The kids have been waiting and Christmas break finally begins Thursday for all Woodson ISD students! See you back Tuesday, Jan. 3! That is if you survived finals and parties and Christmas programs and awards! (Who am I kidding? The teachers were waiting, too!)
A group of my dear friends are getting together next Sunday afternoon for what we call Soiree. It’s an event celebrated by many women to gain strength from one another in small groups. We haven’t gotten together in about five years, but it will feel like yesterday. You see, we have kept up with each other through community activities, church, and that mysterious connection that seems to tie good friends together.
Christmas lights are popping on with new ones appearing each evening. The tree downtown was raised by the seniors, but I have to make arrangements to power it up! Be vigilant! The Light is coming! School lets out on after exams are complete Dec.
My ancient Uncle Mort--with razor-sharp memory of the long ago but dullard-like on yesterday--has a mind recently clouded with “what if’s” concerning the World Cup. This is surprising, since he doesn’t know a soccer ball from Cinderella’s ball.
I sat on the back porch this afternoon during one of the most wonderful fall days we’ve had this year. That is saying a lot, because we’ve had only three wonderful fall days. The rest have been too cold, too windy, too warm, too rainy, or just too easy to ignore. We get so used to staying inside, that we forget to see if it is nice outside. If we leave the house early in the day, it is with trepidation. Do we need a sweater, an umbrella, or puffer jacket with a fur-bound hood. It usually warms by lunch, but we don’t notice.
Spinning tops flung longagofinallystopped, they were like the season’s final flailing of turkeys soon to be main courses on Thanksgiving tables. For some journalists, however, minds continue to spin--conjuring, probing, marveling and expressing-- thoughts about life, sometimes exceeding sublime or falling short of ridiculous.
School is back in session! Just for three weeks! Then it is Christmas and New Year Break! Is your shopping done? I haven’t even started. I know what I am cooking! What are you having? Did you go anywhere for Thanksgiving? Will you have company for Christmas? Do you have a special church service? Will you be singing traditional hymns? Junior high and elementary UIL is this week.
Just Passing Through I went shopping this afternoon for my daughter’s birthday present. My daughter is grown, has a busy life where she works as an engineer for a large construction company, is raising two very active children, and makes enough money to buy everything she needs… or wants.
Capital Highlights A report submitted to state leaders ahead of the 88th legislative session’s opening in January urges lawmakers to develop “an innovative new model” to fund community colleges. The Texas Commission on Community College Finance, established last year by the Legislature and consisting of 12 lawmakers, business leaders and community college leaders, offered three sets of recommendations for supporting the state’s strategic plan for higher education: • Reward community colleges for positive student outcomes • Increase affordability and financial aid • Increase capacity at colleges to meet changing workforce needs “We need a funding model for our 50 community college districts that is bold, strategic and fully aligned with our emerging workforce needs,” said Woody Hunt, a member of the commission and longtime business leader.
It’s Thanksgiving break for most of the kids in the area! I know they are thankful! As you travel or stay home, be safe, be happy, be thankful. A big welcome to the world to Travis Wayne McMorries! Travis arrived Sunday, Nov.
