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Happy Valentine's Day

I am not a public school teacher, but my sister is one,  as are several friends of mine.

They work hard, have to put up with a lot of crap from kids, administrators, and parents.

Support public education, your schools, and kids. Support reading, libraries, the arts, sciences, any kind of learning. Encourage questions, take time to answer your children, and really listen.
Think about what you say, how you say it, and what it means for kids to hear it.

I always come back to Words Matter

Happy Valentine's Day to my sister Lori and her fellow teachers

One of my New Year's resolutions was to do more stuff.......well, I am lucky some awesome shows are rolling through the DFW area.  An American in Paris is glorious - sumptuous, beautiful, rich, and sublime. The dancing and singing were on point. The sets were visually stunning.

It's Paris, right after WWII and three men vie for the attention of a beautiful dancer. There's a lot more to the story than that - residue of war and other issues rise to the surface. The plot has a strong structure, and the musical numbers keep the story line flowing.

Gershwin tunes galore - I Got Rhythm,  S'Wonderful,  But Not for Me,  I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise,  They Can't Take That Away From Me

Hum along and escape to Paris.  S'Wonderful, indeed....

Happy President's Day!

Alas, I must work today. I wish I could be home under our new pergola - I would contemplate the shadows and my favorite presidents.

 The current one - not so much

Thanks to Ray for having the vision to enhance our patio experience. Take a moment, find a shadow, and watch it move.

"What day is it?" asked Winnie the Pooh
"It's today," squeaked Piglet
"My favorite day," said Pooh
  (Thanks, author A.A. Milne)

 Never been here.  Amazing.....I thought I'd covered the DFW area. However, the Fort Worth Nature Preserve had escaped my attention. Shame on me......wow - what an experience.  So, Ray and I were celebrating Valentine's on Saturday due to fabulous weather
 Sunny and up to 90 degrees. We wore shorts. Put on sunscreen and carried some water.  With a map we finally figured out some trails and covered 2 miles - with what counted as 4 floors.  Yes, there was some terrain.  Very exciting in TX  - not all flat
  We never saw any prairie dogs.....Alas
 But I do think it was smart they put up a fence.  I saved the poor creatures from Ray!!!
Quite a vista..........we shall go back in the spring. I can't wait to see flowers and greenery in this very natural habitat.  Only $5 per person - a bargain!!!

Kudos to Pearls Before Swine and Stephan Pastis.  He always makes me laugh and especially with literary references.

Enjoy and Have a super Friday

 Here's trouble with a capital T
Almost two and a terror in a good way.  Oh, she's busy and it took seven adults to keep track of her as we ate lunch on our patio last Saturday.

Here's the moment.
 I had a veggie snack tray.  She's an eater and her little fingers grabbed a carrot. Munch. Munch.  A broccoli sprig. Yum.

Then she grabbed a ..............cherry tomato......  Her mother said, "that's not what you think it is."
She plopped it in her mouth, bit down, made a sour face, and immediately spit it out.

She was hoping for a grape.  Oops........

It was quite humorous. And that's our Monday moment.  What did you observe over your weekend or week?  Any surprises for you?