Unsettling Week: Not the Best of the West

Coming Hot.jpg, originally uploaded by kinoshaman.

This has been an emotional week. Saturday's news of the Tragedy in Tucson has left me with many emotions. My father, who died last October, lived in Tucson. He attended The University of Arizona for graduate school in the late 1950's. I attended the University of Arizona as well as my mother, her brothers and now my two sons. In the midst of this unspeakable tragedy, Classes were supposed to resume today for my sons, but because of President Obama's speech, classes were delayed and will resume tomorrow. My youngest son is a Freshman, and my oldest has transferred to the University mid semester as a Junior. He went to Tucson yesterday to register for classes, find an apartment and get to know the campus. My father, was in terrible health the six months before he died. He spent a lot of time at UMC I know UMC very well because of all the time he spent in that hospital. It is a fine hospital with a fine staff. I pray for all the victum's of the shooting, their families and their friends. As a parent of twenty year old boys, I pray for the parents of the shooter. My most important mission in life as a mother is to raise boys that can live a healthy and productive life filled with joy. I can not imagine the pain of that failure.

I am Muddle headed, so I think I'll cook

Tortilla Soup, originally uploaded by SailBillabong.

I am muddle headed today. Its the New Year and I am excited about it, but I am stuck today. When I get stuck, I cook. I made stock from our Christmas Turkey, and it is a tradition in our family that we always make tortilla turkey soup with the leftovers, and that is what I am going to do. Its cold, I'm muddleheaded and I am going to cook....and then I'm going to eat.