March, in like a lamb!

Happy March! I love this month! Today was a beautiful day, but hot!

Lots to report, let's see, I am starting a Master's in Reading program through Grand Canyon University. Finally, I know, I should have done it sooner but I am needing to bulk up the last few years of my salary for my STRS credit (State Teachers Retirement System) and the additional units and advanced degree will make quite a difference when I retire. And a little extra $$ every month while I work will be nice too. Of course, I'll be paying off the rather large student loan, this is a private school and the whole business is conducted on line. Hopefully, I'll have the self discipline to stay away from all the distractions while I am doing my work.

My family lost someone very near and dear to us, my mom has been friends with another family for 65 years. Mary Helen was my sister Sandy's nina (godmother) and my mom was her daughter Audrey's nina. Mary Helen was always such a funny, warm and generous person with us. She had come to a couple of my recent dance recitals and I enjoyed having her there with my family very much. We will miss her.

My Craft Room is really shaping up! Nev put together my Shabby Chic, from Target, bookcase and hutch. They are really pretty. He also set up my closet system, trying to use every last speck of room. The YUDU arrived and I am wrestling printing the transparencies, my printer did not like them. I'll try to make one at school since my first project is "Reading is my bag" canvas book bags for Literacy Week. As we speak, my dad's beautiful, and very old desk he got from my grandma when he graduated, is getting painted with white primer. It will soon be a lovely almost white desk, it is an Early American design that will look great in white. Both of my parents balked at the change and I offered them the desk back and they refused so white it will soon be.

I am using my "event planning" skills to put together an 10th anniversary dinner/celebration for the Thalian Alumnae Association. It will be at Sizzler's in La Mirada, on Sat, March 14 at 5pm. All Thalian welcome, lmk if you need any further info.

Watching the "Brothers and Sisters" movie event. Jeez, Louise, how many commercials can you cram into a show? I think we've had six breaks already and it hasn't been on an hour. Grrrr... Rob Lowe's character has had a hard attack :( I didn't realize how much I liked this show!

See you!