Another fun thing we did this summer! This is my daughter dressed up like a real astronaut at the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center.
Space Walk!
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Ode to Nap Time: A Limerick
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There once was a mom of 4 kids,
And momming was all that she did.
She wanted to write, like she used to at night,
But the baby never shut his eyelids.
All through the summer she played
At the pool for days upon days.
She soaked up the sun (and SPF fifty-one!
Don’t worry, the baby had shade!) Continue reading
Writing Quote Tuesday
Today’s quote comes from Isabel Allende:
“I don’t think of literature as an end in itself. It’s just a way of communicating something.”
—Isabel Allende
6 Things You Should Say To Pregnant Women You See In Public
So, somehow I didn’t realize until just now that Thought Catalogue published one of my articles back in JUNE. Thanks Thought Catalogue! Hope all you guys enjoy it!
Thought Catalog
- Whoa! Look at how big you are! Are you having twins? Because all women love being told they look huge. Especially pregnant women. Think about it. If you gained 40 pounds in 9 months, wouldn’t you want every single person you came across to point that out to you? It’s possible that pregnant stranger you saw at the post office today might forget about the size of her belly for those one or two blissful moments when she doesn’t have to pee, work her way out of a chair, or walk on swollen feet. And since a whopping 3.3% of pregnancies are multiples, there’s a good chance you’re right about that twins thing.
- Did you have to do that IVF thing, or are they natural babies? See! You were right! She is having twins! Now it’s only right that you ask her personal questions about…
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School!
I’m not ready for this! School starts next Tuesday! What ever happened to waiting ’til after Labor Day?
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Writing Quote Tuesday
This week’s quote comes from Raymond Chandler:
“The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.”
—Raymond Chandler
Yes! I think that is the ultimate goal.
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Happy Friday everyone! Here’s a photo of some of the wild ponies at Assateague Island. My kids had “visit a national park” on their summer bucket list this year, and this is my favorite national park within driving distance.
Writing Quote Tuesday
Happy Tuesday! This week’s quote comes from William Shakespeare:
And as imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen
Turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name.
– William Shakespeare (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
