A Soggy Fourth and 150th post

It's pretty hard to go swimming when the rain doesn't stop. The fireworks were postponed until tomorrow. Le sigh. So I brought a tired child home who played really well with his cousins today.

Here's a shot of the sopping wet rugs and the drippy chairs, because the pool scene doesn't show you the incessant rain.

There is some beauty here though. If all I had to do was curl up in a comfy chair with a good book, I would. It's the kind of rain where you pull out a family game, do recycled material crafts, and have your kids help you bake goodies. It's a cooling rain, soothing, great for napping.

Good thing it's a holiday!

This is also my 150th post and I wanted to do something special.

Where Poets Come From: A Poem

Behind the gossamer curtain
Beneath the azure veil
You’ll find a quiet beauty
In exquisite detail

You’ll hold your breath to gaze upon it
You’ll take in the scents with your eyes
The scene beheld is beyond words
Sweet music touches the skies

Poetry is wild here
Growing hither and thither
There inside this hollowed ground
A single flower withers

The dried petals wisk away
And a tear is shed for its loss
That single drop ingredient
Births a poet from the moss

Nostalgia: Flip Over Pets

YAPPY DOG!

I had one of these as a kid. I loved it! When we moved, it mysteriously disappeared. I later told my Mom I had missed it. She found this one for me and gave it to me as a surprise gift. Believe it or not, I was thrilled with the trip down memory lane and my oldest son was a toddler at the time. So I set it up and he was tickled. I almost enjoyed his extreme laughter of pure amusement every time it flipped over more than my own memories.

So my husband, highly amused by my exuberance over the most annoying toy in the universe, and probably worried about my sanity, showed me this comic:

http://wondermark.com/guest-carly/

I think this is how he expected me to react in my adult human form.

The sad thing is I have patience for annoying things like this, and I can tolerate the yapping a lot longer than most adults. So I was still smiling at my son's enjoyment, and my own memories, long after he was pulling out his hair and yelling , "Ok, OK! Shut it OFF! NOW!"

Silly Hubby, flippy dog is for kids!

Book Review

picture by Amazon

I finished Crushed this week. And let me tell you, I liked it better than Zipped. This book mixes high school love triangles, high school cliques, mystery, physics, German, French, and economics all into one! It was intelligently and masterfully pieced together. I knew when I set the goal to finish this book, I was going to read straight through the end, and left myself a whole Sunday evening.

I love that you learn something when you read their books. This one is especially chock full of facts and details. They also know their cars!

I love that each chapter has a creative title, though not as creative as Zipped.

I love the intricacies of the characters. Each one is round, complete with secrets. If you pay attention, you can solve the mystery in the story way before the protagonist does, however it took me a little longer to pick up on the clues this time. Which made for a better read, actually. A predictable book is a turn-off.

Here is a much better review with a summary attached for you to peruse if you are interested in this book. I am not a very good book reviewer because I hate to give ANYTHING away, so my review is quite lacking in facts.

Now I'm on to something else on my shelf!

You Learn Something New Everyday

We are always learning. We should never stop. Even when I'm old and wrinkly I'll be solving logic puzzles, crosswords, and doing jigsaws, or maybe emailing the wrinkly old man down the hall.

The last time I heard this phrase uttered was a couple Sundays ago at church. I forget the new thing the lady learned, because I already knew it.

Let me share with you a few things I've learned.

• Corn Cob Jelly exists and is made from corn cobs. It sounds hideous.
• Listerine is a mosquito repellent.
• Dryer sheets also repel mosquitoes.
• If you pay off your credit card balance early, they will review your status and lower your credit limit.

WHAT?!!

Yeah you heard me. If you use credit cards the way they are meant to be used, the company doesn't collect its 27% interest and they will deny you credit. So borrowing a lot of money, then paying it off a few months later in full, with adequate payments on time in between, will cause them to cut you off.

New economic policy to cut back on spending?

Six Words Squared

Before the day closes, as I am on a writing kick, let me share with you 6 six-word stories that when put together form a poetic area. lol.

Six Words Squared

Hugged him but it wasn’t you.

Red hot cheeks told my apology.

Bought me a drink or two.

Forgot you for only one night.

Not sorry for what we did.

I had to move on sometime.

By: me.