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Snowflake thanks!
Thanks to my anonymous snowflake pal. I like that snowflake better than any real ones for sure, especially the snow flakes I had to contend with at the football game Friday. The snow/sleet/freezing rain was not exactly what I call football weather. The good news is the team won and we are headed to the State championship which is played in the ( Read more... ) -
Twenty Years
It has been 20 years today since my mother died. The list of things I never got to share with her is long. There are so many things I didn't understand enough to be able to ask her back then.
I miss her. I wish my kids could have known their grandmother. She would have loved them so much.
Here is a poem I wrote about a dream my father had two ( Read more... ) -
MEME -- What makes you Special
I'm going to tell you something about myself that I think is peculiar and gives you more of an idea of what kind of person I am or think I am. If you've ever done one of these things, then reply in the comments and post this in your journal along with something or things that you find interesting about yourself.
- In a sandwich I must have the ( Read more... ) -
Horses are fun!
I had the scariest fun I have had in a very long time this weekend. I went to an intermediate horsemanship class and trail ride on Saturday.
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Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down....
Huge Bummer. Intermediate horsemanship class canceled for bad weather. So I am just going to watch movies all day while it rains. -
When your heart's not in it (Supernatural fic-let)
Title: When your heart's not in it
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG - strong language
Spoilers: Season 4
Disclaimers : Not my characters.
For reasons unknown to me (since I am not a Supernatural fanatic) I felt compelled to write this fic-let down last night. My only defense is that those boys are really cute and since I do live with two really ( Read more... ) -
Crazy Questions -- answer if you wish
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship ( Read more... ) -
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Book MEME
* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
"David Petrakis is never, ever in trouble."
from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Confession ( Read more... ) -
Sorrow
My mother died nineteen years ago this month. I still miss her. This poem was written after my daughter in law's mother was killed by a drunk driver in a terrible motorcycle accident two years ago. The grief I witnessed from her reminded of the pain that I had felt so long ago. Two colleagues also recently buried their mothers and I shared this ( Read more... )