I'm happy for you too!! You, MM, and I will have girl's night out to celebrate!!!;)

LOL. Yes, we will...you two are buying! ;)

Cheapskate!!:p

It's a noble thing you're doing, Nova. Best of luck to you.

Yay girls night out, i am so there!

LOL. Excellent! :) Hey ladies...Marroe's paying! :p

Good, the rest of us are too cheap!!:p

The mural project is a go-ahead,but not to my satisfaction.
Someone already had a grant for a mural lined-up but the city approved of a building in the projects,which really won't have the impact it needs and the gangs will just end up tagging over it.
Really irritating BS.
It will be Spring before anything happens so I have time to get what I want-done the way I want it.

The Christmas gift idea I had turned into an hour of debate last night...and I ended up leaving and saying-"just bring a damn present on the 21st and have some damn kids show up for it."
I have call someone to see if I pissed anyone off-lol.

A good note:We are all organizing a theater group that teenagers will run themselves with minimal adult influence.
This will be their baby-they get to write the plays,make the costumes,arrange the music,the sets,the time of the show etc etc.
One lady started in with"well-they need to sign a drug free contract and have their parents sign it and blah blah blah..and alot of ppl convinced her that they need to be supervised but allowed for this to be Their Thing so that they can build pride and a sense of accomplishment,a learning experience on how to compromise and get something they have a passion for completed.
The drug-free contract was down-sized to each kid signs that they will not use or have possession of drugs while they are working on their projects and no parental consent forms needed.
I mean half these kids are where they are cause the parents really don't give a shit.

That's just sad!! I think what you are doing is great, Nova!!!! You rock!!!!! :D

It's nice to get a compliment,but I really don't need kudos,and I'm not writing all this to get them.Thank you though!
You're a sweetheart Pink.

Maybe down the road a few years when some of these kids turn into the wonderful ppl they have buried inside.... maybe then I may deserve some of these praises,and that's a big maybe.

I am just a cog and there are so many ppl that just blow me away with their big ole hearts and immense talent...
...now if they could just shut-up the debate BS and get on the same damn page..we could really shake it up!:D