Bingo
And cheese burgers
Drop Everything And Read
Art and music
Computer and dogs
And it's only Tuesday
Of CSW

CSW Monday

Roller skating
Free lunch
Super spellers
Performance
Science projects
Newspaper
Math facts
Go home
Catholic Schools Week
Only Monday!

I Sing of Sun

Constant desire

And secret obsession

Of January.

The thought of

Its warm embrace

As I bask in its light

Filtered through glass.

Imagining its

Warm kiss

On naked skin

Bared only for summer.

A winter fantasy

To keep me warm.

A January dream

To get me through

The rest of winter.

Or until our Florida retreat!

Saturday in the Park

You'd think it was

The Winter Carnival Parade!

TGIF

Scramble for Scrabble
A fun way to learn letters
New words and vocabulary
A great way to spend a Friday
On a cold Winter day.

My Muga Test

The whir of motors

The prick of needles

Blood pumping through my heart

Pictures on a machine.

Does the heart dance

With the light up radioactive particles

Stimulating and sparkling

Like a sky within your chest.

Bouncing off the walls

And pouring into the brain.

Feeding the imagination

And the heart

With the wonder of science.

Time to Hit the Gym?

Muscles lazy from

Lack of use.

Used to being

Protected

After being bombarded

With chemicals.

Slowly stretching out

Reaching past potential

Like a rubber band

Snapping back into shape.

Winter Nap

Like the black bear

Growling in her sleep

I just want to curl up

And hibernate till spring.

Sounds of Silence

Stillness within

A cacophony of noise

Without.

Quieting the mind

To open the heart.

Let the music

of the mundane

The harmony

Found in the every day

Drowned out the clamor

And let in the divine.

Gratitude

We're use to please and thank you

But stumble on the big things

A feeling of a thank you beyond

Our recompense.

How do we repay

The love and kindness

The support of giving

The miracle that kept us alive?

We can only be humble

And express gratitude.

Sunny Saturday

Soaking up the rays

And the Zs

To battle

The winter week ahead.

TGIF

Thank goodness it's finished

Time goes infinitely faster

Things get ironically funny

They get it finally

Thank God It's Friday!

Angela

Surgery's like a tune up-

Changing out the pieces,

Like car parts.

Keeps your motor running

But runs you out of gas.

Take care of yourself.

Sleep is the healing fuel.

We love you

And want to see you

Get a lot of miles

Out of your vehicle.

Winter Weather

Cold winter finally grabbed us
With frost covered mittens
And snow colored eyes.
Slipping down the path
On the way to a January thaw
We bundle up in wool
And thermal wear
Eyes peeking out
To watch the kids
Their cheeks red
As they chase away
The cold.

http://theazgallery.org/2012/01/st-paul-winter-carnival-az/
Thanks to Amy
My kids are excited
About seeing their art work
At the Winter Carnival Art Show!

MLK

Thank you

For an extra day

To store up rest,

Shop for clothes

That fit my new body,

Get some exercise

and eat Mall food.

For Monica

A beautiful snowflake

Swirling through the sky

Catching and reflecting

The glory of God.

Recreating in its unique pattern

The history of the season

And all it's touched.

Melting into the soft

Warm earth

Continuing to nourish and enrich

Sprouting signs of spring.

Red Bull Crashed Ice

Pulsating lights

Pounding skates

Powdery snow

Jump around!

Most fun I've had in a while.

Thanks, Dave and Maggie!

Last Radiation

Our thoughts and prayers
Are with Joe and Monica
As they continue to face
The challenges of her health.
With all their love,
And the support
Of family and friends
May they find strength.

To Sleep Perchance to Heal

Running through my dreams
Stomping on cancer cells
Spraying them with chemicals
And radiation
Until there's nothing left
But a brand new body.
Ready to heal.

Fatigue

Just when you think you're in control...

You hit a brick wall

And nothing feels the same.

Your head spins

Your senses reel

You can't decide if you should

Lie down, throw up or cry.

I'm too worn out

To think about it.

5 And Counting

I can't wait
To feel the burn from exercise.
I can't wait
To have a stomach ache
From too much food.
I can't wait
To have a bad hair day.
I can't wait
To get up early.
I can't wait
To wear my old clothes.
I can't wait
Until all this is over.
I can't wait
Until Friday!

A Waking Night

Spider web limbs

Lace the sky

As bare branches

Trace my window.

A lone squirrel

Trapped in winter

Searches for the last

Morsel on the tree

As I lay caught

In the treads

Between waking

And slumber.

Trip Down Memory Lane

Returning to old memories

A veneer of dreams

covers the shabby edges.

Wistful innocence

Makes us forget

What we pretend to remember.

You can never return

Because time touches everything

And remakes history.

TGIF

Even a short week

Can seem long.

And a weekend

Too short.

What a Difference a Day Makes

I don't feel like I'm underwater today
Treading water
With weights on my legs.
I don't feel like I could burst into tears
At the Pet commercials on TV.
I don't feel like I'm biting my tongue
And holding my breathe.
I don't feel like there's not enough
Oxygen to my brain.
I don't feel like a Cancer patient.
I just feel like myself.

Fatigue

Languidly stroking

The soft cat's fur

Feet up

Pillow beneath my head

I can forget

How tired I was

And just think

How content I am.

Happy Holidays

And many more good books

For 2012!

From the Book Club Party

At the Cummings Home

Hitting the Wall

Mind numbing

Body robbing

Energy sapping

Fatigue

Jumps on your chest

And won't let you

Out of bed!

For Old Time Sake

Happy New Year!

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?

CHORUS:

For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

Thanks to Margaret for the photo and many cups o' kindness!