noo-ni-noo-ni-noo

  just a quick one.

  Z gifted me wth a czech phrase book.

  for christmas.

  with his family.

i gedit

i really do.

i was on the phone with my mom last night, letting her know of my plan to visit Z's family and spending Christmas with them.

whew.

M's trip, it seems, have put so many things in perspective.

i'm ready.

hopeful.

excited.

but most of all,

thankful for all the blessings God has given me.

Yes Lord, I get it.

a little bit of black

it seems timely that the topic of this post happened this historic day.

i've been having trouble staying awake at night.  usually, i would have dinner and then i almost immediately fall asleep.  i would intend to nap for a few hours and wake up around midnight and resume reading.  i would wake up at 3am, go to the gym by 5:15 and prep for another workday.

in short, i have been unsuccessful with my mission.

and so i asked a couple of my kids on how to stay up at night.

here's how that conversation went :

me :  guys, do you have any tips on how to stay up late?

B :  why?

me :  because after dinner, all i do is sleep.

M  :  so?

me:  i need to study.  what happens is, right after i eat, i would fall asleep.

B  :  you got niggavitis?

me :  what?

B  :  you got niggavitis.   a black people sickness. we eat a lot, then it's ovah.  we out.

        you got a little bit of black in you, ms. b.

me :  too speechless

not that this gives them a pass, but my kids are black.

did i tell you i love my job?