I Can't Believe This Feeling!!

I have five minutes until my class comes in, and I feel that I MUST write this down somewhere....my classroom sits right outside of THE polling place for Ionia. All I do is open my door and I am looking at who's in line to cast their ballot. Most of the people in line I know--friends I grew up with, co-workers, family, parents of students, the cashier from Fred's...they are all here!

Yes, there is a special solidarity that unites me with all of the voters in our town. We have decided that our voice matters, and thus chosen to stand up and be counted. As a woman, I will vote responsibly every single chance I get. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, and all the others did not fight for naught--I get that. However, what especially intrigues me today is that we are voting in a responsible, hard-working, young black man who is going to take this country to new heights!!

To be continued...

Halloween Rules! Or, what is my goal here?

I started this blog this past summer, nearly four months ago now. Incredibly, I still have no real idea what my focus is with it. Initially, it was to do something different for the RCWP log report. Then, it made wild topic swings from my kids to my students to my inner thoughts, and random typing all the way...today I have decided that it will always be this sort of "snapshot of necessity" for me. My only goal is to keep writing in multitudes of ways, and this helps me do that ( a little bit). On top of that people are reading it occasionally. Giddyup!

So, here are some disconnected things in my head today:

1. This week's TIME magazine features 10 Questions with Boone Pickens. My husband, Paul, is featured the author of the first question!! Yeah!! He is an interesting guy. Last year, he had his class on the Today show, they were featured in Al's Book Club.

2. I love Halloween! I carved three pumpkins yesterday--a spider in a web, a pirate skull, and a Sparty head.

3. I am happy to be done with Parent Teacher Conferences, the MEAP and being sick. WOOHOO!

4. I wrote with my kids last weekend. Mostly, I wrote what they said. It makes me laugh, so I'm linking it for your pleasure. Wait, I can't figure out how to link it! Sorry. I'll attach that when I learn...