We have chosen hope!

May God continue to bless the United States of America!!

Runner's High and Eater's Low....

Kudos to J & E for their stunning accomplishment in the WDW half-marathon today!!! They are an inspiration to me....

Meanwhile, I smell onion rings. Time to go.....

Holidays are Happy-days....but then what?

Guilty as charged! I had a wonderful Christmas! A spiritual Christmas Eve, playing Mass (decently I may add), mother to two "stars" in the Nativity pageant, dinner with family. Decent planning allowed "Santa" to turn in early! Pax!
Christmas morning greeted me with a beautiful movie made by my three boys. Their love for Wifey and Mommy, whether faked or not, turned me into puddles!!! It will be a gift I'll cherish forever! Christmas dinner, simple yet tasty, was enjoyed by dear friends (A & S) and family.
Our New Year's celebration is anticipated to be a wonderful event as well! Our dear friends from FL (J, E & I) are coming up for a short, but sweet, visit!!! We haven't been together in forever!!! A & C (their last New Year's as single people) will be joining us as well!! I cannot wait!! I am looking forward to the friendship, food and fun!!
The nail biting will begin after the guests have left and we begin to prepare for school. How many positions will be cut? Which positions will be cut? Will I be able to go back to the classroom, or will the music positions be cut as well? Am I going to be able to pay down my debt, the bills, etc.? My faith is wrestling with reality, hence the sleepless nights! My faith is saying that God will get us through, as He always does. My sense of reality, along with the gloom and doom messages from our superintendent, is saying, "The End is Near!"
I'm trying to remain positive, yet productive. I hope to start my trainer training in April. I'm also putting my family on day-to-day austerity. We need to pay down our debts and start saving for that rainy day. President Obama (forget the "elect" part) is banking on hope. I guess if he can do it, so can I...... Dona Nobis Pacem!

Life IS Good!

Too many blessings, too little time!!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

24 hours......

I am a WRECK!! Hopefully, Toot is now looking down making sure no chad is dangling!
YES WE CAN!!!!

Toss up...

Which is going to be more challenging for McCain: Appearing at tonight's debate or appearing on "The Late Show With David Letterman" tomorrow night?

You reap what you sow.....

STARTING to smell????????

I LOVE David Letterman! His intelligence and warped sense of humor make me dream of him being a part of my warped family. When I was younger, B.C. (before children), I actually watched him religiously during the week. Now, that is an impossibility. (The 2 teacher household does not allow for TiVo.) My only "Dave Fixes" are the local CBS station website "Top 10" posting and fuzzy clips from You Tube.

Sadly, someone dissed my Dave! John McCain not only canceled his appearance on "Late Night", but downright LIED about it!! He said something about flying to Washington to save the country, when in fact he went on a different program. When Letterman found out he was stood up, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is starting to smell!"

STARTING to smell? McCain has been decaying since day one of his campaign and Palin just added more maggots to the entire decomposition process. It is my hope that the two of them will just break down and be done with it. The one positive thing about their decay is that the stench might have woken up enough people to keep this country alive and not have it die along with the Republican Party. Lies, greed, blame and blatant nastiness have accompanied this putrid pair to the point where we need to say "ENOUGH!"

Besides, if we can't trust McCain to show up for Dave, will he be there for us? If he lies to Letterman, can we trust him to be truthful to the American people? I DON'T THINK SO! Ladies and gentlemen, it DOES smell!!