This week, random.org “chose” Mama Kat prompt number five for me: What is the one “vice” you can’t give up? My vice is not immoral or illegal. It doesn’t even cost a lot of money. It is (drum roll please) the nightly snack. I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t have a nighttime snack. There were times […]
Wordless Wednesday (Everyday Passion Edition)
This week is the third of the Poetic Winter Photography Challenge. This week’s theme is passion. Last week, we focused on demonstrating passion on Valentine’s Day. In fact, we piled on the demonstrations of love. But for me, it’s what happens on the routine days afterwards that tells me I am loved, passionately. Want to keep your marriage […]
11 Things – (The Teacher Girl Version)
I have been blogging quite a while now, and have done quite a few variations on the “tell us something about you” prompt. When two different bloggers I like and respect tagged me in the “11 Things” meme, I bit. The “11 Things” post consists of a) writing 11 things about yourself b) answering 11 […]
Oh Brother (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
These are not my children (this is an iStock image) …….. What? Did you think my children would behave like this to each other? Well of course they would, and they did! As an introduction to this blog post, I must share with you that the shrillness of my scream at my 12 year old […]
Wordless Wednesday (Construction Disturbance Edition)
This week is the second of the Poetic Winter Photography Challenge. This week’s theme is warmth. To get from our house to work/school is pretty much a straight shot – 10 miles or so – west on Highway 90. Highway 90 (also known as Mahan Drive) is perpetually under construction. It even has its own FourSquare checkin: Perpetual construction, […]
On This Date in 2002 (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
This week, random.org “chose” Mama Kat prompt number two for me: Start with the phrase “Ten years ago on this day, I was…” (inspired by Business 2 Blogger). (Note – I used the date of February 6.) Ten years ago on this day, I was scheduled to play bunco: First, it strikes me that my calendar system worked so differently […]