I thought I was too late to sign up for it because I was a couple days behind on reading Mel’s blog, but then she contacted me and asked if I could do a post about punctuation. Punctuation? Yes. Punctuation. or perhaps I mean: Yes…punctuation. The first response is clear cut. Yes. It is about punctuation. The second is slightly less certain. Yeeessss. I suppose it is about punctuation, of all things. It’s kinda rambly & disjointed but still, you must admit punctuation is the focus. Punctuation is very important when communicating on line – we have no sarcasm font or snarky response font – so punctuation helps fill in the gap. At least for me. I use ellipses … all the time. Sometimes they mean “and yes, here is the punch line” or “here is the sarcastic bit”. Usually they just express a general dubiousness about the whole thing, such as in my example, which is in line with their accepted use to suggest faltering or fragmented speech accompanied by confusion, inse
Mayhem decided to take up knitting this week. He found he had plenty of time to knit in the car while we ran errands Oops! Dropped a stitch The dinosaurs were very busy the other afternoon. Once again they requested muffins and they pitched in to make them. Though there was some conflict over who got to stir. Rumors of muffins attracted other dinosaurs And there was some more conflict over control of the bowl The winners circle the bowl in a victory dance But they shouldn't celebrate too soon, because over on the kitchen table trouble is brewing. I'm told they are just getting ready to cut the muffins into equal parts so everyone has a share. but I'm dubious. visit Lotus at www.sarcasticmom.com for more Weekly Winners
A month or so ago I cleaned out my freezer . Yesterday I cleaned my refrigerator. This is a different thing than just cleaning it out. Cleaning it out mostly involves taking most of the food off of the shelves, sorting it and putting the good stuff back. Maybe wiping up some visible spills. But not getting behind or under things or dealing with the bottles on the door. Cleaning it involves taking all the food out, all the bins out, plus disassembling the shelves and scrubbing them & the inside of the fridge all clean. This happens as rarely as the freezer cleaning for much the same reasons – it’s cold, my hands cramp up from the scrubbing and the solid yet still gel like substances that accumulate in dark forgotten corners are a PITA to get clean. Plus the heavy tempered glass shelves are too big to fit in the kitchen sink and have to be washed in the bathtub. Which means I then I have to wash the bathtub. And mop. I never manage to clean the fridge without getting dirty wate
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Stacey!
ReplyDeleteWe beat your wakeup call by 10 whole blissful minutes!
5:45 is that all? My dd-15 was up at 4:30 and the boys followed shortly thereafter. Dh and I managed to stay in bed until 5:30 - LOL.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful picture, but 5:45????? Ugh -- I'm so glad that wasn't me. I would have been the GRUMPIEST mommy ever! :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas.
Great picture!
ReplyDeleteWe have a "no earlier than 6:30 rule". Why can't they wake up that early on their own for a school morning?
5:45?? YUCK!! Hope ya'll had a great Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI've left the comment club, but still plan on coming by when I have time.
5:45 am??!! That should be illegal!!
ReplyDeleteLove the dinosaur hanging in the tree!!
Hope you had a great Christmas. Love the dino.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
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