Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
For those of you that don't know, the magnet program that I'm in goes to New York for a week when we reach 8th grade. It's not all fun and games, though. There are usually around 8 groups of 8, though this year we were a little smaller with only 7 groups and two of... Continue Reading →
I haven't written here for a while. I have been meaning to for some time. I even have some ideas. All I need right now is some motivation. So, when Valerie suggested that I post the recipe for tonight's dinner, I thought, "what the heck." Tonight was one of those classic "must-go" evenings where... Continue Reading →
Nurse Themba doesn’t say a word, she doesn’t need to. Instead she gathers me in her strong, comforting arms. I let myself fall to the weakness and I become limp and crumpled in her arms as I soak both of us in a shower of salty tears. Seconds pass and slide into minutes. After what... Continue Reading →
“Mother used to come pick me up after kindergarten and we would walk home hand in hand. No Matter how cold it was or how windy it was. Rain, shine, sleet, or snow. We would have had a skipping race all the way home. My smile only grew bigger as I saw the neighbors watching... Continue Reading →
Terror is chilling my veins. I hear the door bang open. My breath is visible here. Surrounding me. Choking me. I curl up as tight up as I can. I try to believe that I am invisible. Maybe, if I think that I don’t exist, I really won’t and he will just go away. The... Continue Reading →
I have always loved little kids. Some people find them all to be very annoying, but most are really cute and adorable. A few years ago I started to help coach the youngest members on swim team. It has really given me so many opportunities helping the young kids. More than one mom was fairly... Continue Reading →
Sometime last year I thought of something while I was trying to fall asleep. Yes, trying to fall asleep. This is why it takes me so long to fall asleep so often. It is when I tend to do some of my best thinking. Anyways, back to what I was thinking about. I was thinking... Continue Reading →
My summer homework this year for English was to write about my experience in the Humanities program including my influence to apply to the program, what skills and experiences I hoped to gain, to what degree those hopes have been satisfied, and what I hope or worry about for the upcoming year. So, here is... Continue Reading →
I was mowing the lawn the other day and thinking about this, that, and the other. As I began mowing near the fence separating our yard from our neighbor's (the one pictured to the left), the famous line/quote from Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" came to mind "Good fences make good neighbors" I began picking it... Continue Reading →
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