International Day

Yesterday was International Day at The Bee’s school and I took off from work to help out. I love her school! Everyone seems so happy to be there: the kids, the parents, the teachers. The kids all get along and it was just a great day. Here are pictures from the day. The Bee has decided that she is Athena,…

Soundtrack for a Walk Along The Drive*

Cute in the water. Not on pavement begging for food. I was a volunteer at The Bee’s school today but had a two hour hole to fill before my mommy duties started. Instead of my usual MO in which I would normally go find the nearest DD or its cousin and stuff myself silly, I made good on my ‘exercise…

Run, Rachée! Run!

I paid my money and I am going to do it: run a full marathon.26.2 miles. (blinking rapidly and taking deep breaths) What a challenge, what a milestone, what a fool! (ba dink!)I have been running off and on, watched Simon Pegg in Run, Fatboy Run*, got my book, The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer, and I have great tunes and the…

A Change So Subtle

Today’s poem is courtesy of a teen, through Teen Ink Magazine online. Yes, a teenager. I am still on the prowl for poem to move me and have me embrace poetry but so far nada.Anywhobastank (zing!) this one seemed to speak to me today. I have been considering a few things in my life and battling some negative thoughts and…

Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Staying Alive!

Because I was listening to Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack today, I felt this one was a good fit. This was also found via a Google Search: Voices.net. William Thomas Dodd, Germany Disco DancingBoom-boom base balanced blast,Pulsating pace, palaver passed,Click-clack cameras caution cast,Flick-flack faces flickering fast. Chirpy chirpy cheap chicks cha-cha-cha,Haughty“ Hooray” Henries ha-ha-ha,Yap-yap yodeller…