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Dad’s “Magic”- A Guest Post by Linda (My Mom)
Hi Everyone! I’m still busy NaNo-ing. So far I’m doing well and I’m on track to finish. “Embracing the suck,” as they say. In the meantime, WOAW keeps chugging along with a guest post by my mother, Linda. You may recall that I wrote this post about my grandfather, my Gido. That’s my mom’s dad. Continue reading
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Daily Prompt- Trick or Treat, and Halloween “Hi”
Today’s Daily Prompt from The Daily Post reads: If bloggers had their own Halloween and could go from blog to blog collecting “treats,” what would your blog hand out? You can see the prompt and other answers here. After some careful thought, I decided that I would hand out coffee. You’d totally come visit if Continue reading
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Mommy Guilt- A Guest Post by Kate
Kate, one of my favorite bloggers at Did that Just Happen Blog, has honored me by writing a post for me to share here at WOAW. I love Kate’s blog because she’s personal, witty, and honest–three attributes I strive for here. Please click over and explore her blog (which is currently Halloween themed and awesome!). Continue reading
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Wedding Memories
Today, the Daily Post published a post titled, “One Topic, Three Takes: Weddings.” The post offered suggestions for bloggers to find new ways to post on old topics. Ben, of the Daily Post, used weddings as an example. Despite the frequency of wedding posts, Ben illustrated how the topic could be refreshed by highlighting authors who offered new style, Continue reading
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Mama’s Sauce- Weekly Writing Challenge: Backward
I parked the car and opened the driver’s side door. The pot next to me on the passenger seat was still hot as I grabbed it and hoisted it over the steering wheel, careful not to spill its contents. Since my hands were full with the pot, I used my foot to kick the door Continue reading
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Weekend Chatter
Happy Sunday Everyone! I type this post while watching the second quarter of the Cowboys-Giants game (DVR’ing Breaking Bad– decisions, decisions). I love watching a good football game, especially when it’s not a Jets game. My poor husband, a lifelong Jets fan, suffers season after season watching the Jets. Sometimes there’s cursing and yelling involved. Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Pants on Fire
Today’s Daily Prompt from The Daily Post reads: What was the last lie you told? Why did you tell it? You can see the prompt and links to other responses here. I read this one and immediately thought of all the nonsense I tell the kids, from Santa seeing their every move, to babies coming out Continue reading
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What’s Up, Blogtropolis??!!!
HI EVERYONE! I’ve missed being here on WordPress! In fact, I feel like everything has changed here– there must have been some sort of update because my “Add New Post” screen that I’m looking at as I type this looks so faaannnncy schmancy! Different font, updated look. It’s so pretty and easy on the eyes. Continue reading
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Meet Kiri!
Meet Kiri! We picked up Kiri from the airport on Thursday. She’s a ten-week old Kai Ken puppy from Michigan. She’s incredibly cute and awesomesauce but I feel like I have a newborn again! I’m trying to get back here to writing and WordPress because I really miss it. Once Kiri Kai Kai Princess Baby Continue reading
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Gram’s Patriotism
Happy 4th of July! I wanted to share a quick post tonight about my paternal grandmother, Dorothy. Her life was a story, but tonight I want to share something I learned about her in her death. When “Gram” died a couple of years ago at the age of 88, she had planned her entire funeral Continue reading
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