tjsthings
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Letting it all sink in.
A black president of the United States of America was a hypothetical concept among me and my friends growing up, and we were the kind of students who let nothing stand in the way of our reaching of goals. Among us doctors, lawyers, pharmacist, entrepreneurs. But even to us, it was an abstract concept. We… Read more
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Putting in work.
I have a lot of things to do this week. Next week is the first of my father’s two surgeries, so I’ll be spending a lot of time on my knees between now and then. In addition to my holiday planning (I’ve already received an invitation to join Little A and her classmates for their… Read more
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Even if you have a Canadian contingency plan
Like a few of us do, please remember to vote tomorrow!!! Make your voice heard. Max wants to play and I have dishes that need to be put up, so I have to go now, but vote!!! Read more
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Happy Autumn Festival!
I went to Little A’s parade and party at preschool. It was a lot of fun. I saw fairies, firemen, even a bullfighter. And Little A was in all of her Dorothy glory (complete with her silver shoes, in keeping with the 1900 book). That book came out 12 years before my oldest grandmother. And… Read more