When you haven't blogged much in months, sometimes that only thing you can do is just jump in....like into the deep end of a cold swimming pool...just get it over with already, you know? And, it occurred to me that the best way to do that today is to join The Gypsy Mama on Five Minute Friday. So here goes: Expectation I’ve been married nine years to a man I never expected to marry. I mean, ...
Five Minute Friday
Five Minute Friday: Gentle
So, on Fridays, I generally lurk around TheGypsyMama.com, reading what others say in five minutes flat, thinking if the week's topic says something to me, I MIGHT participate. Most times I don't. You see, the perfectionist in me REALLY likes my backspace button. I mean, REALLY. Without that button, there'd probably be no blog. But still, the English teacher in me likes the idea of just ...
Friday Favorites: Good Friday Edition
Wow. It's been a week. In fact, yesterday was a week all in itself. Just ask my friend who hosted the most fun, most lovely and most injury-laden Easter Egg Hunt ever. Seriously. We came away with a bruised leg on one child and a split upper lip on the other. Thankfully, the fish food pellet was successfully extracted from someone else's child's ear. Still, we had fun. We certainly did. ...
Five-Minute Friday: If you met me….
I've been wanting to do Five Minute Friday for a while, but I never seem to have five minutes on Friday....that and I'm chicken. I don't like the idea of just writing, just putting it out there, no editing, no backtracking, no delete button. But, I love TheGypsyMama's blog and her writing. I'm telling you: read it! Daily. I do. So, today's topic is "If you met me." Here ...