Monthly Archives:September 2012

Stacey stood next to her locker softly crying.

“What’s up, girl?”

“He likes June more than me, Robin. Everybody knows it. I can’t go to class now.”

“Don’t be silly, Stace – he’s a fool. Everybody knows THAT! You are worth more than TWO Junes. Come on, fix your makeup and let’s go to class. You show him what class is all about.”

The crowded hallway thinned as Robin talked Stacey down from her self-built ledge. She knew her goal was achieved when Stacey began to giggle at her incessant jokes.

The girls turned, linked arms, and walked into biology together.
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This week’s 100 Word Song challenge is John Legend’s Everybody Knows. Maybe it’s because of the age of my grandkiddos, but my head went to HS romance and HS breakups.

My Blog Can Beat Up Your Blog

I am one of three in me:
wife, mother, Gramma
At any given moment I can be one
or all three
Depends on the day
depends on the company
I revel in each



Click for larger views: pic 1 is of hubbymoose and myself with our Moms on that special day. Second row of pics: daughters, son-in-law and grands last Christmas; me with each set of grands, Christmas before last. Yes, I am the shorty in the group. (sigh)
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Trifextra Challenge #34: mirror Neil Gaiman’s Fragile Things in 33 words only. Weirdly enough I woke this morning (without having seen the challenge) thinking of myself in this triplet.

“Nothin sexier than mah man doin mah dishes,” Marnie whispered into Billie’s ear. She wound her arms around his waist from behind and curved into him.

Billie groaned with pleasure and turned to circle her into his sudsy arms. Marnie shrieked in mock dismay as the bubbles soaked into her maternity blouse.

“Commere, woman, you precious thang. I love you, you know? I love you and that baby settlin into your ribs. I’ll do dishes ever’ night if I can do ‘em for you.”

Marnie sighed in pleasure, standing on tiptoe to kiss his cheek. “I love you, too, Billie”

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VV’s weekly challenge is simply “Doing the Dishes.” The above are my 100 words – where are yours?

Drips and drops add up
Rising creeks kiss banks goodbye
Rain obliterates
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Alaska’s SouthCentral region has been deluged with rain this week. We are okay here in PM land, but other places are not so lucky. Look at what is going on in Seward and tell me if YOU want to be that CAT driver? Yeah, me neither.

This Friday Haiku came pretty naturally as a result.

September 19, 1978 Hubbymoose, 8 year old Lessa, 3 year old Dragonfly, and I pulled up roots in Ohio and settled into our new life in Kenai, Alaska. Today we have been here 34 years and our roots have settled deep. Added to the family over the years were 3 sons-in-law and 8 grandbabies. We have seen love and loss and friendships and grief here in this Great Land.

We’ve been
– small business owners
– have run for local office
– been bench sitters for both daughters and their progeny
– volunteers for different projects
– motorcyclists and
– Lions

We’ve grown both inwardly and outwardly.

We are where we’re supposed to be.

This is NOT an entry to any of the prompts I usually post to . . . this is me being personal and thankful. I’m proud to be an Alaskan and I’m thankful she has adopted me into her family.