So this is the deal. We’re all gonna write a story together. Only we each write a small bit at a time. One after the other. I will start the story out with an incomplete sentence and you follow to add to the story…and so on and so on. Got it? Great!!! OH - don’t forget to REFRESH the page before you submit…just in case someone else has already added to the statement you were working with. Clear? Sure it is! Alright…HAVE FUN!!!!

Here we go…

It was a hot summer morning and he knew everything was gonna go his way…

Transparent Anatomical Mannikin

That’s right folks. This is the real me.

My friend Cool Mum @ Are we still cool? broke the news to me Monday night while we were chatting that I am a Transparent Woman.

you should know….

I am a see-through woman at 5′ 8″ of vacuum-formed, plastic organ goodness

I am wired so specific areas and body systems light up on command

Apparently I am expensive so…

“A cheaper version — the Mobile TAM” was created. I’m here to serve.

If you want to know more about the real me go HERE

I have “Little Helpers” too. I’m currently taking applications for more.

I’m convinced my dog senses spirits in the unseen world. He’ll be sleeping like a lil puppy and suddenly sit up and look around him frantically like there’s something hovering over him. creeeeepeeee. That or he’s possessed!

I have to eat my frosted mini wheats frosted side down. One at a time. This is the only way. And they have to have had been immersed entirely in the milk. But not so long that they become soggy. It’s a laborious process.

If I were on the “Horrific jobs to do while in Hell” committee I would give all new arrivals a wet sponge, send them over to a kitchen counter that has cooked rice and shredded cheese all over it, and make them try to wipe it up with said sponge. Im-friggin-possible!!!!

I don’t like Potlucks. I am highly uncomfortable with eating strangers food. If I ever get the honor to visit you…don’t be offended if I drill you on kitchen hygiene before I dine in your home.

This is my favorite thing to do in PhotoBooth. It just cracks me up! Look at Kota! He’s astounded! Yes. I am your Mother.

I see a Night Mare in your future!

I know this week so far I have been a bit serious. And I do get that way from time to time

I have to say that all who were involved here this week, you have been truly amazing! Your wisdom has knocked me off my feet! You are invaluable to me. Thank you so much for being a part of this little blog. For coming back and fostering and nurturing this friendship. You all mean very much to me. Thank you!

Now…some of you may know Mandy is on vacation in Florida. Poor lil southern girl needed a break from being so dagam cute! Today is Wednesday. Which means it’s Whatever Wednesday at her place. I say we take it by storm and shock that little weird accent right out of her when she gets home!

What do ya say????

Let’s Go!

“When a train goes through a tunnel and gets dark, you don’t throw away your ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.”  ~  Corrie Ten Boom

Do you ever feel like you are going through the longest tunnel ever?!

What keeps you there? What compels you to wait it out?

Faith?

Confidence?

Experience?

Fear?

Jeremiah 17:7

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.”

Much of what is known as low motivation or laziness is better understood as hopelessness. If people believe they will fail, they have no reason to exert any effort. The pain they endure for their passivity seems relatively minor and acceptable compared to the agony of genuinely trying and failing ~  Robert S. McGee - The Search For Significance

Been thinking a lot about my book. How I still find it too easy to put it off. And why? Because I am afraid of failing. That is so selfish. It makes it about me. This isn’t about me. At least it shouldn’t be.

I commit to focusing more on my writing and being obedient to the call HE has placed on my life.

Just wanted you to know that

Have you settled somewhere in life for fear of failing in the attempt?

MARRIAGE*

1 lifelong commitment

16 toilet seat lessons

1/2 hour daily cuddling

5 annual reminders about anniversary

21,000 home cooked dinner

30,000 shirts folded

19 subtle hints about breath

2 1/2 pieces lingerie

3 self help books

Blend ingredients, keeping expectations at low. Let simmer 50+ years. Bring to a boil when necessary.

*RESULTS MAY VARY

Alright. This is a bit extreme I must admit. But it did make me laugh.

What “ingredients” would you add?

Happy Mother’s Day!

To all the women who are.

To all the women that almost were.

To all the women who are not.

There is something special about women. A nurturing quality. An ability to care, gently and graciously, that sets us apart. Women soften the edges of a jagged world. They provide a safe place to land.

To all the women today mourning the loss of a child…desperately praying to have a child…we celebrate you too. We celebrate your mothers heart. Your mothers touch. We celebrate your passion for life.

Thank you Mothers in the blog world that have taught me so much! I appreciate you all!

Now go put your feet up

Habits, quirks, random things about me… I’ve been tagged by Titus2Woman

1- I started blogging last summer because I was secretly competing with my husband. Jealous *gasp* that he was blogging and having so much fun and I wasn’t. Huh. I fixed that!

2- Growing up, I thought I hated tomatoes and would always take them off my sandwiches. I learned as an adult what I really didn’t like was they made my bread soggy. No. Soggy. Bread.

3- I have super low blood pressure and pulse. My cardiologist says I’ll be happy about that when I’m “on in years”. But this means I get dizzy fast and light headed. One day i confessed to my husband why when I’m praising God I only lift one arm….Because I will pass out!

4- I say “shoot darn” A LOT! It’s my favorite euphemism

5- Everything is a blogging moment! Nothing and no one’s safe! Watch out!

6- When I hold hands with someone and we interlock fingers…my thumb HAS to be on the outside. Period.

Next Tag from To Be A Fool- My Memoir in 6 words

“Indispensable Randomness From A Complete Stranger”

That was hard!!!

So share with us some random quirks, habits about yourself.

And while you’re at it throw in a 6 word Memoir Title too!

So this is the deal. We’re all gonna write a story together. Only we each write a small bit at a time. One after the other. I will start the story out with an incomplete sentence and you follow to add to the story…and so on and so on. Got it? Great!!! OH - don’t forget to REFRESH the page before you submit…just in case someone else has already added to the statement you were working with. Clear? Sure it is! Alright…HAVE FUN!!!!

Here we go…

“Ma’am! Ma’am! You dropped this!” She turned to see what it was and….