Fabulous higher ed

I have recently been given the opportunity to serve in an administrative/marketing roll for a university (murray state university). Classes started for students today and I am so amazed at how the face of our campus changes when the students come back. I attended the freshman convocation ceremony on Monday - all freshman have a "freshman reading experience" where the university selects a book and then we invite the author to come on campus and welcome the students and talk about why he/she wrote the book, lessons from the book, etc. The President also welcomes the students and challenges them to work hard, learn as much as they can and do everything they can to have a successful four years (some may be five, six years...ha). Anyway, I just was reflecting on the atmosphere of higher ed and how the students may not appreciate it until they are gone. The faculty and staff have the opportunity to really "change and mold lives" and the students have the opportunity to develop, learn, explore, search......the list goes on. How fabulous is that?

If you are in the mood and reading this blog - I would love to hear your best memories of college - what made a difference in your life during those years?

blogging

I would love to hear about what are the best qualities of a blog? We are looking at putting a parent blog and a student blog on our university website and I want to know what aspects we should definitely include. I am a new to blogging and realize you get out of it what you put into it - right? I think blogs are FAB and would love to learn more about them (what makes them FAB and what could make them fail). Anybody out there want to advise me.......

Have a FABulous day!

the kitchen is never closed

Do any of you get frustrated with the fact that you cook dinner and clean up (about 1 1/2 hours in the kitchen - the last place I want to be) and then as soon as you hang up the hand towel, you hear little feet and a voice...."mommy, I am hungry"

I read once where kids are healthier because they eat 6 small meals a day instead of 2 or 3 big meals and snacks but I am here to say that I want to close down the kitchen after dinner - can I get a "yep...yep" on that?

Most of the time, my kids eat all of their dinner too. Last night, for example - we got home and Caroline ate 2 bowls of cereal before dinner. Then, she ate dinner, then (about 1 hour later) she wanted bread with a cheese slice and some blueberries. AMAZING!

Well - the FAB thing about this is -

- Healthy kids
-the frozen food industry (what would we do without them)
- gainful employment so we can put food on the table

Have a FAB day!
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First time at my own blog site

I am so excited to create my own blog site where I can interact with other "great minds" about motherhood, careers, politics, decorating, cooking (NOT), and chocolate!!

I am the mother of three and my two oldest just started school today! The first day of school is so exciting. Whether you are in elementary or college - it is a fresh start, a new day! I told my boys on the way to school that it is their chance to set a tone in their class as leaders and respectful students (not that they are capable of this 24/7 but I do believe they have the potential to be that type of student on a regular basis - especially when my husband and I set the expectations). They were so cute - my 6 year old said, "I am going to try really hard to say - yes sir, no sir, etc....."

We will see....

So, the first day of school is FAB! FAB because we get back in a routine as a household, FAB because despite some of the problems, public schools are great (kids interacting with diverse groups, learning to get along with others not JUST LIKE THEM - great life lessons), FAB because learning is exciting!