Countdown to graduation: 12 hours, 27 minutes and 3 seconds. Last night was the Honors Program Reception. Each Honors Program graduate (44 this year!) received their medal and had a little profile read about them. Joyce, the Honors Program Coordinator, writes lovely profiles for each graduate each year. You can see them read my profile [...]

I had promised count down updates back on June 27, 2008, but somehow I never really did that. So, here I sit, with my computer flashing 12 days, 1 hour, and 40 minutes, and I feel the urge to give you all a countdown update. It may be one of my great productive procrastination techniques, [...]

I just posted two quilt auctions over at ebay. The first is for this completed quilt:

You can find that auction here: Zig-Zag Quilt
The other auction is for a customized quilt. For details and pictures of the fabric see the auction here: Custom Quilt.
Go! Take a look! Bid!

In theory, I love Spring. In actuality, I dread the allergies that come along with all that beauty and growth. It is impossible, though, to not revel in the joy of Spring when you work with children. Well, I suppose it is possible, but it is unpossible for me. Their joy is contagious, and it [...]

Every once in a while something catches me off-guard and affects me in ways that I would have never guessed. Usually these are “bad” things that cause anxiety attacks, nightmares, insomnia, and other “fun” symptoms. Fortunately, life is occasionally kind, and the good can hit as strongly and cause joy like nothing else. Today was [...]

There is something about being up in the early morning. The still, the quiet, inspires me like no other time of the day. Today is no different.
I woke up with a coughing fit at around 3am. After getting some cough medicine and water, I decided to try to watch Gilmore Girls until I was tired [...]