Ever get up in the morning, shower, dress, look into the mirror and say, “Gee, my hair looks great today!”? I thought so. Rarely do we focus as much on the good in our lives as on the not-so-good. So what’s with that? We all know that “bad news” makes the front page,...
Only three words come even remotely close to describing my reaction to Opening Night at the Hannan Theater in Raymond last Saturday*: OH MY GOD! The evening began with dinner at Slater’s Diner in Raymond. Over a dozen of my friends gathered around to laugh and talk...
Promptly at 7 o’clock this evening, the doors to the Hannan Playhouse in Raymond (see link to Willapa Players in sidebar) will open and the theater crowd will rush in to take their seats in excited anticipation. And no one will be more excited than me. It’s not even...
Way back on November 1, 1999, a friend of mine suggested that I begin keeping a gratitude journal. I remember the exact date because November is the month generally known for “giving thanks” and she challenged me to write 10 gratitudes each evening before bed. Ten...
Whenever March 4th landed on a school day, I began each period parading around the perimeter of my classroom, exaggeratedly marching like a bandleader in a tall fuzzy black hat and waving a baton. “What day is today?” I asked my students. Some of them attempted to...
