so sad & angry...

i found out tonight, like many other alumni, that Dana College was not approved for accreditation after its buyout attempt...and, after being told that today, the board of regents decided that the college would be closing -- now -- there is no 2010-2011 college year at Dana anymore...i am guessing we will be hearing and learning more in the coming days, but this is such a sad time...

i made many of my best friends at dana...i learned so much there that i use regularly...i experienced things i never thought i would have the chance to -- and gained the courage to go off and do more...dana has always been a part of my life -- my parents met there & graduated from there in 1964 (2 days after they got married, in fact)...

the urge to drive to blair and just sit on the hill is very strong right now -- this makes me miss nebraska -- maybe i will have to road trip soon for one last hoorah...

Oh, hail, fair Dana, hail to thee; though time thy walls may claim, thy spirit live another throng; rise up and sing your song.
Dana College, 1884-2010

scrappers throwdown!

every month FKS (see side link) does a "scrappers throwdown" where you follow a sketch & enter your page...each month one of the store designers also does a page...then, for the first week of the month, every time you make a purchase you can vote on which page should win! so, i have been trying to do this each month, and i just finished my page for june (it is due wednesday!!)...here it is in all its backward glory from using photo booth, lol

summer is here...

i think the high today was almost 100..heat index was probably 110+...at home our a/c locked up (it got too hot!!)...now it is working...at work the a/c is not working to its full potential...it is about 82 in the room...i just pray nothing happens to our kids who have seizures & can be affected by the heat!!

tomorrow is a busy day: work, post office, library, drop off at cardinal glennon, church...all in the heat!!


sweaty toodles to all!

heat!

the weather channel is saying 101 for tomorrow...and that is BEFORE the humidity!! lots of inside time tomorrow & the coming days! this might end up being a LONG summer if the heat is starting now...


back to tetons/yellowstone reporting...

* we left on saturday -- drove about 24 hours & arrived on sunday...
* monday was our first hike, in the rain, and our group did a little over 4.5 miles...and all at 6000+ feet in elevation
* tuesday our group did bird banding in the morning (so cool!) and then hiked...i am guessing 3-4 miles...again at 6000+ elevation
* wednesday our group did our challenge hike -- 5.6 miles!! we hiked the granite canyon area of tetons national park...we climbed a huge rock & marveled at everything
* thursday we headed to yellowstone & saw a momma elk & her baby
* friday we explored the area around old faithful & the norris hot springs area
* saturday was the "grand canyon" of yellowstone & then starting home...arrived home on sunday...

it has been a little over a week since i arrived home & i am recovered now...it was an awesome time & i will share more if you want me to...

toodles!

more trip pictures

me in front of old faithful -- it is an awesome sight to see!
we climbed a huge rock...i made it...i cried...i did not die...
the grand tetons -- named for a french term for breasts...bet you didn't know that!!
the cool soap at mammoth hot springs in yellowstone -- the hole reduces the wasted soap....
at artist's point in yellowstone looking across the grand canyon of yellowstone at the lower falls...then we hiked to the top of the falls...

Tetons So Far...

tomorrow, tomorrow!

tomorrow i head out on an adventure of epic proportions -- a little over a week with middle schoolers in wyoming!! we take a charter bus and spend about 4 days at the tetons science school near jackson then head to yellowstone for 3-4 days!! it should be very interesting, but even more fun!!!

i might have some internet access while i am gone, and i will attempt to blog while i am gone :)

toodles!