Chad Robin has to get from his family’s home in Louisiana to his internship in Oklahoma. Some people would drive. Some people would fly. Chad is going to bike, along with his friend Russ. He has turned the trip into the Ride 4 Relief, raising funds for the American Red Cross’s efforts in Japan’s earthquake/tsunami […]
Will He or Won’t He?
My son’s class has a field trip coming up on May 10. The sixth graders at his school are going to Silver Springs. The trip has been paid for. Since the beginning of the year, when we parents received information about the year’s field trips, Wayne Kevin (and I) have known that there are specific […]
From “MomforLife” to “Perspicacity” (A Mama Kat Writing Workshop Prompt)
I should have known something was up when Kat posted this week’s writing prompts a day early. It wasn’t just that she wanted us to have 24 more hours to craft witty, informative, emotionally available writing posts. Oh no, I am pretty sure it was because of the “bonus” prompt, the vlog prompt, encouraging us to: […]
Wordless Wednesday (Getting to the Pointe Edition)
Tenley got new pointe shoes. The instructions tell us not to store them in a plastic bag immediately after use. They’ll last “mush” longer that way. That’s a relief. The “mush” amused me so much I didn’t even pick at the oddly placed comma after the “recommend.” It’s not like the Big Green Pen always […]
BlogWorld Connections
I started this page as a “display area” for the various blogs that I participate in, link up to, and enjoy. I haven’t decided how to handle other bloggers’ “buttons,” but several of them require their buttons to be posted in exchange for a linkup and others are just people I appreciate enough to want to […]
Alone, Red, in a Field of Yellow (A #Reverb11 Prompt)
When I first read this month’s “Reverb” prompt (at http://www.reverb10.com/), I knew immediately what I wanted to discuss in my response to “What’s Blossoming?” but I struggled most of the month with how to portray my idea. That struggle was born out of the fact that I am not sure that the quality I want […]