Night Light

If I could do it all over again, I’d be a storm chaser. How cool is the sky!!?? Always stunning and always different, changing every minute, all the time.

In particular, because I am an adrenaline junkie, I love storms. Not the aftermath mind you; flooding and destruction of property and lives is heartbreaking, and a reminder that no matter how much we carve out a comfortable living, we are still so very fragile.

There is a certain kind of truth in the sky. A vastness and an inevitability that speaks to the ancient blood in our veins. The sky is spiritual. It is the ambience of our days.

And our nights.

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Night School: New Math

I was a homework Goddess until my kids came home with New Math.

What used to look like this:

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Now looked like this:

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What?

I tried to figure it out.. but I couldn’t. It was weird.

We parents got so confused, our school district actually offered Night School On New Math. I learned I needed to add a little abstract to my linear thinking about math. Truly more than I can handle. I just like to color.

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