"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day

RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.

Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Friday, August 28, 2015

What a summer!!!!!

I spent the first 8 weeks functioning as the my school District's Swim Coordinator and McKinley elementary school Principal. The the last 4 weeks we went north to Minocqua to a cabin with Brenda and Wendy and their kids. In addition then we worked on the garden and finally we went to southern Florida (Everglades, Sanibel Island & Key West) for the last week. I had 5 interviews for an administration position. I didn't get a job but I felt I learned to interview as an administrator.

The girls were busy with basketball camps, theater, running, summer school and swimming.

They are now getting ready for school. Mim is a senior, Ve is a 6th grader and Tuki is a 4th grader. Mim is running cross country, Ve & Tuki will be doing basketball, theater and track for the upcoming school year.

We also rehabilitated two songbirds and one gray squirrel and in the spring purchased 15 more chicks to replace the old girls that we were losing. A pair of red fox frequented our yard this year and we lost 4 ducks to it before we realized what was going on...three were Call ducks and 1 Muscovy

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