Monday, October 27, 2008

What's Going On?


















I'm okay with sharing the wealth, spreading it out. It's surprising to me that the idea of "sharing the wealth" is thought of as bad in any way. What's bad about helping those who are less fortunate? What's bad about helping someone if you have a little more to give? It's ironic that those who tend to put themselves in the extremely Christian camp seem to be unable to remember the big message. Be nice to one another! Sheesh.

I went to my 25 year high school reunion on Saturday. It was a fun time. I'm both glad I went and glad it is over. It is similar to a family gathering. Even though we have all lived completely separate lives for the last 25 years and have seen nothing of one another, we all revert back to exactly how we acted when we were snotty nosed teenagers hanging around the high school. The snooty people were still snooty (but a little chubby), the quiet difficult people were still unable to carry on much of a conversation. There were some shining stars. One in particular was inspiring. Here was a woman who was not in the "cool" crowd and sometimes made fun of. Here she was the most beautiful woman in the room, strong, smart, humble, and really really funny. I love it when that happens! GO TO YOUR REUNIONS PEOPLE. You'll never regret it.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Wisconsin Weekend

J and M are growing up. It's great and fun and sad and scary and extremely cool. M is happily hanging out in the big city, meeting new people, figuring out the bus, living her life, making big plans. J is hanging with his soccer pals, studying hard, worrying too much, and watching TV. I love them.

Here's a link to our weekend adventure:

http://picasaweb.google.com/marthaspriggs/WisconsinWeekend#

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Growning Up

My daughter came home this weekend to check out a different school. Yes, it's true she's only been away 6 weeks or so and she is already looking for something new. And as I sat across from her at dinner I was filled with awe and pride as she explained her plan. She grew up in these last weeks. She solidified her views and found her voice and her passion. M has always been brave with her ideas and action. She does what feels right to her and fights to be her unique self. I'm amazed at her strength and clarity. I listened and asked questions. Then we went to visit the school and she was clearly at home and excited and energized. She started dreaming and planning and I can't wait to see what she does next.

Politics in My Yard

On Saturday morning I woke up to a bright beautiful fall day and noticed that someone had removed my three yard signs. One of the signs was an anti-war sign, one was a plea to get people to vote yes to the school referendum and the third sign was in support of our next president. What's with that? I was at first very angry and felt that of course, people of that "ilk" would do something like that. I mean that ilk is filled with stupid destructive childish people. But then of course I realized that my rage was getting me down to the same level as them. So, I made some cookies and got a new yard sign. I wonder if they felt good taking down my signs. I hope so because then the signs did more good than I thought. I wonder if they thought that taking down my signs would make people stop thinking about the war and the schools and our new president? Are they afraid of me and my signs or my ideas? Or are they just some pranksters? I am still a bit miffed. It seems like this election is extra emotional and heated. People are afraid to hope for something different. It's all I think about and dream of. I can't wait!