Category: children

A Christmas time story

December 18, 2009 | 4 comments

LITTLE PICCOLA Celia Thaxter In the sunny land of France there lived many years ago a sweet little maid named Piccola. Her father had died when she was a baby, and her mother was very poor and had to work

Kids are quick

December 3, 2009 | 1 comment

Teacher’s jokes…just for fun… TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ? CLASS: Maria. ____________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the

Helping others

November 27, 2009 | 2 comments

People who give of themselves unselfishly make this world a better place to live for everyone. A reader forwarded me a link to a short video clip about the Spartan Sparkles Cheerleaders. Because of the generosity, care and compassion of

Lessons from Balloon Boy

October 23, 2009 | 3 comments

There has been a large outcry of disgust against the hoax contrived by the Henne family of Colorado last week is what has been dubbed “The Balloon Boy,” drama. If you’re unaware, millions of viewers sat glued to their screens