I am now home after one of those packed-to-the-brim days. I am almost embarrassed to admit how full this day was since it so accurately depicts my inability to say no, as well as my tendency towards seat-of-my-pants preparation. But in the spirit of candor, here goes: 5:30 am – My alarm goes off 5:45…
Month: May 2012
Prompts: Several Reasons to be Proud Tonight
My daughter Liz finished her first year of accelerated law school today – she had her last final. “Accelerated” means law school in 2 years versus 3. She and her boyfriend are in the same program and we had a celebration dinner for them today with Ron’s parents as guests. I made chicken enchiladas at…
Prompt: Editing Hell
I wonder if I’ll ever be a better planner? I am starting to think not. After all, are good planners working with their students from morning until night on editing for their Writing Celebration? I suspect not. Alas. This is exactly what I’ve been doing. I still have more editing to do, plus cookies to…
Prompt: My Annual “Writing Celebration”
Saturday is big My students will read their work While parents listen We are all scrambling To get all stories complete And finish essays It is nine-thirty I have been working all day In preparation This event is fun The kids get to show off work And we all eat well The stories are good…
Babysitting BIG Dogs: A Small Miracle
I was bitten by a big dog when I was 24 when I visited a friend who wanted to show me his great dane’s pups. Mama Dane apparently had been mistreated at sometime in her life by someone who looked like me and the minute she saw me, she flew over a coffee table and…
Prompt: My Afternoon with Students
Today was unique One student was discouraged High school is no fun One came determined Ready to work on his tasks Not one distraction Another came late His bar mitzvah party soon He needed speech help The last student came Eager to learn some grammar His test tomorrow Independent clause Adverb and adjective, too What,…
Prompt: Today in the news:
Sarkozy ousted Wall Street fears new French leader ‘Jitters’ from Europe Bodies hang from bridge Foul play feared at Churchill Downs Gas drops seven cents Shaq becomes a doc Eleven minute school lunch Pepsi to honor Jackson ‘Goober Pyle’ has died Sixers push Bulls to the brink Guard dog hops on bike NATO members killed…
Saturday Traffic on the Sunset Strip, LA
Off to a birthday party for our dear friend David Bode, fellow Texan who has made LA his home. Unfortunately, we did not factor traffic on a Saturday! We may be substantially late. This is par for the course when you live here. Still, this is much more bogged than I would have thought. Alas…we…
Poetry Prompt: Fight Today
Today I got mad My husband was rude to me So I was rude back Then he tried to joke But I swelled up like a toad Our poor friend stood by It’s no fun to watch Long-term married people fight It’s undignified I can be thin-skinned It is not a pretty sight I go…
Flash Fiction Prompt: The Word “Stain”
“I’m not certain what to say,” Marion Fitzgerald stammered, looking down at the bloodstain on the cushion of her white designer couch. I truly don’t know how that got there.” Joe Francis, a LA homicide detective stared at the middle-aged blonde and said in a tired voice, “Mrs. Fitzgerald, where were you last night at…
20 Minutes a Day 