Ya Mon!

I've been getting texts, emails and phone calls about my sudden lack of posts.

Sorry guys.... I'm still sucking in oxygen.

I've just needed a wee break.  

I've been up to my eye balls in a photography class.  I love learning more about it and I hope that it improves my photo taking skills.

I've been gearing up for a family vacation to Jamacia.  

I've done some research on Jamacian English.  It isn't the same as American English.  

For example:

"Is you cawz de accident" means...... "You are the one that caused the accident."

"How yuh nyam summuch?" means......."How do you eat so much?"

"Mi wud radda yu nuh chat to mi." means...... "I would rather you not talk to me."

"I'm jook mi inna mi yeye." means...... "He poked me in the eye."

"Mi madda sey yuh fi lef mi." means..... "My mother said that you are to leave me alone."

"Dat dawta pretty lakka money." "A fi mi dawta." means.... "That daughter is pretty like money." "Is my daughter."

I imagine that all of the sentences will be said by my clan on our trip.

I will try to do better at keeping up friends and family.

Because you are so sweet to stick it out with me.  I will post EVERY DAY until May 28th.  That is the day we leave for Jamacia.  

A Week in a Nutshell

This week in a nutshell:

My creative bug left me after Mike died.  It's slowly coming back to me.  I've had urges to create, yet no time to follow through.  I scattered all my chalks out the other day to draw something on my kitchen chalkboard.  I got distracted however, then ended up taking photos of the chalk.  Instead of drawing a picture, I wrote a verse.  That seemed to serve a better purpose than the drawing at the moment.  Like I said, I'm slowly coming back.

Ryan's team has lost for the second week in a row.  But it's not from lack of trying on Rhino's part.  This isn't just because I'm his mother, but I think he's doing a fine job.

Ian's so fun to watch play.  It's like someone turns this "tackle" switch on in his brain.  He turns from a teddy bear to a maniac with the snap of the ball.  I wish that you could all see him.  

He caught me trying to take a photo of him at practice.  If you have remotely followed this blog in the past, you know that Ian despises his photo taken.  So, he turned away from me.  I was relentless.  Waiting......... until he turned his head back towards me.  I WILL get this picture!!!!  Ohh... and I did!!!

A turkey vulture (which is the ugliest bird on this planet) took temporary residence on a hay bale by the pond.  I'm sure he was scouting out snakes or mice.  All those vile creatures that I share 50 acres with.  Ughh!!!  

I just finished this series.  LOVED IT!!!  If you like Survivor, American Gladiator, or the Borne series, you will love this!!!  

I ventured back into youth fiction, can't help it.  That's where my heart is.  (and my brain too!)

I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend.  Ours is full of baseball, soccer and football.  Surprised!!  Huh!