Sometimes tradition is very important in people's lives. It keeps the ancestry alive. Doing this gives us a sense of belonging, making sure we don't forget.
When I was younger and we lived in Montana, my parents and all of my siblings (3 brothers, 2 sisters) would go to my Grandparents house after church to have brunch. The brunch consisted of homemade biscuits and sausage gravy, milk, orange juice and chocolate pudding. We all called it chocolate gravy. Grandma would always make us eat at least one biscuit and sausage gravy before we could have any of the chocolate gravy on a biscuit. All of us kids, which also included my cousins, were all excited about getting this treat. We ate everything that was on our plate, even if we did not like it. We all wanted this goodie. I have only kept this tradition in my heart, because my husband does not like gravy or chocolate at all. My children are all grown up and sometimes they will tell me they tried the biscuits and gravy but did not really care for it.
When we moved to Washington, we were not able to go to my Grandmothers house anymore except during the Summer once in awhile. She past away in June of 1972, so I like to keep this part of her in my heart. She always smelled like a bakery.
When we were going to Grandma's house, we all thought that she lived up on a really big mountain. After several years of being away fro there, coming back to her house when my Uncle died and leaving the house empty, it was only a small hill going up to a dead-end on the road.
the tradition of going to my Grandma's house was broken when we moved away. We started our own tradition for the holidays, we all sat around waiting for the feast to begin. We had turkey, mash potatoes, gravy, cranberries, they had to be jelled because my dad did not like the whole berries and then there were the sweet potatoes, however, they were the ones in the can because that is what my mom liked. We all grew up and ent our own ways to start our own traditions.
I took on Easter dinner as my tradition all the food was gathered, turkey, ham, colored eggs, deviled eggs, (for after the big Easter egg hunt by all of the children), mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, both jelled and whole, green salad, vegetables, and rolls. This all came to an end when my children grew up and no one else took on the tradition.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
What's your Community?
Everett Community College is a Community. Everett Community College is a great place to work for, not only because of it's values, but of what we stand for. We stand for integrity, understanding, intellectual, support, guidance, and education. We are able to make a difference in people's lives that is very rewarding to all of us who work here.
All of us are here to support the students. To guide them to a higher level of education, and to increase their knowledge and growth. It is very refreshing and rewarding to be able to make a difference in each of the student's lives. Being able to see how they have accomplished their goal with us, so when they go onto another and bigger opportunity to grow.
We all have a commitment to our students, to encourage them to keep going forward. Everyone of these examples represents our community support in its broadest sense, because it describes the public services that we are committed to all of our students.
Another way of our commitment to our students is through communication, we try and reach out to each and everyone of the through letters, email, phone calls, facebook, twitter, and Utube. It is our purpose to serve each and every one of them.
I like being part of this community group because, first I was a student myself and I had guidance throughout the time I spent there, then I was a helper in guiding the students to obtain the classes they would need to further their education, then I became a worker and have been a worker, helper, and student for several years now.
I have worked at the college for the last 27 years, and a helper to move the students along their journey so that they can further their education, and I am also a student wanting to gain more knowledge in my own education. I also have a goal to reach, and this is why Everett Community College is a community, we stand together as one.
All of us are here to support the students. To guide them to a higher level of education, and to increase their knowledge and growth. It is very refreshing and rewarding to be able to make a difference in each of the student's lives. Being able to see how they have accomplished their goal with us, so when they go onto another and bigger opportunity to grow.
We all have a commitment to our students, to encourage them to keep going forward. Everyone of these examples represents our community support in its broadest sense, because it describes the public services that we are committed to all of our students.
Another way of our commitment to our students is through communication, we try and reach out to each and everyone of the through letters, email, phone calls, facebook, twitter, and Utube. It is our purpose to serve each and every one of them.
I like being part of this community group because, first I was a student myself and I had guidance throughout the time I spent there, then I was a helper in guiding the students to obtain the classes they would need to further their education, then I became a worker and have been a worker, helper, and student for several years now.
I have worked at the college for the last 27 years, and a helper to move the students along their journey so that they can further their education, and I am also a student wanting to gain more knowledge in my own education. I also have a goal to reach, and this is why Everett Community College is a community, we stand together as one.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
What's in my wallet
What's in your wallet
What I ahve in my wallet that identifies who I am or might be are:
Pictures of my grandchildren, several different credit cards, some from department stores that I have not been in for a long time. Grocery store club cards to receive their discounts, my drivers license that allows me to drive the vehicle I might be in. Receipts for stores, coupons, form of insurance cards whether it's for health or car. Pictures of my niece and nephew hidden in a secert area. A check registery book, so that I know how much money I have in the bank. I also have my union card. I feel that all of the items I have are a sense of who I am, that I belong to this time and place.
My wallet shows people that I am a person who values items from the past and present, that my family matters to me. What people might not be unable to know about me is that I am a caring person, they will not know how long I have been living at the address I have on my drivers license. They also will not know how may children or grandchildren I have. Who my doctor is, who my parents are, who my siblings are, or how many siblings I have.
Pictures of my grandchildren, several different credit cards, some from department stores that I have not been in for a long time. Grocery store club cards to receive their discounts, my drivers license that allows me to drive the vehicle I might be in. Receipts for stores, coupons, form of insurance cards whether it's for health or car. Pictures of my niece and nephew hidden in a secert area. A check registery book, so that I know how much money I have in the bank. I also have my union card. I feel that all of the items I have are a sense of who I am, that I belong to this time and place.
My wallet shows people that I am a person who values items from the past and present, that my family matters to me. What people might not be unable to know about me is that I am a caring person, they will not know how long I have been living at the address I have on my drivers license. They also will not know how may children or grandchildren I have. Who my doctor is, who my parents are, who my siblings are, or how many siblings I have.
Monday, April 4, 2011
What's in your wallet
What I ahve in my wallet that identifies who I am or might be are:
Pictures of my grandchildren, several different credit cards, some from department stores that I have not been in for a long time. Grocery store club cards to receive their discounts, my drivers license that allows me to drive the vehicle I might be in. Receipts for stores, coupons, form of insurance cards whether it's for health or car. Pictures of my niece and nephew hidden in a secert area. A check registery book, so that I know how much money I have in the bank. I also have my union card. I feel that all of the items I have are a sense of who I am, that I belong to this time and place.
My wallet shows people that I am a person who values items from the past and present, that my family matters to me. What people might not be unable to know about me is that I am a caring person, they will not know how long I have been living at the address I have on my drivers license. They also will not know how may children or grandchildren I have. Who my doctor is, who my parents are, who my siblings are, or how many siblings I have.
Pictures of my grandchildren, several different credit cards, some from department stores that I have not been in for a long time. Grocery store club cards to receive their discounts, my drivers license that allows me to drive the vehicle I might be in. Receipts for stores, coupons, form of insurance cards whether it's for health or car. Pictures of my niece and nephew hidden in a secert area. A check registery book, so that I know how much money I have in the bank. I also have my union card. I feel that all of the items I have are a sense of who I am, that I belong to this time and place.
My wallet shows people that I am a person who values items from the past and present, that my family matters to me. What people might not be unable to know about me is that I am a caring person, they will not know how long I have been living at the address I have on my drivers license. They also will not know how may children or grandchildren I have. Who my doctor is, who my parents are, who my siblings are, or how many siblings I have.
Monday, March 28, 2011
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