Posted in Challenge, family and friends on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
and What It IS!
My sister happened to be in town this past week for a meeting. She lives in the Ft. Worth area, and I only get to see her once a year if I’m lucky!
I’m sure you can tell from the picture that she is my baby sister, and is a great deal [...]
Posted in HLAA on October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
National Capital Area
2007 Walk4Hearing
Damascus Recreational Park
October 28th
My chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America walked in one of the 15 walks of the Walk4Hearing. It was so exciting to see so many people in one place walking for hearing loss awareness! In my opinion, raising awareness is almost as important as raising money. [...]
Posted in Challenge, Stress, family and friends on October 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
I’ve had a tough week. I’m “stuck between a rock and a hard place”.
If I’ve had a really busy week with a great deal going on, I don’t consider that a tough week.
When I spend a week “butting heads” with two wonderful but “learning to be independent” teenagers [...]
Posted in HLAA on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
2006 Walk4Hearing in PA
The 2007 Walk4Hearing will be held on October 28th! If you feel led to give, please visit my webpage at this link.
Please know that no amount given is “too small”! Every dollar goes towards helping us raise awareness about hearing loss!
National Capital Area Walk4Hearing
October 28, 2007
Did you know that [...]
Posted in Encouragement, students on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I made 15 teenager’s mouths drop open last week. It seems a cricket had made it’s way into my classroom somewhere, and decided to wait for a break in my lecture to begin singing… or chirping… or cricket-ting. Frankly I have no idea what it’s called when a cricket makes noise but it [...]
Posted in Encouragement, family and friends on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that the Eggo waffle has been around since the 1960’s? My two teenagers would consider that pretty “scary sick” or “wicked” that I actually know that little tidbit. (Isn’t it great that when you’ve homeschooled for nine years, your kids are immune to the current fashionable “lingo” that teenagers use?) In [...]
