Post ONE positive thing every day for 30 days. No size requirements, no size limits: it can be big (winning the lotto), small (a cupcake with lunch), or medium (in between a cupcake and winning the lotto).Day one: Today, this one is easy. I have the day OFF! The teens are in school, the oldest did NOT take my car, and my To Do list is relatively ( Read more... )

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The co-worker Christmas presents for 2009 are finally finished ... with two hours to spare! I'm off to shower and meet them for a late lunch, but I thought I'd share the gifties, in their favorite colors:


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It's been a long time since I've posted anything on LJ. I've been lurking, mind you, reading but rarely commenting. But after the horrible, terrible no good, very bad Monday that I had today, I just had to post to say thank you to thimble_kiss, bambu345, lillithj and scifichick774 for the snowflake cookies and ciphre for the adorable penguin. You guys really made my day, and I thank you ( Read more... )

I can't believe it, but I actually signed up ...


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... although some days I think I'm just a reasonable facsimile of myself. Working six days a week for almost two months straight has left me wondering where I've misplaced my life. It's got to be around here somewhere ...

Enough of that. I sign into LJ for the first time in weeeeeeeks and I find this:


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As I sit here enjoying the breakfast my 12 year old made for me, (and he did a fantastic job -- it's YUMMY!) I want to wish all the mothers, mothers-to-be, and pet "moms" a Happy Mother's Day.

Poll Fanfiction Archiving

... since I've been on LJ, and I'm so very far behind. I'm finding it next to impossible to catch up on everyone's posts since last I read. Sigh.

One oversight I absolutely have to remedy ... the SS/HG Exchange reveal came and went, without my knowledge, and I need to express my sincerest thanks to sc010f for her utterly charming gift to me, Working ( Read more... )

I'm completely stunned that my humble collection of fanfic is the subject of this week's SS/HG quiz. morethansirius even made me a beautiful banner in honor of the occasion:


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