We had a beautiful weekend surrounded by great friends and family. The weather was perfect. Today it is 80 degrees outside and a little humid. I am so glad that winter is over. I went to see the honor guards' ceremony for the fallen. It was very moving. I was a little disappointed that the baseball players in the nearby field couldn't stop practicing for the five minutes the ceremony actually took. Not very respectful. After performing this ceremony 19 times at cemeteries in the area, the guard gathered to perform it once more over a garden of perfectly planted flags at the Town Hall. The ceremony began with the reading of the names of those who had fallen in the last ten years. Then the rifle squad gave their salute. The event was finished off with two high school students performing echo taps on their trumpets. Beautiful!
I think that I only have one meeting planned for this week. I hope that I'm not forgetting anything. Maybe I can actually get some cleaning done. I am so frustrated with the pile of papers on the dining room table. Every time I start to go through them I get distracted. UGGHHH! Maybe today will be the day I actually get through the whole pile.
My poem Cracked Mirror was not used in the new issue of Enchanted Conversation, but that means it is still mine. I put it on Fanstory.com and got excellent reviews. The next submission for Enchanted Conversation is in June and the theme is Cinderella. I read Grimms' version last night before bed hoping to get some ideas. Nothing yet, but I am going to try to give myself some quiet time to work on it tonight. It is so nice to have prompts and deadlines even if my stuff doesn't get used. What matters to me is that I am accomplishing something. It is nice to see a finished product.
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