MommyWizdom

BMT - 39

mommy wizdom — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:00 GMT

Boggle is one of my favorite board games because you can play it with others or all by yourself. You play by writing down all the words that TIE together. You may not use the same letter twice. You count words with three letters or more and they cannot be pronouns or abbreviations. Try it, it's fun and it gets your mental juices flowing!

Here we go!

vet(s)

rest

shut

shun

nose

son

let(s)

rev

set(s)

the

held

dose

don(s)

hose

hosed

nosed

nod

node

sted

shed

shod

fun

vest

This was a tricky roll since I kept trying to use the Qu and that R in the corner. At one point, I started seeing a G in there?!
And then I found three names before I had to stop myself since names are not permitted!
Yes, I took many liberties with this board...

Outside the time limit, I found...

hon

sod

host

hut

fut (which doesn't really count, but...)

derth

How'd you do?

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Like Boggle? You might also try Raven's Saturday World Challenge!

Drive-by Shooting

mommy wizdom — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:52:00 GMT

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BMT - 38 - Do it Because you love it!

mommy wizdom — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:40:00 GMT

toy(s)

soy

sat(s)

stale(s)

teel

most

toast

deal

steel

eat(s)

ate

seat

sate

date

sea

sad

tot

tote

yet

tale

seal

last

That was pretty good. I'll bet you did better!

Outside the time limit, I found...

toss

moss

oat(s)

late

slat

slate!!

tee

tet

east

How'd you do?

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Time Out!

mommy wizdom — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:58:00 GMT

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Thankful

mommy wizdom — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:04:00 GMT

Well, I almost made it... I missed one day. In the scheme of things, I don't think that's too bad (re: NaBloPoMo).

I had a crazy week last week. I had the opportunity to meet and talk to some amazing people and to learn their stories...

Those conversation spurred on this post.

The grass is always greener on the other side. Being married and having small kids, I sometimes envy my single friends who are able to come and go as they please at will; who don't have to wipe snotty noses and tushies and chocolate covered chins. Yet, what I don't realize is that they in turn, envy me. For having someone to come home to every night. For having someone else to care for and to love me and hold my heart as their own.

As part of my new year's resolutions this year I've decided to focus on the positive, not the negative.

With that said, these are some of the major things for which I am most grateful. I thought I'd wrap up my 28 days of February NaBloPoMo with 28 things that I'm grateful for...

My faith in God.
My family; all of them.
My friends.
The fact that I'm employed.
My health - that I can walk, jump and run all on my own.
My experiences; both good and bad.
The skill that I possess.
Our home.
My limitations - all of them; financial, physical, and mental.
Compassion.
The fact that I'm bilingual.
Avon. The relationships I'm building through Avon and my ability to make extra money by selling products I love.
Music
The seasons
Freedom - all freedoms
The fact that I've learned to surrender.
Books
My mentors
Poetry
Drums
Sleep
Chocolate
My blog and my readers (all two of you).
Forgiveness - The fact that I've learned how to forgive.
Grace
Night diapers
Ice Cream
The internet

Some stardardization required

mommy wizdom — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:07:00 GMT

Remember the good old days when the only difference between programs was whether you used Excel or Lotus 1-2-3; Word or Word Perfect; Netscape or Mozilla? Remember?!

It was one program or the other. That was it.

I know, I'm dating myself... But!

Now that the software wars are on full force, we no longer have Lotus 1-2-3, or Word Perfect, or Netscape. The competition has been all but obliterated. Now what we have is even worse! We have MS Off/ice 2003, Off/ice 2007, and Off/ice 2010 ~~(Not to mention Windo/ws XP, Windo/ws Home edition, with Service Packs 1-8, V/ista, etc., etc., etc.)~~. Gimme a break!

Just when you think you've got a program all figured out, you inevitably have to use a different version (because your friend or co-worker has a different version than you) and that's when you get hosed! Because each version is just different enough from the previous one that you can't find the "sort" button, or the "zoom" feature, or the "search/replace" function anymore. Why? Because they got moved around, supposedly to increase efficiency.

I'll tell you what! That's not what I would call what I've experienced. My experience is more akin to frustration and anger! I spend way too much time re-learning each program to do a basic feature than is necessary! And THAT, really ticks me off!!!!

I know MS intended for everyone to be so excited about the latest and greatest versions that they would upgrade immediately, thereby eliminating this issue all together ~~(and making them even more money!)~~. Unfortunately, that did not happen! You know why? Because humans are creatures of habit ~~and generally frugal~~ and once we get into a habit, we like to stay in it! Once I've taken the time to figure out how to use Off/ice 2007, why the H would I upgrade to 2010 knowing full well that all the features I once knew are no longer valid?! This is the way of the world people!

Soooooo, here's my suggestion. Make a patch. A free patch, that will allow me to search for a feature on any of the various MS Off/ice versions and will automatically take me to it so I'm not wasting my valuable time looking for it! MS, please get on it before I have a coronary. Believe me, it will be to your benefit in the long run.

Thank you. Yours Kindly, MommyWizdom

BMT - 37

mommy wizdom — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:23:00 GMT

run

fast

gas

gast

too

goat(s)

fag

fan

nun

git

tan(s)

fat(s)

sang

fang

tango! (Ole!)

sat

sag

toot

gnat

rung

rust

lust

tag

oat

toga

That was so awesome!!

That's what I found within the time limit.

Outside the time limit, I found...

gat

gal

got

nag

luna

How'd you do?

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So much responsibility, so late at night

mommy wizdom — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMT

My friends call me the sleep Nazi because I am, well..., a Nazi about my kids bedtimes. During nap times, I've been known to miss an event all together in order not to miss their nap.

Truth be told, however, as they get older, and particularly with the second child, this rule has relaxed some... but for the most part, I am a firm believer in sleep.

Having said that, you would think that I would follow my own rule, yes?

Well, you'd be dead wrong. See, night time is my time... away from kids, work, dishes, laundry. It's my time, to do what I wish. That implies that it's a fun time. Yet, that's not always the case.

Now, my night time has become "another" responsibility... I must blog, I must put in Avon orders, I must update the website, I must. I must, I must. That is simply too much responsibility for so late at night, don't you agree?!

So, tonight instead of playing Boggle for you - I know I've become so predictable - I will simply post about my sleep deprived evenings and go to bed. I will play Boggle tomorrow, when I am more bright eyed, but perhaps not so bushy tailed, because tomorrow is another day, filled with its own responsibilities for the mere fact that it's a Thursday.

So, is anyone interested in buying some Avon?!

Tree or Oracle?

mommy wizdom — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:58:00 GMT

What/who do you see (disregard the handicapped sign please)?

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Couch Potatoes are Stunned

mommy wizdom — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:16:00 GMT

Rumor has it that "television viewers were stunned by [Apo/lo Anton Oh/no's] apparently lackadaisical approach to the race, which would determine whether he would become the Winter Olympian with the most medals in US history (He did, with a bronze) [when he yawned] seconds before "the biggest moment of his career."

Seriously? Television viewers were stunned?!

This is the Olympics, right? The most amazing people in the world competing against each other. The most physically fit people in their class/gender/age group/sport that will ever be who are at the top of their game and in the prime of their lives... And television viewers were stunned?!

This is why I don't follow the Olympics. Because it's become a morass of innuendo and intrigue and BS instead of the respectable and honored event that it was intended to be.

I find it very deplorable that the media can bend anything out of shape so far that it no longer resembles the truth, if ever so slightly.