The Faces of America
The Winter Concert in the cafeteria.
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Hi there Burrow faithful, Little Cuter here, with news on my amazing mom. As most of you probably know by now, my mom attended the Congress on your Corner event yesterday at her local Safeway. Just as she reached the front of the line to shake Ms. Gifford's hand a gunman appeared and began shooting with an automatic weapon. My mom was shot three times. That's a sentence I never thought I'd have to type. Right this very minute my mom is in the ICU with her leg in a traction. She suffered a wound to her left chest, one to her abdomen, and a third to her right hip. She is incredibly lucky that none of her organs were hit, even though one of the bullet's entry wounds was in her abdomen. She has been taken care of by some fantastic and proficient doctors and nurses, and a wonderful social work team. My mom is the toughest broad I've ever met. She is awake and talking and cracking wise and we can all rest assured that the woman we love is still here, kicking ma...
You are a good soul to go to the winter concert. Although I was invited by one of the classes, their performance time was 7:25 pm, about the time I am heading to bed, on a day when I am really tired. Their teacher said it was a hard day for everyone as it is also cold and dark at that time.
ReplyDelete8am! I adore our music teacher and wanted to see what he'd wrought. It was worth it.
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Yes! I could make it to an 8 a.m. concert. And the kids are fresh, too.
DeleteTomorrow is the 8am Spirit Assembly to which I have been invited. Sleeping in is apparently a luxury at this time of year!
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Such a diverse group of beautiful little kids. I imagine they are keeping their cultures while becoming Americanized too. Such is our melting pot.
ReplyDelete"She doesn't speak much English" but it didn't keep them from working together and laughing and getting stuff done. They know who they are and who they want to be. It's a joy to watch.
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Linda is so right, what a diverse group of little folks, so nice to see.
ReplyDeleteFrom my perspective, in my town at least, this is what America looks like right now.
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