#337

What a joy it is to teach future teachers,
their enthusiam and creativity eminates
from their sole selves,
ready to conquer a world 
so few would dare to venture,
bells, books, lunch rooms,
amidst the human beings we 
affectionately call students.

catherinenglish 12-04-2013

(It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain an idea without accepting it--Aristotle)

#336

It breaks my heart to
see baby Emry connected
to tubes, such a short time
ago that baby Knox was
in the same hospital,
fighting for his life, too,
and two mamas, 
two daddys,
and older brother
(and sister) have their
hearts broken.

catherinenglish 12-03-2013

#335

Joey wasn't having anything
to do with his breakfast,
not unlike another little 
boy over thirty years ago,
who was too busy to be 
bothered with toast
and orange slices,
ready to run, run,
run for the rest of the day.

catherinenglish 12-02-2013

#334

Breakfast at Grandma's 
is a delight, however
simple the meal might be,
a last minute snack before 
a long drive in the car,
hopefully enough to make 
a toddler sleepy.

catherinenglish 12-01-2013

#333

After Friday's horrible 
Nebraska football loss to 
Iowa (there is no greater 
sin than losing to Iowa,
except maybe Oklahoma
during the 70s), so we 
took Joey to an indoor pool
where the inside temperature 
was hot enough to make me lose five 
pounds and a place my grandson 
was reluctant to leave.

catherinenglish 11-30-2013

#332

Those blue eyes look 
so innocent, but I know 
she is thinking about what 
else she might get into 
and in a flash she can
crawl faster than I can 
rush to stop her from 
getting into just about 
everything.

catherinenglish 11-29-2013

#331

Thanksgiving turkey makes 
everyone tired, 
including an engergetic
three-year-old
who is powered by 
something other than
an Energizer battery.

catherinenglish 11-28-2013