A couple days ago I wrote this comment in Banrigh's journal, after I'd offered my piper contact list to her so she could get a piper for a wedding at the last minute, "Odd, I got an email today from someone else who is getting married this weekend, and their "celtic band" canceled on them. They want an emergency replacement. Busy weekend ( Read more... )

I love this kind of thing - taken from an email list I'm on ( Read more... )

I had my first acupuncture treatment today. Interesting. I hope it works. Man said it did help some people, not others. I had 9 needles sticking out of each hand and heat on each hand for about 15 minutes. Afterward, he showed me a couple exercises and showed me how to, essentially, splint my hands at night. This consists of an herbal patch wrapped ( Read more... )

Haven't posted in a while; wanted to share some good things, just to remember ( Read more... )

The lyrics were posted on one of the listserves I'm on. Beautiful! If you're a parent, anyway. Love you, kids ( Read more... )

March 15 came and went without drama. Now, this might be normal in most people's lives, but in mine, it means I'll have a job next year, hopefully at the same school where I teach now. Layoff notices were due yesterday, and I didn't get one. No one even mentioned it, and since they were supposed to be given to us on the 15th and it is now the 16th ( Read more... )

I have almost scored a printer for my somewhat ancient classroom computer (Mac OS 9) - the computer that is connected to the Internet that hasn't had a printer since I've been in the room. The one with the word processing program that I use, or could use if it had a printer! The other computer is OLD OLD OLDer and has a semi functioning printer. It ( Read more... )

Until last year, I never appreciated what incredibly useful things hands were. They pick up heavy loads, cut paper, write letters, play fiddle, loads of things. Nearly a year ago, my hands began to stop doing some of those things without pain, and now do fewer things than they used to do. I can't make a fist, for example, and though I'd never have ( Read more... )

This started out as an exercise in learning what concrete sensory details were, but I rather like what the kids came up with. I've edited it and strung the various contributions together. We're supposed to read it to the parents on Thursday, and I'll play a tune I wrote, "Spirit of Hope" as background as they read (If all goes well and I don't have ( Read more... )

Usually I only look for school related websites, but this was recommended by the Children's Literature email list, and it's truly hysterical. If any of you out there are remotely thinking of having babies (no hinting and no pressure to my daughters, really, truly!) and even if you aren't in that particular, boat check this out ( Read more... )