Welcome!

Since this is such a busy time in my life, I've decided that the best way to let everyone know I'm still living is to post. I haven't had as much personal creative time, so I'm hoping the ability to post will renew some of that for me. I hope it will only be much more sophisticated as time goes on (hoping for digital camera additions).

Today's post is about Plants - Yes, Plants:
A student just told me a story about how her Dad named his plant Audrey, like the plant in Little Shop of Horrors. Her Dad's girlfriend "scratched" the plant often. Apparently, it just died. As I type, two students are studying plants for bio.

My Mom has a plant named Croton. She talks to it. I remember meeting the plant in September. "Come here, Nicole," my Mom called from the kitchen. "I want you to meet someone." It was quite the event. The plant didn't say much in response, but I'm impressed: she's kept it alive for four months now.

I got to interact with a real Christmas tree this year. Many of you may wonder why ours is now gone, especially since we had quite the party to welcome Grimace home. Candice was allergic (I'm so glad she's feeling better). It now has a happy home with Kim. I'm taking Burton out to dinner because he carried him across our apt. complex. According to Friar Laurence (God how I love Romeo and Juliet):

"In man as well as herbs--grace and rude will;
And where the worser is predominant,
Full soon the canker death eats up that plant."

So, a plant meant to bring great joy didn't. That's okay, we have ol' faithful faux.