Moon Mami Writes

( In photo: My mothers day breakfast prepared by my sweeties ) Today is Mother's Day. I just got back from the movies with my daughter and spouse, we saw Iron Man 2. I really enjoyed it. I'm a fan of the Iron Man character and love most movies about robots and superheroes, so it was a win-win for me. Today has been absolutely perfect. Slept late. Had breakfast prepared in my honor and got my car detailed by one of the people who has made the car a moving trashcan for the past three years (that would be the kiddo). They made my three year-old car look like a brand new automobile. God bless them:-) Mother's Day is my one of my most favorite day of the year. On this day, I'm reminded of the fact that I am a Mommy and of my life as a Mommy and I can do is smile and be so ever grateful. ( In photo: Me with the Coordinator of Covenant House Washington's Prevention Services, Marielle Pierrot ) Yesterday, I hosted the talent portion of Covenant House Washington...

( In photo: I'm performing with the theater company The Saartjie Project . We performed in the 2009 Pedagogy & Theater of the Oppressed Conference in Minnesota ) I was excited to learn week before last that my proposal was selected as a workshop for the upcoming Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed which will be in Austin, TX this year. I attended the conference last year with The Saartjie Project and we performed then. I enjoyed being in Minnesota, but I am really looking forward to being Texas. I've only been in Texas briefly when we stopped in Texas when I was a cruise of the Gulf of Mexico. The workshop I'm presenting is about my first play Shades of Black: a thought in progress which I wrote and produced when working as a college administrator. I will sharing with educators how to use theater as a tool of engagement.  ( In photo: Cast members of the play Shades of Black: a thought in progress produced in 2008 )  ( In photo: Promotional flyer for the pl...