today the quote in my email was...

"The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children."
-- Elain Heffner

today on a plane I saw the mother who should be taught this!

It was, however, a great trip.

So much for blogging more frequently...

Who says the new bedroom is mine? These 'girls' spend more time there than I do!

...but I'm finally getting Monday Madness done! Thank goodness for MM or I probably would hardly ever blog any more. Where does the time go?

1. From ch'i:
If you could only read one blog every day- which one blog would be on your daily list?
Wow! That's a tough one cuz 3 of my daughters blog fairly often - sort of - and there are several people's blogs I like to visit frequently - and I have 3 blogs I like to keep up most of the time, so I need to check on them! I'm not gonna answer this one... sorry!

2. From kat:
What do you do to de-stress from a hectic day?
Veg in front of the tv... with my laptop along so I can play Spider Solitaire during the slow spots... and occasionally check out a few blogs.

3. From paxil princess:
What is your favorite piece of clothing to wear in the winter?
In Michigan a good warm coat is necessary - and a hat, any hat to keep the heat inside your body! I guess my favorite when I go outside is a nice thick beige coat. It has a hood but I like to wear this funky dark red hat I crocheted.

4. From sherle:
Do you prefer discussing problems with a sibling, a parent, a significant other, a psychologist, or a total stranger?
I preferred discussing with the husband - no longer an option so when I really needed somebody I met a psychologist who got me through a bit of grieving period. He said I don't really need him any more but will be there if and when I do need him. It's a good thing.

5. From trista:
How long have you been blogging?
It's been about 4 years but before I learned about Blogger I had a website for a year or two where I sort of kept an online diary.

6. From lisa e:
Which side of the bed?
I start out sleeping smack dab in the middle of my new queen-sized bed and it's great!!! Of course sometimes I wake up to a kitty cat or two somewhere around me. ;-)

7. From elton:
How often do you pig out when you eat?
I try really hard to only do that once every couple of months at a good ol' hog-trough! My current favorite is 1st Wok where the variety is big and there's lots of chicken and seafood!

8. From karen:
Do you watch the space shuttle launches?
Yes, usually... but when they keep putting it off I sometimes lose interest. I figure I'll see it in the national news at 6:30 pm.

9. From dawn:
What's your favorite leisure-time activity?
sort of camping but in a cottage of hotel... with access to boating, long nature walks and lots of photo ops!

10. From sherle:
When is the last time you said, 'I love you' and to whom?
What about hugs? Who is the last person you hugged?
Hmmm! I think the last person I said 'I love you' to was Sharba when she returned my phone call Monday evening. I love hugs! I hug friends; I hug family, but I don't hug perfect strangers. I think the last person I hugged was Foggy, when she & her family left my house Sunday evening.

It's Monday and I just ain't mad...

..but here's a bit of Monday Madness. OttO said:
Using the letters in your name (first, last, both, whatever), describe your life!
Okay girl, I'm gonna use my pseudonym:
Simple
Happy
Energetic
Reasonable
Limber
Entertaining

Sometimes Sappy
Optimistic
Lazy

Artistic

Complete
Empathetic

This is a partial description of me... As Popeye the Sailor said, "I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam!!! This is my life today.

No, the picture is NOT upside down!!!

NaNoWriMo...

One place to read about it is at Yahoo...The Spark of Yahoo!

First time I heard about it was last year but it actually started several years ago. Saving the article here; thinking about trying it. Six pages a day? Actually that sounds like a lot! What do you think? Why not give it a try!