Crown Jewels

Apologies for the long silence. We've all been sick with one thing after another. Lucia hasn't made it to one single class this week, my book review is overdue, and if it weren't for my Auntie Brigit's visit, we wouldn't have clean dishes.

Some days, it's hard to remember that it's good to be Queen. Fortunately, I have my wedding tiara to remind me from time to time. I'd planned on wearing the Crown Jewels to my storytelling gigs, but I haven't yet found the chutzpah. I remember when I walked into my first grade class and without pretension, told my classmates that I went by "Queen Alkelda." I'll let you use your imagination as to what their responses were. Really, anything you can think of is probably accurate.