Another Monday

Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action! - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

We were meant to get 10 inches of snow, but just a little fell. Ha!

We were woken at 5:15 AM with a call from Denver Police. We are to be on the look-out for an old woman with Alzheimers who is lost. How terribly sad.

I have art class this afternoon. It's part of the art therapy program I joined. I like the teacher/therapist. She has been a good friend. When I had a severe toxic reaction to the drugs she came and sat with me in the ER until my husband could get there.

Daniel is on Spring Break. A delight. He tells me the story of his physics quiz. He got it back with white-out all over. Then the prof explained. He said that he (the prof) made a mistake in the solution and so did most of the students, but fortunately there were some very clever students in the class who did not make the same mistake. And as he said that he looked right at Dan. I know as an instructor I always enjoy the students who catch my mistakes. When Dan is asked (as he frequently is) what it was like being home-schooled, he always answers that it was like being taught by Kingsfield in The Paper Chase. Dan tells everyone his mother used the Socratic method. I so treasure that. I thought I just muddled along. My eldest, of course, tells everyone that he just taught himself - that he even taught himself to drive. Ha! Now that is when his argument crumbles. I spent 50 hours teaching him. Clutch in, gear, clutch out and accelerator in, stall.....Clutch in.......

Finished last book. Back to more Cat Who books this week. Today will be cold out there!

Did some more quilting last night while I finished watching The Curse of the Pink Pather - old movie. I couldn't watch the whole thing on Saturday night. We started too late and by 9 PM I was falling asleep in the middle of it. Sigh.