Bring.

Dictionary.com’s definition:

Verb (used with object), brought, bring·ing.

1. To carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office.
2. To cause to come to or toward oneself; attract: Her scream brought the police. He brought honor to his family by his heroism.
3. To cause to occur or exist: The medication brought instant relief.
4. To cause to come into a particular position, state, or effect: to bring the car to a stop.
5. To cause to appear or occur in the mind; evoke or recall: The letter brought her memories of youth.

'E' throwing rocks into the stream @ Double Rock.

My definition:

Verb (used with object), brought, bring·ing.

1. To carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or to cause to occur or exist:

a.       Bring on the slacker lounging after 136 days of school (okay so not totally, but a 3hr class on Wednesday’s and a 6hr class every Saturday felt like 136 days;

b.      Bring on the day trips and vacation;

c.       Bring on adult conversation (which I’ve been missing outside of class);

d.      Bring on the quality time with my son and family; and

e.      Summer, bring it…all 100 days!

This post is a part of the Six Word's Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins which I've missed dearly. #sixwordsfriday. The topic this week "BRING".

A REVIEW

2011 was very much an interesting year. Last year was a year of patience, growth and readjusting my OCDness.  Here’s a wrap up of our year - food, theater, entertainment, home, etc., in no particular order of course:

1. Numerous visits to Friendly’s Restaurant (who doesn't like a happy ending Sunday)
2. The Big Bad Wolf
3. Adele 21
4. Bowling
5. Lingering along the beach
6. The Lion King
7. The Michael Jackson Experience – hours of laughter
8. Family Reunion
9. Bridesmaids Movie
10. KoKo’s Crab cakes
11. Water For Elephants Movie
12. 1^st Semester of school – 4.0 ending.
13. 16 kiddie parties
14. Home sewn garland and decorations for a special boy’s bday
15. D.I.Y Holiday mantle(s)
16. Invites, invitations, and more...
17. “Channeled my Betty Crocker”: triple chocolate cake, chicken lasagna, corn pudding, homemade chocolate chip cookies, lemon butter frosting and lemon cupcakes, etc.
18. The Aquarium
19. Early morning day-trips to the Beach
20. The Foreign Exchange
21. The Baltimore Zoo
22. Hours of being forced to watch my kid play his guitar and sing to the Fresh Beat Band or me being forced to play the drums while my kid plays his guitar, recorder, and xylophone all at once (I'm still figuring this one out).
23. Storied In Hue
24. Elmo Live
25. 4 adult parties (I need to up my numbers here!)
26. Plumpton Park Zoo
27. National Zoo
28. Parks & Festivals (I've seen way too many portable potties in 2011)
29. Numerous very early morning trips to the Library 
30. Holiday Train Garden
31. B.R.Y

And now as the first week of 2012 has come to an end and the second week starts, I am looking forward to new possibilities. I am encourage by past dilemmas, am hopeful and pray for a blessed and prosperous 2012.

This post is a part of the Six Word's Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. The

topic this week "LOOKING FORWARD".

My Silence.

thankful for life - yes i am
i cherish each day
this week i've tripled it.
i've spent extra hours playing with the little man
both of us tired - trying to out play each other
falling asleep and waking up with extra special good mornings
not caring about anything else

today the day has come...
the day i tucked into my mind until this very moment
i have 2.5 hrs left
soon they'll gather
they will be carefully talking, scalpel in hand
i will not be aware of anything that's going on around me
i however, will be in silence...
in a distant place
holding on to faith
because tomorrow I'm looking forward to quadrupling the time spent with my son.

source. coffeewithsundar

This post is a part of the Six Word's Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. The

topic this week "SILENCE".

Why Not.

...remember a classic.

eyes glued to the television + jaws dropped = wowed!

...that was me, the first time I viewed this commercial.

(If I'm right this was circa '87...omg...look at Carlton!)

This post is a part of the Six Word's Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. The

topic this week "HOW TO"

Pace.

Ivan Kliun: Landscape Rushing By, ca. 1914-15, 74 x 58 cm 

Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Monday through Friday

Morning rush

Daytime c-r-e-e-p-s

Evening rush

Saturday & Sunday

Some down time with a small bits of rush

That’s what it has been

…and now there's a new twist - School

So its now:

Monday rush

Tuesday & Wednesday super crazy marathon rush

Thursday rush with a _small breather

Friday slack

Saturday & Sunday "slacker rush pace" in preparation for the Monday rush and so on

Since returning to school, learning to pace the daily is not getting any easier…sigh

***How are you pacing yourself these days? Any tips?***

This post is a part of the Six Word's Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. The

topic this week "PACE"

Exchange.

I'll definitely have what she's having! I wouldn't be mad about exchanging outfits today (or any other day)!

Check out what else Karla has in her closet. 

I don't think she'd mind a friendly note if you decided to leave one.

Karla's Closet [blog]

Karla's Closet [awesome]

This post is a part of the Six Word's Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. The

topic this week "EXCHANGE"

Easy.

In passing, you think:


"Life is easy for her"; or
"Wow life was good for him, he has such an easy life"; or
"Those kids had it easy growing up"

and then you walk a mile in their shoes and find out
...things really weren't just that easy!

[There's more to a book (person) than it's cover]

I Know A Secret - 42 Books 

16" x 26" x 8 1/2" Wall Sculpture

Richard Smith, Finders & Keepers

This post is a part of the Six Word's Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. The

topic this week "EASY"

Trial + Error.

Oehme Van Sweden & Associates, Inc.
Gardens of the Great Basin, Chicago Botanic Garden

"Learning doesn't happen from failure itself but rather from analyzing the failure, 

making a change, and then trying again. " ~Jeff Atwood

Trying = Trial
Failure = Error

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Can you think of at least one or two lessons you've learned within the last month through trial & error?

This post is a part of the Six Word'S Friday weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. The topic this week:  "TRIAL AND ERROR"

Drawing A Line.

A heartfelt note to my son:


Son,

Every day I draw a line from my soul to yours...

Sometimes straight and at other times curvilinear. 

A colorful and but inspiring line.

A line with no boundaries, one to cherish forever...

One to pass along for generations to come.

Mom

This post is a part of the Six Word Friday's weekly with Melissa Camara Wilkins. #sixwordsfriday. Our topic this week:  "LINE"

Dare.

Dare to be...

This post is a part of the Six Words Friday weekly over at Making Things Up. #sixwordsfriday. The topic this week:  "DARE"

You can also purchase this print:

                        Dare To Be.Typography Print. 

 from my shop here. 

Thinker.

Everyone say, "Awwwwwwwwe"

i "MIGHT" from Beeka Beeka on Vimeo.

This post (video) is part of the Six Words Friday weekly over at Making Things Up.  #sixwordsfriday

Happiness Is...

+  a "whine free" evening
+ "hugs" from family
+ "small chats" w/the kids at daycare
+ "saying no" to household chores at least twice a week
+ "being greeted with a morning smile" before the  I wants 
+  taking off your adult eyes and "putting on your child eyes" - living in the moment

This post is "Six Word Friday" entry  sponsored by the lovely Melissa 

over at "Making Things Up."

#sixwordsfriday