Monday Meme

As a break from the serious, I present another installment in the Monday Meme tag.  I shamelessly stole this from Selma in the City.
~42 Things About Me~
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes, a mermaid who sings sailors to their death.  Lovely, eh?
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
During the meeting with Timothy’s school staff.  [...]

Look At This Stuff. Isn’t It Neat?

The “Look At This Stuff. Isn’t It Neat?” Meme rules:
1.   Find five things around your house that say something about the person you are and snap a picture of them.

2.  Tell us about them.

3.  Link back to me in your post so I can be all nosy. (Check the tagger’s witty blog out at I’m [...]

Secret in 6S

This flash fiction piece is in response to this week’s Motherhood Monday writing prompt.   Write a secret in Six Sentences.
The blue recycle bin swallowed the glass, shattering it into a million small pieces that mingled into anonymity with the rest of the neighborhood’s cast offs.   The boys playing basketball nearby [...]

Breath

This Motherhood Monday writing prompt from Anonymom; Short & sweet.
She held her breath.   The baby was silent, but the clock on the wall counted the seconds loudly.   They seemed very long, the pauses between seconds.    Is he… is the baby ok? she managed to exhale.   Silence, the ticking clock, the sound of the [...]

Thursday Thirteen

Because a billion other blogs are doing it… 13 things that brought people to my blog via google;

Fresh Booty (bet they were not expecting vegetables)
sergeants gold reaction dogs
how do I pull my dogs loose tooth myself
dogs and paresthesia
timothy kid games
adverse reaction to sergeant’s flea prod (I see a theme developing here)
cupcake felt
dogs reaction flea
i [...]