Archive for March, 2009

Leapin’ Leprechauns

Published Date: March 19th, 2009
Category: Holidays, Made Me Laugh

pparently the new trend in preschool pranks is to have a leapin’ Leprechaun visit the classroom.  This crafty green guy from the Emerald Isle wrecks havoc on the room while the kiddos are distracted outside or in the gym. 
In Luke’s classroom this week the Leprechaun expertly evaded the traps  set out–made skillfully of shoe-boxes and baited with [...]

Rockin’ Research

Published Date: March 9th, 2009
Category: Alzheimer's Info, Research

historic day for President Obama as he reversed the embryonic-stem cell ban put in place by the Bush administration.  Any gains made in medical research give the entire community a boost.  Unfortunately in terms of Alzheimer’s disease the current thought is that stem-cells likely won’t be the magic bullet for a cure.  There a number [...]

Guilty Pleasure

Published Date: March 2nd, 2009
Category: Reading, Writing

ope, I’m not talking cookies, although the tasty delights pictured here are courtesy of Paula Deen from Food Network.  Click here to see the recipe.  Last weekend we attended an Oscars party and in honor of the red carpet I baked a batch of red velvet cookies.  There was no dainty nibbling or noshing on these cookies with cocktails in hand.  [...]