woods. Even though this weekend rarely falls on May 24th, it has been long known here as the May Two-Four weekend having something to do with Queen Victoria's legendary ability to down a whole case of Alexander Keith's in a single sitting. Or so legend has it. Those Royals are a classy bunch, aren't they?
Despite what the clock says, my mind is already into the weekend and definitely on break. I just need to figure out how I'm going to survive the hour-long-end-of-day-and-end-of-week Faculty meeting to discuss the long term ramifications of declining enrollment. Yeah....like that's gonna happen!
