Last night I was missing my grandpa. At first I thought it was because my mom had mentioned today that he’d been such a beanpole build that it was no surprise that those genes combined with Scout’s genes would make such a tall and skinny boy. Then I realized that we are entering the Easter season and the last day I saw him was Easter Sunday. In all these years,.. Read More
Constant Comment
Previously, we had a fantastic conversation about blogrolls and how we decide who goes on them. I can honestly say that weeks later, I am still swooning over the conversation that took place in the comments and I’m so excited over how much I learned. So, today I’m curious about how you look at commenting as a reader – do you comment on every post you read? do you mostly.. Read More
NaNoWriMonday – 2:3
Beginning Previous It was Ellen who gently spoke. She had no point to make, she only wanted to change the feel of the room, so she began to tell her story. “I lived eighty years,” the women looked at her when she spoke. She lived the longest of them all. She settled herself into her chair more comfortably, the women saw she intended to storytell, so they picked up their.. Read More
Weekly Winners
Week Twelve of Lotus?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ weekly winners meme. Click the link to see more participants! to go along with the Showin’ off on Saturday challenge?Ǭ† I give you a photo of me at prom ?Ǭ†where oh where were Trinny and Susannah when I needed them most? (yes, I have a date, but since we’re still friends, I will spare him the agony of high school pictures on the net)
Showin’ off on Saturday
This week it’s an audio challenge. Scout got me an iTunes gift card for Christmas and I’ve been wandering through music and I want to share with you . . . Top Five Songs That Take Me Back To High School 1. Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun 2. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work (cuz I wore the black and was DEEP never mind it was on the.. Read More
Haiku Confessional
(clickin’ the logo may take you to more haikus) now i know why moms proclaim, “nobody is allowed to drink from the jug”
Perfect Post Award – January
This motherhood thing … no one ever told me it was the little things that would get my attention … feeling overwhelmed at getting a social security card that I was responsible for … when a baby actually slept like … a baby … that Alex starting to wave would make me so excited (oh yeah, Alex started waving over the weekend … towards himself, but I think it counts.).. Read More
Housekeepin’
(I clicked every single link on my reader yesterday – 500+ posts. I commented very, very little, but if you check your sitemeters/statcounters/bloglogs you’ll see I was there, thanks so much for keeping me entertained in the land of the sick.) Updates: Template: revamped Blogroll: to the left, all about it in the first link, should you be there and I missed you? Reader: being updated, cuz some of you.. Read More
A word from Alex …
… hi ya’ll. Alex here. I’m learning my letters this week. I learned the letter R. And then the letter S. And then the letter V. I feel like my diaper. and I gave it to my daddy. and to my mommy. So today, in the comments, to make my daddy and my mommy happy, please tell a dirty joke, or link to a dirty joke, or a picture ….. Read More
reasons 546 through infinity why the Mirena IUC is a good idea.
546. You have intestinal issues before you go to sleep that will. not. ahem. resolve. 547. You wake in the morning after 764 baby wake ups. 548. Baby is soaking wet so you take him out of diaper to air dry to prevent diaper rash. 549. Your intestinal issues vow to resolve AT!THIS!EXACT!MOMENT! 550. Baby crawls to you. You notice something on his heel…. oh and his leg … oh.. Read More
Comment #17
Would the owner of Comment #17 please stand up … please stand up … You won yerself some scrappin’ paper!
NaNoWriMonday – 2:2
Beginning Previous The women turned to the table and gathered around. No one immediately spoke. Then Abby began. “It’s for the best.” She said it simply, but with a touch of challenge in her voice. “Her heart is broken.” Leta said plaintively. “She hurts, how can you say this is best?” Elizabeth placed her hand over Leta’s. A rare gesture of warmth from her. “As I said before. It’s so.. Read More
Weekly Winners
Week Eleven of Lotus?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ weekly winners meme. Click the link to see more participants! When I was pregnant, I took photos every 5 weeks to mark the progress. I looked at this photo … and thought I looked pretty damn good. I also decided if I ever got back to that weight (154) that I’d never complain about it again. Apparently it’s time for me to quit my bitchin’ Alex.. Read More