Been working hard for a few weeks planning Funk’s 2011 Campaign Kick-Off Party…And tonight’s the night! Please join us at 6 p.m. at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Gallery, 2012 Baltimore. Funk will give brief remarks at 6:15pm. Light hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine & soda will be served while it lasts. Then blues music with Levee Town. Be there or be square.

It’s campaign season! The fun has begun, but I’m already tired. The pace is amazing; it’s more work than having a baby. Please join us at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Gallery, 2012 Baltimore, Friday, November 5, at 6 p.m. to celebrate. They’ll be a live blues band and food and drink while it lasts.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a local Kansas City band that plays blues or Motown? Inexpensive.

I finally figured out how to show on facebook that I’m married to Funk, yet now it seems that some people think I’ve just gotten married. We’ve been married 31 years. But I’ve got to tell you that having everyone think I’m a newlywed is kind of exciting.

I created the ultimate faux paux. Apparently I wasn’t supposed to tell anyone that my daughter got engaged over the weekend. That is, until she had a chance to tell her “people” first. By the way that my daughter imparted this news to me, it seems she thinks I’m already living in Depends.

Thank you again for all the birthday wishes – they made me feel like a little kid again. Funk and I had a great time at the cabin. He had to go back to KC in the middle of it for Mayoral duties, but my sweet daughter drove 5 hours so that I wouldn’t be alone. I’m a lucky Mama, to say the least. Lots written on my book proposal.

Thank you for the birthday wishes – they have strengthened me. My hubby coddles me every day – in the best sense of the word – he helps me grow, but is kind to me in the process. But he particularly coddles me on my birthday. He took me to get two rose plants and a pedicure, and is planting as I write. He says that I am playing with a full deck now, as today I am 52 years old.

I was walking the other day when I came upon a snake. Not the kind that I’ve been dealing with for the past 3 years, but an honest-to-goodness live snake. I figured it was a sign: Serpents are seen as guardians of sacred spaces. Shedding is seen as physical evidence of casting off the old and emerging a sleeker, newer and more powerful version of itself. The snake is a powerful symbol of rebirth and renewal.

The Sprint Town Hall was a huge success last evening. The Mayor had over 500 people out for the event on a Monday night. The people of Kansas City are ready to take back our neighborhoods and schools.