Merry Christmas Eve!
I remember my first Christmas in Hawaii, I was 11 or 12. It was warm, the sun was shining and there was no sign of snow, ever. Santa was deeply tanned, held up a “Shaka” sign and wore an Aloha shirt that exposed his bulging midriff. I imagine he’d get pretty toasty in his [...]
I am terrible at this, please forgive me.
Yesterday I learned that I am carrying yet another little boy and spent the rest of my day dancing around my living room; completely forgetting that it was Monday. Last week, I honestly don’t know what happened. As always, I apologize.
My family {my mother, sisters and I} never [...]
Happy Monday!
I have to apologize for not getting this up last week- I had a grumpy boy and I, myself was right along with him.
It’s officially December, no more complaining about holiday decorations out too early- it’s time! Vanilla Ice {yes, I named my Christmas tree} has been up in our home since before Thanksgiving. I say [...]
Hello again Seattle Moms!
I apologize for not getting this up yesterday, car troubles kept us out most of the day, and exhaustion kept me in {and half asleep} for the night.
Thanksgiving is this Thursday! I love food, but more than any other ever made, anywhere- I love my mother’s food. We have such a smorgasbord; [...]
Happy Rainy Monday, everyone!
In honor of the first rainy day, Rainy Day Fun I’ve got a rainy writing prompt for you.
The tag line for my blog is “Savoring every drop in the city of rain.” It’s something I do try to live by. Take the bad with the good and the good with the bad- [...]
Happy November, ladies!!
{Did you set your clocks back?}
I have to admit, I have been looking forward to November for a couple of months now. I was waiting for midnight November 1st, so that I could start all the great projects that I signed up for.
And in my haste to get going, I yelled out “Yes! I [...]
Mondays- the universal day for FUN!
Here’s a writing prompt to get the week started!
How long have you lived in Seattle? Why here, of all places? Where else would you live, given your choice, and why?
I’ll be updating this on Mondays!
There are no rules, just grab that button and play along! When you’re done, [...]
Hello Seattle Area Moms!
I don’t believe we’ve met;
I’m Monique, and I’ll be the one keeping your mind off of those rainy day clouds with writing prompts, silly surveys, memes and whatever else I can think of. No scraping your eyeballs out due to boredom anymore, I’m here to save you!
So let’s begin, shall we?
Writing Prompt:
Tell [...]