MJ Meets: A Fond Farewell For ‘Wishes’ By Mollie Jo Swendrowski Hi, I’m Mollie, I am addicted to Disney, and this is the story (that, of course, features back stories because that’s how I tell stories) of the time that I booked a trip to Florida to say goodbye to a fireworks show. My addiction started at a very young age. I am an only child raised in the Disney Renaissance who spent countless hours growing up watching what are now classics like “Beauty and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, and “The Lion King”. Like most children I fantasized about going to Walt Disney World, meeting Mickey Mouse and his pals, and being immersed in the stories I loved. I was never able to go as a child because I was kept locked in a tower until I was 18 and escaped with the help of charming thief....wait….. Wrong story, sorry. Weekend Suggestion Box: Slingers, Safety And Cupcakes In The Cloud
Yeah we know the photo has nothing to do with what's going on this weekend but there seems to have been a lot of recent bear sightings in our parts and this one is a rather handsome fellow so..... We at N3 World Headquarters and Floral Sanctum fell in love with the mandolin when first hearing the introduction to Rod Stewart’s classic song Maggie May. It spurred an interest in this often underappreciated instrument that has... What’s Coming Up and Good Stuff To Know By N3 Informational Team It’s kind of early-mid May I know, but this time of year things tend to speed up a bit when making arrangements to make good on the promises you made to yourself during the ‘off-season’. We at N3 World Headquarters and Flower Fortress have been down that road. You miss one of these annual gigs or find it’s too late to sign-up for a sports league or team and you make a vow to get it together early next year. Then winter comes and you double that promise and... Megan Again: Motherhood By Megan Wirts I remember clearly the day that my husband and I decided that we wanted to become parents. Sitting across from each other in a restaurant booth my husband of just a few months said, “Let’s have a baby!”, and I gleefully agreed. Less than a year later our daughter was born, and just like that, I was somebody’s mother. Being a mother is one of only two things that I have been certain about in my life. The other thing was that I wanted to marry that dark eyed boy I saw sitting across the library from me back in the 3rd grade. I must admit that I had expectations about motherhood. Between trips to the bathroom to vomit every 10 minutes and trying to squeeze my feet into giant pink crocs making them look like I was walking on two pink hippos, I would dream about what it would be like when... Dogwood Summer Youth Theater Auditions May 13 and 15 The Dogwood Summer Youth Theater will be holding auditions on Saturday, May 13 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. and Monday, May 15 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Dogwood Center for Performing Arts for their summer production “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for youth ages 12 years and up. “A Midsummer Night's Dream” is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It portrays the events surrounding the adventures of characters who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world. The Dogwood Summer Youth Theater will be directed again this summer by Chelsea Webb. The performance dates for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” are July 28 and 29. This program is funded in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation and Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. For more information please contact the Dogwood Center at 231.924.8885. Megan Again: Getting Better By Megan Wirts “Be more positive Megan”, is something people started saying to me when I started showing symptoms of dystonia and when I hear it, it does not make me want to “be positive”. It is a common phrase that many people with disabilities and chronic illnesses hear. When you tell a person with a chronic illness that they aren’t being positive enough, that they need more joy or to think happy thoughts, they hear you telling them that their illness is their fault. You are telling them that they aren’t trying hard enough or that they are the problem. You might not intend for them to hear it that way, but that is always what it sounds like. I can smile all day long, but I will still have dystonia. What can you say instead of “be positive” to a chronically ill or disabled person? How about... |
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