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How many minutes until school starts?
When Christopher wakes up this morning, I think I'll ask him, "How many minutes until school starts?" I am sure that will make his day. Not. I on the other hand am very excited about it. I even created a countdown widget!
I'm linking up with Tuesday Ten - 10 things to love and hate about back to school.
Dear Sunday: August 24, 2014
The one in which I talk about the clothesline and Hanx writer.
I Believed in Bigfoot
There was a show that used to come on in the 70's called In Search of. Leonard Nimoy was the host. As a kid many of the "mysteries" were believable - especially when they talked about Bigfoot. I have a memory of something that lived at a lake in my hometown. Was it Bigfoot?
10 Throwback Photos
This past weekend I went home for a quick trip. Two of my cousins were flying in and part of our mission this weekend was to go through photo albums. At some point after my grandfather passed away, all the photo albums went to my mom. I brought a shoebox full of photos home, but here are a few that I took snapshots of...
I'll be a good sport, but football isn't my department...
Watching Christopher at football practice last year wasn't something I enjoyed doing. I hated hearing the kids getting yelled at. There were a lot of tears, frustration over being new to the game, as well as the no pain no gain of practice. Game days were exciting, but I just don't share the same passion as other sports moms and I don't understand football.
This is how I roll...
You can call this post "supplemental blogging". Remember the last time I couldn't think of anything to blog, but wanted to write something, so I had Siri pick 10 numbers between 1 and 400 so that I could answer some random questions from a page I found online? Well at least one person commented on facebook that she loved it and I should do it more often.
A Cookie Story... the melt in yo' mouth delicious kind
In this story I am going to tell you about some DEE-LISH Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies. If you stick to the script they will be gone in one day. Not naming names, but some people have the nerve to try and modify the recipe and then complain about it. And then some people's people have the nerve to put their two cents in on the original recipe.
"If everything is so perfect, why am I so miserable?"
When my boys took their annual trip without me, I couldn't imagine that I'd be counting down the days until they came back, much less uttering the words "I'm bored." slap me
I had been so excited to be off the mom/wife clock that I forgot all about what I should/could do with the spare time. When I got back on Thursday and unpacked, I said, "Now what?"
Got Apps?
So it's Tuesday Ten over at The Golden Spoons. Today's topic is:
10 Favorite iPhone Apps
I can't sleep under these conditions...
I can't sleep under any conditions that aren't perfect. Therefore I don't get much sleep. You know that terrible moment when tomorrow is here and you've been trying to go to sleep since yesterday? Been there, done that - wrote a story about it.
Keys To A Great Marriage
After almost seventeen years of marriage, and for the most part, my husband's friends have been a positive influence on him...
Red "Red" Velvet Cupcakes
I call these Red Red Velvet cupcakes because they are super red. I also have a Chocolate Red Velvet Cupcake recipe, so I can distinguish one from the other in my recipe manager.
Author to Author: Paying it Forward
I was tagged this week by Author/Blogger Kimberly H. Smith in a Writing Process Blog Hop. Since it was such a relevant blog hop, I really couldn't pass up on the opportunity to introduce you to some other authors and their work...
Christopherism - Caught on Tape!
I was doing some computer cleaning today - organizing and deleting old files - I ran across this video and had to share.
If I hadn't stopped the recording so abruptly you would have heard me laughing. What followed was a year of his Christopherisms and I was inspired to put them in a book and publish it. It all began at age 5.
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
A short story about how my daddy gave me away... When the minister asked,
"Who gives this woman to be married to this man?" Daddy proudly announced, "Her mother and I do."
The rest is history.
Write like no one is reading...
Earlier this week I participated in a 5 Question interview via Being A Wordsmith. I think there's no easier/honest way to write than to answer a few questions.
Towards the middle of the week blogger friend Kristi Campbell shared an article on Google+ titled, "A whisper of advice to an exhausted blogger, uninspired writer" and of course I clicked right over. The blogger's advice to "play and don't worry about an audience or stats" was something I needed to hear.
If I can just get on a roll again and write like no one is reading.
Take Great Food Photos with your iPhone...
Have you ever seen food photos that someone posted on Instagram or Facebook and the food didn't look all that appetizing?
I have and I don't want to make the same mistake. I like to take pictures of my food, you know just in case I share it.
I'm not a food blogger at LIVE LAUGH ⒷⓁⓄⒼ! but the next time I post a recipe, I want it to look nice (pinnable).
Christopherism Short Stories: Facebook Illustrated
I participated in a 5-Question interview series via Being A Wordsmith and it was published today. I'd love for you to head over and read about me behind the scenes of Live Laugh Blog.
Before you go I thought I would share three Facebook Illustrated Christopherisms...
Where's Papa Bear?
I found this cute video yesterday of a Mama Bear rescuing her cub. After you watch the 44 second video, I've provided my own commentary of bear talk.
Something Old, Something New...
I'm in the HALL of fame this week!
On Monday one of my embarrassing stories was featured at Can I Get Another Bottle of Whine with Kate Hall.
Today I am a guest writer for the View From Here series via Jennifer Hall.