disturbing...to me at least. the person voted in as leader of this great nation quoted a portion of the Declaration of Independence last night. when he reached this part 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.' he chose to leave out BY THEIR CREATOR! According to the news report i listened to this morning this man made a choice....pausing to look at the teleprompter and chose to leave out the words, chosen & written by our forefathers giving credit to our Creator for all things. yet this man chooses to acknowledge ANY religion other than Christianity. what another sad day for this country. and appalling to say the least. (imo)

yesterday was not an easy day for me. i experienced many emotions and felt as though i was all over the road! it was a day that reaffirmed my annoyance with many "adults". the day began well enough with a pleasant walk and good conversation with reasonable adults. however once home and engaged in projects, e-mail correspondence, and text messages it became clear i wasn't dealing with people in their right mind. i dealt with rudeness from a secretary/receptionist who should've been polite & accommodating. a parent with her own agenda regardless what the plan for the group was, and a sponsor who has told students one thing and when i inquired to confirm the instruction gave a completely different story. i observed less than inspiring coaches who have been given an opportunity to inspire, teach and lead and yet yesterday that opportunity seemed lost on some 7th & 8th graders. how unfortunate.

in addition to all of the above i had to sit back while my child was disciplined by another. i fully understand consequences as i've suffered a few and dealt out a few of my own. however, i don't understand multiple punishment for a single infraction. and i don't understand it when adults insist THEY know what you were feeling or thinking. really? unless the emotion, thought, feeling was shared with you COACH, i'm guessing you really have NO idea. and since when is it ok to send one to the sideline without even a word of explanation on the error made. pretty sure any game play at this level - middle school, is still considered in the early stages and a learning process. why would you not teach from the mistake? i just don't understand.

the up side to yesterday, it ended, i didn't take anyone's head off, I USED WHAT I OBSERVED AS A TEACHING POINT FOR MY CHILD! it came to an end and TODAY is a new day.

2mi walked, beautiful start to the last day of summer. kids off with out a hitch. and hubby up & out before i returned from walking. weird not to get to say goodbye to him this morning. i don't like it when that happens. my daughter dressed all 80's flashdance as it's homecoming week at ohhs. tonight she'll play in her 1st powderpuff football game. it's a windy morning...and i do love the wind as it serves as my visible reminder of my God. It's as though He's blowing kisses.

have a blessed day today. ....until next time.