Sunday, May 1, 2011
Z is for ZEE End
Z is a hard letter to use and I am just about out of gas for this challenge. It has been zany and if I wasn't so zonked I would have come up with something more creative than this post. In my zealous attempt to finish this final entry, I must zigzag around the letter Z and just say, ZEE END.
Y is for Yak
My dear friend, Mary is a very entertaining person. She has a sense of humor that everybody loves. Growing up, she had a million sayings that would roll out of her mouth and keep all of my friends laughing. In a Russian accent she would say, "Good woman, strong like yak, bring home, pull many carts." I know, it's not even a sentence but she would have us roaring. I have said that line many times and every time I think of Mary and all her antics. She is always the life of the party.
X is for eXtraordinary
It is an extraordinary experience to grow up in a family of eight children. I am fourth of eight; there is a span of sixteen years between the eldest and youngest. In the chaos of all those people, we learned many life skills. Here is a list of some of my lessons from my childhood.
- I am not the center of the universe
- He who hesitates misses out on a lot of things
- Being a part of a family means there are many duties assigned
- I had to make my own way in the world
- I learned how to stand up for me
- My parents could not and would not bail me out of a mess I made
- I learned how to fight
- The world will not always agree with me
- Making mistakes is a part of life
- Family is important
- It is my responsibility to entertain me
- Anything I want, I can earn
- Education is essential
- It is not good to be on Mom's "list"
- Thanks God for all your blessings
W is for Where have I been
This past week has been crazy as I returned to work after my son's wedding. I was dead tired. It was a lovely time, one that will be treasured for always. As in all things, it came to an end. It has taken me a week to get back on track.
I start a month of testing tomorrow at school and plan to plow my way through. It will feel great when June 1st is here.
I start a month of testing tomorrow at school and plan to plow my way through. It will feel great when June 1st is here.
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