Thursday, June 26, 2008

Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #10



13 of My Favorite Books


  1. The Stand by Stephen King
    The Stand,
    Stephen King

  2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,
    J. K. Rowling

  3. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
    I Know This Much Is True,
    Wally Lamb

  4. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
    A Christmas Carol,
    Charles Dickens

  5. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
    The Color Purple,
    Alice Walker

  6. What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
    What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day,
    Pearl Cleage

  7. The Green Mile by Stephen King
    The Green Mile,
    Stephen King

  8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,
    J. K. Rowling

  9. The Client by John Grisham
    The Client,
    John Grisham

  10. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
    Where The Heart Is,
    Billie Letts

  11. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
    The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1),
    Stephen King

  12. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
    A Tale of Two Cities,
    Charles Dickens

  13. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    The Secret Garden,
    Frances Hodgson Burnett



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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Writer's Wednesday #10

Where can I go?
Locked up in my own mind
Closed off by walls
Of my own creation
Walls too high to climb
Do I have the spirit
To knock them down
Or, must I go through life
Trapped behind these walls
I built to keep you out
But, instead they work only
To keep me in, alone
Protected from everything
Except, the fiercest
Enemy of all
Myself

written February 1994


pounding, pushing, pulsing
blinding, biting, bruising
crushing, cutting
pain washes over me
caressing me with its razor edge
limp, lifeless
battered, beaten, broken
I wish it would leave me
this monster that's attacking me
this...

written May 2006

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #9



13 Albums I've Listened to in the Car
During the Last Month


  1. David Cook - American Idol
    I bought all of David's American Idol performances from i-tunes and made my own little cd! It's my favorite and plays at least once a day in the car.
    Favorite Song...
    The World I Know

  2. David Cook - Analog Heart
    I bought this from Amazon before it was pulled (yeah me!) and have listened to it over and over, even my daughter likes this one.
    Favorite Song...
    Don't Say A Word

  3. Collective Soul
    This album has been a favorite for a long time but hadn't been in the car in ages, thanks to David Cook for reminding me how much I love it.
    Favorite Song...
    The World I Know

  4. U2 - The Joshua Tree
    This album has been in my car for years and years, it gets more use than any other cd I own.
    Favorite Song...
    In God's Country

  5. Creed - My Own Prison
    This is one of those cds that I seem to search out when things go wrong, hence the multiple copies floating around the house and cars.
    Favorite Song...
    One

  6. Imogen Heap - Speak For Yourself
    I don't remember where I first heard this or when I bought it but it is a favorite for traffic jams and other need to relax moments.
    Favorite Song...
    Hide and Seek

  7. Axium - The Story Thus Far
    This is another DC addiction, I bought it at the start of the Top 12 and it has been in constant rotation since.
    Favorite Song...
    Incarcerate

  8. U2 - War
    This album has been in car rotation since college, which was a long, long time ago.
    Favorite Song...
    Sunday Bloody Sunday

  9. Creed - Human Clay
    This has been in and out of the car over the last several years, I like to sing along and the kid even knows a few.
    Favorite Song...
    With Arms Wide Open

  10. Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape
    This was a gift from a former boyfriend, he's long gone but the music remains.
    Favorite Song...
    My Hero

  11. High School Musical 2
    This is my daughter's favorite, and let me tell you it isn't really a step up from Backyardigans & Dora the Explorer.
    My Favorite
    Gotta Go My Own Way

    Daughter's Favorite...
    Fabulous

  12. Hannah Montana 2
    I honestly can't believe that I listen to this, but my daughter loves it so...
    My Favorite...
    See You Again

    Daughter's Favorite...
    Nobody's Perfect

  13. High School Musical
    The last of the kid friendly albums in the car, I try to avoid this if possible; but sometimes a mom has got to do what a mom has got to do.
    My Favorite...
    Breaking Free

    Daughter's Favorite
    What I've Been Looking For



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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Writer's Wednesday #9

GONE
Morning arrives
And you're not here
Alone I face the world
Emptiness envelops me
Invades my soul
Looking ahead I wonder
How I will make it
Even through this second
When my single reason
To carry on
Is gone

written January 1994


So-
you're leaving
going somewhere, anywhere
out of here - away
far
Lonliness-
envelops me
traps me, keeps me
here - alone
scared
Why-
must it happen
this way, or anyway
leaving is so painful
but
Staying-
being left behind
not being able
to follow, is
worse

written February 1994

Friday, June 13, 2008

Friday the 13th

In honor of Friday the 13th my daughter and I made a middle of the night trek to the emergency room. It was just one of those moments when you know something is wrong with your kid, you just don't know what. Well after much waiting and a spiking of her fever to 103.3 we finally got some help and she was diagnosed with of all things a UTI. Not what she was complaining of at all but at least the antibiotics seem to be helping. Now all we have to do is get some sleep!

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #8



13 Photos of My Daughter Andréia


  1. Andréia & I (5 days)

  2. Andréia 6 months

  3. Andréia's 1st Birthday

  4. Andréia at Creative Discovery (18 months)

  5. Andréia's 2nd Birthday

  6. Ballerina Beauty (2 1/2 years)

  7. Andr&eacuteia's 3rd Birthday

  8. Andréia on the Pink Pig (3 1/2 years)

  9. Andréia's 4th Birthday

  10. Andréia decorates the tree (4 1/2 years)

  11. Andréia at Summer Reading (5 years)

  12. Princess Pop Star (5 1/2 years)

  13. Bye-Bye Baby Tooth (5 3/4 years)



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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Writer's Wednesday #8

Silently you smile
Offering a helping hand
A gift of joy and happiness
Lifts my spirits higher
Than I ever dreamed
The limits of joy
Stretched beyond
All hurt and pain
Life appears before me
As endless possibilities
A chance to touch perfection
the will to try again

written March 1, 1994

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #7



13 Things To Do On A Rainy Day


  • read a book

  • walk the dog

  • scrapbook

  • craft with my daughter

  • jump in puddles

  • go for a drive through the woods

  • go to the beach

  • bake (bread, cookies, cakes, anything really)

  • watch movies

  • cruise the internet for new and different sites

  • sit in the window and watch the rain

  • have a daylight pajama party with friends

  • sleep




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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Writer's Wednesday #7

Love's Cast



A peaceful shadow
across a moonlit room
your presence stirs my soul
Waking that which has lain dormat
since before my time began
Wakefulness a blessing and a curse
my heart's desire
a step outside my grasp
Taunting, teasing, never fulfulling
wants-desires-needs
plead for completion
for that which never comes
Searching all directions
my heart breaking; soul shattering
realization of impossibility
I let go -- ye, holding on tightly
that elusive word
set within my grasp
My hand and love's hand
clasped

written May 20, 1994
updated June 3, 2008