Yesterday was Mimmie's birthday. She was born in 1904, so it was her 122nd birthday. She died 33 years ago. Today, my sister texted me and our niece that she mentioned Mimmie to someone and shared with them that we talk about her all the time and she is not forgotten. This is true. I think of her everyday. Happy birthday Mimmie. Have some cookies!

 Week one of the semester is done!

The sad news this week was that Dolly Parton died! How can this be? 😥

i was assigned a new child to sponsor: Akshay, an 8 year old boy from India. 

Life in Idiocracy continues with the asinine "renaming" of Lake Ontario. What a collection of losers in the administration, headed by stunad.

One week until my classes begin. Still a lot to do, but i will manage... 

I'm sad because recently I learned that my sponsored child, Esteyvin has left school and so that means he's out of the program. He's 16 and finished 9th grade. He has to work of course. He's from Guatemala. I hope he can pursue education again someday, because I know what a difference it makes in creating opportunity, but I'm not unrealistic. 

This is my second sponsored child with basically the same result. The last one, Myra, stayed in school longer, but she too eventually had to drop out to work. She was from the Philippines. May God watch over them both always. I can pick a new child to sponsor, but I don't want to choose, so Unbound will assign someone new to me.

 If Bruce Blakeman is so concerned about taxes, why doesn't he weed his own garden? Nassau County has notoriously high local taxes and ranks at the top both nationally and in the state. What a phony. He is a Trump boot-licker and I've no doubt he is corrupt and unethical. 

Preparation for the semester is going well.

Trying to stay focused rather than be distracted by the state of the nation. 

 Just under three weeks until semester begins...😖

 More work today! Yay, progress. Also, I'm still working on the story, but here is the photo!