Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
One of those priceless Christmas photos
Brings tears to my eyes.
Lilybug serenading Great Grandpa using his harmonica to do so. It was one of those "special" moments that bring happy tears of 4 generations together. Thank you God for all of my blessings.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Why we need to remember........
A lesson for teachers that should be taught in all schools. . And colleges....
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.
'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?'
She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'
They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'
'No,' she said.
'Maybe it's our behavior.'
She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'
And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren’s classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'
At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.
Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned..
Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'
By the way, this is a true story. (www.snopes.com)
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.
'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?'
She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'
They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'
'No,' she said.
'Maybe it's our behavior.'
She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'
And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren’s classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'
At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.
Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned..
Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'
By the way, this is a true story. (www.snopes.com)
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Posting here vs. Facebook....
You can find my postings on FACEBOOK and not here .........
FB name: Cheryl DeMars Hobson
See you over there!
FB name: Cheryl DeMars Hobson
See you over there!
Monday, November 14, 2011
A keeper!
Many people think a lot of things about you......but what YOU think about yourself is all that matters in this world. Whoopie Goldberg 11/14/11 The View
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
My brother's new home........
My brother is now in his new home and his new address is
Carmel Mountain Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
11895 Avenue of Industry Rm 134B,
San Diego, CA 92128
858-673-0101
Come see him! It's very near Carmel Mountain Ranch Golf Course!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Normalcy
Volunteering back at school starts for me today. I hope I make it "through the school year" and not
have any serious problems with our family this year. I need some "normalcy" in my life once again.
Have a good week!
have any serious problems with our family this year. I need some "normalcy" in my life once again.
Have a good week!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I assume
Fema and the Red Cross have their teams there to take care of this devastation. AND OF COURSE: GOP blames Obama for poor leadership leading to devastation.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
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