Inconvenient Truth VI

Usually, when something is inconvenient the dread just never seems to end.
Here are a few favorites that have to go to the back burner....

Salsa dancing

Belly Dancing

Exercising-- hiking "A" Mountain in Tempe

I'm sure I can sink lower by naming more negatives, and I have no anthem of the day, so to save myself I'll have to catch up on those poems... looks like I'm 4 down!!

Inconvenient Truth V

In case you're wondering what's next for this broken toe and broken foot, I have an appointment with a foot doctor next week to seal the deal on that cast. A cast for the next four weeks... right.. let's see how far I get to that office before making a U turn!

I can be such a rebel its scary. I'm not trying to walk around for the rest of my life with a crooked foot, though!

Here are some comments made by good friends:

Lynn, "Oh Honey, let's just decorate it with ribbons, or lace and pretty bells- it'll be fun for the wedding!"

Patricia, "Don't let vanity ruin your wedding... look at it this way, you can milk it every year by saying, I never got to dance at my wedding!" [by the way, she gave the million dollar advice and she knows it!!]

Alicia, "Your dress should cover your feet right?!"

Aida, "It is like a movie. Anything is possible. Whatever you do, it is your life and your
wedding. I will be always on your side, even if you kill someone. Love you dearly"

MaryAnn, " You may end up walking down the aisle on crutches?!!!!!"

Dee Dee, " Sorry to hear about your foot. What the heck were you doing? Oops -- maybe I don't want to know"

After heavily contemplating a poll on "To be or Not To Be" I decided against taking a poll, even though I had already collected five "no go(s)" and two were from the parking lot attendants at Crazy Jim's-- as I was saying I decided against the poll, afraid my fiancee might log in and read this blog. He knows I'm unpredictable, still I don't want him to think I let others sway the fate of our blessed day.

Arizona Author's Association--Looking for Authors!

If you are a member of the Arizona Author's Association, Vicki Lautsch is looking for authors
who would consider speaking at the Glendale Elementary School District Career Day Event on May 2nd.

They are inviting professionals from all around Phoenix to come and speak to the students about how they got to where they are, and how they chose their given career.

The students are at a Title I school; they are rarely exposed to life outside of the square mile around the campus. They are phenomenal kids, and the school would like them to see what life is like outside of the four walls of school and their tiny neighborhood. As Teach For America teachers, they passionately advocate for the students to receive the best education possible. Education that reaches beyond the classroom is their goal.

The career Odyssey will be held at Don Mensendick School, on Friday, May 2nd from 8:00 to 1:45.

If you are interested in joining Career Odyssey and sharing your passion with a group of phenomenal children, you may email: adsilver23@gmail.com or vicki.lautsch@gmail.com; or contact by phone: Adam's number is 847-894-8439 and Vicki's number is 216-402-0578.

www.azauthors.com

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My Anthem of the Day III

Gotta have a good word for today. I'm in love this song...

The song is inspired by Richie Righteous, titled "Yes, I can" I also posted it to the profile on myspace.

He recently performed at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church for Battleground.
A concert held to inspire the youth of Phoenix, Arizona.

... I don't mind the ad, his message is worth it.
R.I.C.H. Resting In Christ Hands

Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it"
Proverbs 22:6

My daughter made a "friend" in her class yesterday... she named him "Ricky" I was moved when I saw that she buckled up Ricky before she buckled up herself on the ride home.
My cup runneth over... my baby is growing up!

We Celebrate Nat. Poetry Month!!

Last week in class, my ESL students wrote poetry for the first time and together we wrote a poem in class.

They suprised me this week and brought in their own poetry!! They are awesome and were inspired to write. Just thinking about it, I'm in heaven right now. I've got some poets in my class and they rock!

One of my students pulled a fast one on me, she wrote her poem in English and then she wrote it in Spanish, a whole page.... she told me that she wanted to read her poem in English, but she wanted me to read the Spanish version.... WOW!!
Yeah, they just wanted to hear me speak Spanish, because I am always telling them, they must speak only English in class!!

She got me! The class was in an uproar and excited that I read the poem in Spanish.
Bet they didn't know I could throw down like that!! (Thank God for those college classes!)

Poem 7. NaPoWriMo Challenge

crazy love (for Mom)

you keep me looking back for you
your secluded house on the praire
and the one piece of mail I didn't rip to shreds
before tossing in the trash

you keep me looking back
to the same rocky path leading up to you
your homemade chimes
and that miller beer can twisting in the wind

you keep me looking back
and although the mirror is familiar to me
this picture is you
another dauntless travel

my daughter, feisty and full of life
plummeted into this world with a bang-
rough, playful and sometimes sorry
for the mischief she loves, looks like you

you keep me looking back
when I look into her big bright brown eyes
her rugged break at freedom
and the dimples she inherited from you

you keep me looking back
I have to- it's then I truly see myself
and the future bubbling in front of me
living in the eyes of my daughter

you keep me
thinking of you
another simple song and I'm eight years old
and loving you all over again

Copyright © 2008 by Crystal Kill