Just a Quick Hello

Hi Jen, It's been quite a while ..thank your for your posts on my profile and thank you for the invite to blog. I see you and Pat have kept with it. I however, took a good while off, one while I got settled into my job which I have since quit, it just didn't work out for a variety of reasons. I have tried to keep in abreast in what happened with Pat, although we lost touch. I'm not sure if Pat was aware possibly through Cindy but had he heard that Mark passed away, he was hit by car crossing the street after a Bengals game, and passed away do to head injuries I miss him incredibly. That along with other things kept me from blogging. I am back to blogging and hope to keep it going its really therapeutic I hope Pat is well, and when you talk to him ..please let him know I had asked about him... and I of course remain very good friends with Cindy. She is well, had more then her share of snow.. and is still getting it. I wonder if its ever going to stop snowing in Cindy's world ..lol

At the current time I am not working ...taking a little break.. (translation) cant find a job I am willing to work. I do hope that something comes along soon. Until then I will try to post something here and keep in touch.
Until then.. take care and be well. ~ Lisa

Happy St. Pat's Day!

Green everywhere you look! Lot's of Irish around this area. Was a long day of work and studies and it was fun to watch all the party-goers on the street. It's about 9pm and it seems the celebrations are just starting. I can hear bagpipes out on the street and people singing along. Lot's of funny green bling hats and jewelry. Someone came up to me and said that she couldn't get rid of her hiccups and I politely pointed her to the next irish pub for another drink to calm her spasms. A band is playing in the distance, a real Irish traditional song. Sometimes I wonder if they chose to make St. Patrick's Day in America just for the sake of a drink starting at noon and going into the night, but it's music like this that makes me realize that it is carrying on the traditions and celebrating life. I hope you all had a great St. Pat's Day! For me, I think I will wonder over to hear this band and perhaps a drink or two.

Take a look at Obama's Stand on Education

I was talking with a young teacher there, and I asked her what she saw as the biggest challenge facing her students. She gave me an answer that I had never heard before. She spoke about what she called "These Kids Syndrome" - the tendency to explain away the shortcomings and failures of our education system by saying that "these kids can't learn" or "these kids don't want to learn" or "these kids are just too far behind." And after awhile, "these kids" become somebody else's problem.

And this teacher looked at me and said, "When I hear that term it drives me nuts. They're not ‘these kids.' They're our kids. All of them."

She's absolutely right. The small child in Manchester or Nashua whose parents can't find or afford a quality pre-school that we know would make him more likely to stay in school, and read better, and succeed later in life - he is our child.


**VOTE FOR OBAMA**