I'm bbbaacccckkkk.

Hello, hello! I have returned to the world of blogging! I have been m.i.a. for so long that I don't know where to start. Let's see, what have I been up to? Well I just about lost my mind towards the end of this semester. ok, rewind. I DID loose my mind at the end of the semester. I didn't blog, return phone calls, see my children, or sleep. This was the toughest semester of my life. That being said, it was the first semester that I received all A's, no minuses at all, woohoo. Truthfully, I am in awe of myself a little bit, like did that really happen?? Although I learned and grew more than any previous semester, I resisted and became annoyed at assignments, believing that my personal growth was worth much more than sharing it for a grade. Somehow I pushed through and believe my grades are a result of hard work, a weeping heart, my personality, and smile. haha.
Anyway, this year was the first year that my family didn't celebrate Christmas and instead celebrated Kwanzaa, what a marvelous idea it was! We walked away from holiday consumerism and instead focused on the principles of Kwanzaa.

During Kwanzaa we spent a lot of time reflecting on life, other people, the past, and the present. We remembered those who we have lost that impacted our lives and shared ways to uplift ourselves. Many of our friends joined in the festivities, visiting us when we lit our nightly Kwanzaa candle-which made it extra special. Thank you- we LOVE you!
I ended up making some gifts, I would call them shadow boxes or shines. Call them what you may, I love making them! The smaller ones are the most fun to make and I love GLITTER.









I think I should make one for myself!!

Brother Malcolm

"We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary."
- Malcolm X



"The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses."
- Malcolm X



"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole."
- Malcolm X





You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
-Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965




Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner, unless you eat some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an American.
-Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965

You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
-Malcolm X




I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
- Malcolm X

Nancy Reagan & Mr. T

I must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us.
-Nancy Reagan

I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.
-Nancy Reagan

I don't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs.
-Nancy Reagan

My life really began when I married my husband.
-Nancy Reagan

Halloween is my favorite Holiday....