my heart hurts |
Over the weekend, I got the terrible news that a dear student of mine had been killed in a wreck. It was hard going to school this morning and knowing he wouldn't be stopping to chat before entering m... Posted by WildaFrieda on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:21:00 PST |
Kirkings and Presbyterians |
What a grand day! Although we are a very small Presbyterian church, we still manage to host one of my two favorite services each year...our Kirkin' O' the Tartans and our simple and wonderful Christma... Posted by WildaFrieda on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:38:00 PST |
Musings... |
I'm heading back to school in a bit. I've done the same thing for 33 years but this year just feels different. I'm totally stressed over the workload by so many things barely related to instruction bu... Posted by WildaFrieda on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:07:00 PST |
He's 2! |
We celebrated his 2nd birthday a wee bit late but with a big group of wonderful people. The cake was amazing...a 3D chocolate pound cake train on a tasty yellow cake base. His parents spent the evenin... Posted by WildaFrieda on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:59:00 PST |
Breathtaking |
Here I sit with tears dancing down my cheeks. My thoughts have been firmly fixed for the longest time on the vision that was my youngest on her wedding day. Tall and elegant and looking so beautiful a... Posted by WildaFrieda on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:41:00 PST |
He's coming, he's coming! |
My beautiful grandson will be here tomorrow! His mom will leave work early and they will make the 4 hour trip to spend the weekend with us. His dad has friends coming in to spend time on the lake so w... Posted by WildaFrieda on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:09:00 PST |
She's getting married... |
...and I'm okay with that. My youngest has found a wonderful young man who loves her. She'll be happy because that's how she is. And they will make an amazing life for themselves.She's getting married... Posted by WildaFrieda on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:41:00 PST |
Pretty good days |
Today was one of THOSE days. You know, the kind that seems to go haywire but at the end of it, you discover you got a huge bunch of stuff accomplished. Well, that's how mine went. A bazillion emails r... Posted by WildaFrieda on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:48:00 PST |
Altruism |
Doing something without expecting anything in return.It just plain pays to be nice. I mean, sometimes you make yourself happiest by just being nice...even when you don't really feel like nice is in yo... Posted by WildaFrieda on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:58:00 PST |
Nifty gifts from niftier people |
I've gotten some interesting gifts over my lifetime but today brought one of the niftiest ever. Last week, on the last day before Thanksgiving break, I got to remembering out loud. That happens occasi... Posted by WildaFrieda on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:36:00 PST |