First day of Primary

Shiori getting ready for her first Sunday of Primary. She's been twice and so far it's a mixed bag. She likes class and hates sharing time. Most of the kids in my class do. I don't think the Sunbeams should be subjected to an hour of boardom.

Stillness Wanted

Wordsworth knew so long ago - we never learn.

The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not.--Great God!  I'd rather be
A pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.

It's too warm for January. 

Something is wrong in the world. 

Day One

Well here we are at the firs day of the year - a leap year FYI - so far so good.  Not much is different than yesterday, house is a mess, I'm still over weight, we are poor, America still thinks that teachers are evil, and the world hasn't ended.

I'm not making ANY resolutions this year.  I made some last year and did okay till March when a all hell broke loos.  So no goals, just living.