Prayers to Brigid

Prayers to Brigid....

On the Upbeat

WE ARE ON THE UPBEAT!!!

President Obama,
doesn't that sound nice.
I heard the term "ex-President Bush" and I giggled with glee.
He's already kicking some ass from returning abortion RIGHTS, emphasis on RIGHTS to economic tasks, foreign policy, etceterah. Hurrah!

We got some rain, hurray, hurray.
Last week, everything seemed so dry. Finances are dry, Mother Nature is Dry, outlook is DRY.

But, pray for rain, rain of every type. Rain in prosperity, rain in peace, rain in the garden.

Last upbeat and it is an actual upbeat or backbeat.

We're jamming again. Got the mic, stand and PA back, finally, hope the borrowee put it to good use. The living room is full of cords, black boxes, guitars, and drums. YAHOOWEE!!!

Son thinks the mic is the cooolest toy on the planet. I agree. My voice sounds way better amplified with a twinge of reverb.

We can play, all together, 18 wheels on the big rig, all together. Jake on sticks, mommy on rythym and vocals, Daddy on lead.

We are about to rock, salute us.

S. Ridge for the Soul

Mount Diablo to the East in the background and the third ridge, our destination

Mount Tam to the north

It's beautiful up here....as if we're almost to the clouds

What a great place to go to school

The Happy Hiker Himself

After I picked up son at school, begged me to go hiking up on S. Ridge. Ran home, changed clothes, grabbed a water bottle and camera and off we went.
We bumped into some friends who were taking a jog on the low side but son wanted to go to the top of the ridge.

Off we went. And it's straight up, all the way. Good for my training. Burning thighs and pumping heart.

It's amazing how a good hike can just wash away the stress and worry.

My son loves to be outdoors, always has, he's a nature boy since the first time we took him camping on the Russian River. Couldn't wait to get in the dirt and explore. Couldn't even walk yet.
He wants to start a hiking club.....

Coolest toy this year - the Roomarang

The coolest toy this year is the roomarang.
And it costs under $3. You can get it at REI or amazon.

It's a tiny piece of flimsy plastic shaped just the right way. Throw it directly in front of you, in a vertical position and it will come right back to you. It's so hilarious and fun, it's like it has a life of it's own. It just does not want to go away from you.

And you really can throw it inside and it won't wreck anything unless you have a giant house of cards on your coffee table.

SHOOT, can't upload the photo. Just google it. It's not that interesting to look at. It looks like a giant, colorful, partial asterik. Uhhhh....

Just get one.

Done

I'm finally done with student teaching.
The first half was interesting, educational and enjoyable.
The second half, torture. Minus the other amazing art teachers and the subbing I did from time to time, it was agonizing. Why? Don't ask me. I'm done with it and minus having to write it up for my credential application, I don't ever want to talk about it again.
Besides, it'd be downright mean. And not interesting. And that wouldn't be in the spirit of punkrocksoccermom.