This Just In

An interesting development occured in a Houston neighborhood today when a 40-something Woman was confronted by her Inner Child. Sadly, the Woman didn't recognize her own younger self at the initial confrontation because it had been so long since they last spoke.

The Inner Child escaped from some kind of compound where she complained of being held against her will and unable to enjoy the light of day for quite some time. After being released, the Inner Child made serious accusations against the Woman. The Inner Child is quoted as saying, "You never play with me" and "You never take me anywhere."

The Woman is said to be reeling from the sudden appearance of her Inner Child. They spent the afternoon snapping photos and painting with watercolors. The Woman claims to have made a resolution to invite the Inner Child to more frequent playdates and was last seen at her kitchen table with purple glitter nail polish. Time will tell.



The photo is one of mine from the Villa de Matel in Houston

19 Things

I have always been a list maker. A skill learned from my mother and grandmother. In my purse are envelopes with short grocery lists, websites to visit, dates for the calendar, and the name of someone I should call. On my day off one of the first things I do is make a list of all the possibilities for the day. On Mondays, I update my on-going project list. In my journal, almost every other page is a list of some kind. Tonight, I'm having fun with my listing. Here are 19 things I have done in the past month.

1. Rang in the New Year on a cruise to Cozumel with family and 60 of my favorite teenagers.
2. Downloaded and rejected three different photo editing programs.
3. Spent a full morning making my bathroom sparkle.
4. Kept a weekly Sabbath.
5. Started Barbara Kingsolver's new novel, "The Lacuna."
6. Went to the funeral for my husband's grandmother.
7. Heard an amazing message by Father Leo Booth.
8. Filled out middle school applications for my daughter.
9. Passed through the wardrobe to Narnia.(via the Houston Museum in Sugarland)
10. Met a college friend for lunch.
11. Nurtured a new friendship.
12. Dreamed about Haiti.
13. Called my mom.
14. Read an article about environmental affects on gender formation.
15. Discovered Linda Pastan's poetry.
16. Made a valentine wreath for the front door.
17. Met girlfriends for breakfast.
18. Watched all my backyard plants freeze & turn brown.
19. Stood in the driveway to admire the moon.

Would love to see your "19 Things". Consider yourself tagged!





*The image is from New Year's in Cozumel

Mental Flexibility & Creativity Challenge

A teacher gave me this quiz in school and I thought it was gone forever until my mom gave me a box of my "things" last summer. The quiz showed up in the box and I thought I'd give it another spin. Good luck!

Instructions: Each questions contains the initials of words that will make it a correct phrase. Find the missing words,

Example: 12 = M in the Y
Answer: 12 = Months in the Year

26 = L of the A
7 = W of the W
1001 = A N
12 = S of the Z
54 = C in the D
8 = P in the S S (W P)
88 = PK
13 = S on the A F
32 = D F at which W F
18 = H on a G C
90 = D in a R A
200 = D for P G in M
8 = S on a S S
3 = B M (S H T R)
4 = Q in a G
24 = H in a D
1 = W on a U
5 = D in a ZC
57 = H V
1000 = W that a P is W
11 = P on a F T
29 = D in F in a L Y
64 = S on a C B