She's in Ireland!

Oh, thank God...my very best friend in the whole wide world, Sallee, made it to Belfast!! She finally posted a message to say that she and M, her husband, made it safely. I have been worrying and praying that all would be well. I have checked her blog a million times lately to see if she's posted any news. Whew! At least, she's there. I will spend every free moment this next week checking for updates and photos. She is planning on blogging about her visit, so when you have a minute, check it out here.

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Mini-vacation

Road trippin' with my very best friend in the whole wide world, S.
We are off on an adventure...a conference for English teachers at Callaway Gardens! YIPPEE...
No school, no families, no responsibilities...well, not many...when I return, I will post some photos of our grand journey. This poem, S. once shared with me, expresses what we feel about the going...the trip...the part that we enjoy most. Hope you like it as much as we do. Enjoy the rest of your week!

The Sacred
by: Stephen Dunn

After the teacher asked if anyone had
a sacred place
and the students figeted and shrank

in their chairs, the most serious of them all
said it was his car,
being in it alone, his tape deck playing

things he'd chosen, and the others knew the truth
had been spoken
and began speaking about their rooms

their hiding places, but the car kept coming up
the car in motion,
music filling it, and sometimes one other person

who understood the bright alter of the dashboard
and how far away
a car could take him from the need

to speak, to answer, the key
in having a key
and putting it in, and going