http://edlamaze.com Sun, 06 May 2012 18:15:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://edlamaze.com/2008/02/18/youve-made-me-proud.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2008/02/18/youve-made-me-proud.aspx#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:11:00 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2008/02/youve-made-me-proud/ She looked up and forced a smile, half of a smile, really for what she would have preferred were tears.  I saw it in her eyes, in her face, in her body.  Did you hear it, her eyes were asking.  Do you think Mrs.  Bender noticed?  What about the the rest of them.  Do you think they heard it?  She was being brave, consummate, strong.  I smiled, proud and winked at her.  You did good.  I didn't bring it up, never even hinted.

We've signed a contract, Zoë and I.  Ninety minutes a week.  It's usually ... ]]> http://edlamaze.com/2008/02/18/youve-made-me-proud.aspx/feed 12 http://edlamaze.com/2007/12/09/the-christmas-gala.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2007/12/09/the-christmas-gala.aspx#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:28:00 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2007/12/the-christmas-gala/  There are many who prepare for December all year long, starting December 26th of the previous year with the after Christmas and return sales, picking up odds and ends on weekends throughout the year, diligently socking away an extra ten or twenty here and there for the Christmas fund.  For these careful planners, come December it's all over save the wrapping.  I hate these people!  The litany of items on my list of things to get done before Christmas for some odd reason does not seem to be growing appreciably smaller.  Oh, I've been able ... ]]> http://edlamaze.com/2007/12/09/the-christmas-gala.aspx/feed 6