Monthly Archives: January 2012
This year, I Resolve to….. BLECH!!!!
New Year Resolutions. That phrase makes me groan. It brings to mind things like “This year I am going to pray EVERY day” or “This year I am going to read the scriptures EVERY day” or “I am going to … Continue reading
Filed under Opinion, Philosophy
Topsy Turvy
Sometimes things flow along rather smoothly. Sure, there are a few bumps along the way (we have six kids after all) but nothing too out of the ordinary. And then things get turned upside down and inside out. Last week … Continue reading
All I want(ed) for Christmas is (was) a Toilet Seat
Ah! What a lovely Christmas we had! And birthday too, as James turned 4 two days after. I will write about that later though. We had our traditional re-enactment of the Christmas Story on Christmas Eve – which turns out … Continue reading
Filed under Children, Every Day Life, Humor
100 Word Challenge #25
This week we are writing from the perspective of the girl beneath the arrow in the picture below. The task was supposed to be a simple one. Slip the transmitter into Mai Lin’s purse and get out. Only I wasn’t … Continue reading
Filed under 100 Word Challenge, Writing
Finger Food and Wedgwood
Leftovers. That’s what was for dinner, and by the time I got around to getting what was left to be gotten there wasn’t much left for the getting. In short, come evening as Paul and I dismantled Christmas, I was … Continue reading
Filed under Humor, Love and Marriage
50/50 Word Challenge Part 2
Yikes! We were having so much fun over Christmas, I’m a little late getting this in. I had a hard time choosing, finally I settled on this beginning by SJB Writing The Sparkler The diamond sparkled as much as the … Continue reading
Filed under 100 Word Challenge, Writing








