Last year my family sat around, dazed, as we opened our Christmas gifts.
At first, the kids were really into it, and tore in with great enthusiasm. Then a strange thing happened… the excitement waned, the piles of torn paper and discarded gift bags grew, and presents were barely glanced at as they were revealed, and set [...]
So… today I was catching up on my reading, and came across this little gem:
I was blog of the week (last week!) !!
I have to apologize profusely to Amanda at Moorebloglife.com – she emailed me with the notification that she’d made me her BOTW (Blog of the Week) on Nov 25… but I don’t usually [...]
Concert tonight! La la [...]
Silly Haiku Wednesday
Welcome to “Silly Haiku Wednesday!”
Click here for info and background on this weekly event!
The basics:
Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)
This week’s theme is: Parent(s or ing, your choice)
My submission for this week:
Childhood creates you
Gentle hands, firm stands, [...]
Big concerts approaching… Ready? [...]
Silly Haiku Wednesday
Welcome to “Silly Haiku Wednesday!”
Click here for info and background on this weekly event!
The basics:
Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)
This week’s theme is: Spontaneity
My submission for this week:
You blink; days fly past…
Seize your moments, live your life
with [...]
I’m in a bit of a Zen place right now. Trying hard to hold onto the peaceful calm that settled over me while we were on vacation, soaking up the rays on the beach in Florida. I know if I give in and really “get back to it” that my stress levels will jump again, and [...]
Vacation over… but I [...]
I’ve been back home for a couple days, but I really can’t get back into the hectic bustle of day to day life and blogging for some reason! Maybe its due to the fact that I was actually able to relax this time, and my body and mind are rejecting the reintroduction of stress. That has [...]
Silly Haiku Wednesday
Welcome to “Silly Haiku Wednesday!”
Click here for info and background on this weekly event!
The basics:
Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)
This week’s theme is: Freestyle!
My submission for this week:
Beliefs: you have yours
I have mine, tho not the same
Yet… [...]
Silly Haiku Wednesday
Welcome to “Silly Haiku Wednesday!”
Click here for info and background on this weekly event!
The basics:
Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)
This week’s theme is: Water
My submission for this week:
Calming, drifting, deep
Toes in warm sand… such bliss!
Tension drifts away
I’m [...]
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