It is time for a new thread and I want to start by posting the first paragraph of D10's essay for school. Her teacher told me that she has an amazing talent with imagery (and I'm not altering any punctuation or words):
"Below the surface of the water, sharks bigger than boats circled a sunken ship like the second hand on a clock. The murky water held secrets that could never be told. Stingrays and fish kept a distance away from the sharks because they had death written all over them like grafitti on the ground."
I hope to goodness that Mr. Wonderful, my fish friend, didn't feel the same way her fish did...
Nothing new to journal this afternoon, so you'll have to wait--maybe through the weekend, as D10's big birthday party is this weekend. Mr. Wonderful is a part of the party.
I think we'll watch a different type of movie, like Bend it Like Beckham (which is beckoning).
Night to all!
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Hi Betsey! How funny you chose this name! Just last night Meredith and I agreed that this is our loophole! Yes, you can eat fish on Fridays during lent!!! Although, I do suppose you could also go the other direction and just stick with the magic box of Kraft (with peas, of course).
You asked on your last thread if I was happy. Here's my answer: Happiness, like love, is a choice. I choose to be happy, and I choose to be in love with my H. So, I'm trying to not dwell too much on the things that make me unhappy. (RINGS!) I also choose to be in touch with you guys as much as possible. Even if the rings go back on and (gasp!) an "I love you" is uttered, I cannot and will not forget what got me there--- you guys! I don't post as often as I would like- mainly because I do not have access during the day while at work- but I do read and keep up with you as much as possible. Just think of me as one of those friends that you don't talk to often, but that you could pick right up with when need be. By the way, yes, D10 is a talented writer. Just like her mom! Maybe you can be like Dr. Phil and his son...two bestsellers in the family!!!
Funny though, last night and this morning I was thinking the sharks were swimming around me clockwise!
Saw the movie, Nemo but haven't bought it yet! I just love your threads as they bring a smile to my face!
BTW, I'm catholic but I will not be eating fish this day! I do have a large tropical fish in a 10 gal tank, alone. He is a bad boy or girl, I can't put other fishes in with him. He thinks he is a shark, LMAO! He is shy though even if he is aggressive with other fish!
Take care and have a nice party! Is NEMO a part of the party? LOL. My Grandson will be one the end of March and nemo invites family to our party!
Quote: " Stingrays and fish kept a distance away from the sharks because they had death written all over them like grafitti on the ground."
Am I the only one who sees the humor in this statement? (Which is, btw, beautifully written! Grats on a brilliant daughter, Bets.)
Have you shared your shark analogy with her, or is the analogy just that darn good? I give the same toast here as I gave on Meredith's thread (raises Pepsi) "Here's to only progress and positive events to report on this thread, but lots of hugs from loving friends if there's not!" Bug hugs, Myrrh
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
A day for new threads, eh? And I love the title of yours! Pam is right; we WERE just talking about that last night, and how in fact you are supposed to eat fish on Friday. Although, I stuck with salad today like a good girl.
D10 is a beautiful writer, and I think you two will make quite the team on a book someday! She’s got the flair, and that might help her to express her emotions and frustrations regarding the sitch as well.
Hope all is well in your ocean and your absence thus far today hasn’t been due to mopping up any shark guts!
"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere."
--Agnes Repplier, writer and historian
It's been a busy day in my part of the sea, but I want you to know that all is well here in the tank.
Deb, sadly, D10 has decided she's too big for theme parties. We're taking the girls bowling and then having a sleepover. I'm sure that D6 will antagonize all of them and I'll have to pick out a good movie to put in the VCR in my room.
Our last theme party was for D6 (when she turned 5), and I had a Rainbow Fish party. I'm just starting to see that I have some bizarre affinity toward fish. I never saw this before???
Myrrh--D10 is aware of my penchant for Bruce, my ongoing theme on the board, but her writing was not part of that. They are studying ocean life in school and working on their creative writing assignments as well.
She was acting on her own, and I found it really funny. Actually, she had dumped her homework on the desk, I saw her assignment and decided to pilfer it. She's hyper sensitive, and would be really upset with me for sharing this here, but she's not going to find out, is she?
Her teacher had called me at work on Tuesday to tell me that she doesn't need a P/T conference next week (because she's doing wonderfully) and told me about her flair for imagery. Her teacher is an Olympic gold medalist in speed skating and a wonderful role model... and I really enjoy her.
Enough of her... because she and 7 friends are going to be rowdy and up all night tomorrow night. I need my rest just thinking about it!
Mer, I AM having fish tonight! I'm heading to church with my surrogate parents and we have dinner before hand in the school cafeteria. I know those of you who grew up with the KofC fish fry are groaning, but her church serves baked salmon--and it's out of this world.
Then Stations of the Cross and then grocery shopping! If I get home later, I'll watch "What Not to Wear" instead of About Schmidt, which I rented on DVD.
Ocean journaling:
Mr. Wonderful called me earlier this afternoon--in a wonderful mood. He wanted to tell me that he's leaving town on Monday afternoon (returning Tuesday night, which impacts me both days), and then mentioned that he was taking D6 to therapy after work. I thanked him for checking in and was trying to get off the phone and he kept going.
Decided to do more golf tournament talk, ask me for a related favor and talk about something else (which I've already forgotten).
Another week where my workouts are left behind... and it's driving me crazy.
Oh well, if he says that he doesn't love me anymore because I'm not in shape, I've got something to work with!
I've had 2 friends launch an attack on my Catholicism today... from putting me on the spot where I have to interpret the pope and our bishop and explain why we don't have flowers on the altar during Lent. Both parties got angry with me! I told them both that I didn't need to explain myself...
As D10 and Water would say, W is for WHATEVER!
That's it for excitement here, I'm afraid. But I'm sure I'll have more info for you all on Sunday or Monday.
Oh, remind me to give Mr. W. an update on Martha... I saw today a judge threw out one of the charges. I'm now back up to snuff on my current events. Hope he doesn't ask me a new one...
TTFN!
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Quote: Just think of me as one of those friends that you don't talk to often, but that you could pick right up with when need be.
Yes, this is exactly how I think! Thanks!
Quote: By the way, yes, D10 is a talented writer. Just like her mom! Maybe you can be like Dr. Phil and his son...two bestsellers in the family!!!
What a hilarious thought! I do better in the non-fiction arena, whereas she has the knack for fiction. She's actually writing a book (not about sharks)... she has an outline and a description of her characters.
I don't think she's seen my meager attempts at fiction writing, so I'm wondering where she learned this technique. Something tells me that detailed character sketches are not part of the 4th grade curriculum...
Maybe someone switched babies on me 10 years ago?
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
