A New Project

A New Project

I am officially on break now!  What a great feeling.  Though the spring semester was awesome in many ways, it had some challenges and by the time it was over, I was exhausted both physically and mentally.  I have three weeks to rest before summer school begins. Some of you have asked about the writing deadline that I mentioned in my last post.  I was writing a short magazine article about what it is like to be a visually impaired…

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What Mom Really Wants

What Mom Really Wants

For the past couple of weeks the newspaper, TV, radio, and every business who has my email address has been telling me what mom really wants for Mother’s Day. According to Amazon mom wants a Kindle.According to Barnes and Noble she wants a Nook.According to Apple she wants the New iPad.According to Ross she wants a blouse and a purse.According to Kroger and FTD she wants flowers.According to Victoria’s Secret she wants lingerie.According to Staples she wants printer cartridges.According to…

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April’s Five Fabulous Finds

April’s Five Fabulous Finds

RENTTHERUNWAY Anyone who knows me knows that fashion is not my deal.  A comfy pair of jeans and an over-sized shirt are my idea of personal style.  So why did I include this, a website where one goes to rent designer dresses, as one of my Five Fabulous Finds this month?  Sometimes it is fun to venture into foreign lands even if we feel a little ridiculous doing so.  Offspring No. 1 introduced me to RENTTHE RUNWAY.  She is a fashion…

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Obsessive Knitting

Obsessive Knitting

It’s not Christmas or any one’s birthday but I have spent a lot of time knitting over the last couple of weeks – at least a lot of time for me.  I don’t have as much time to play with my sticks and string as I would like.  But as I said, over the last two weeks I have been knitting obsessively.  We’ve eaten out every breakfast, lunch and dinner for two weeks, worn the same pair of socks and…

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Prayer as Art as Prayer

Prayer as Art as Prayer

Saturday is usually our chore and errand day but today we decided to make it a “date day.”  The cleaning, laundry and grocery shopping will get done eventually.   Today was a day to enjoy the beautiful weather and each other.   We rode the DART train which gave Weber a break from the stress of driving in Dallas.   Imagine my surprise when I ran into one of my students on the train! We headed downtown to the Asian…

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