Not Facebook

There are many things that aren't posted on FB. This is a good thing. Feeling depressed at seeing various profile pics is one.

Can't post about it on a blog either. Not sure I admire people who are able to, though it is delightful that they can readily bare their souls and even make money doing it.

Transparent & Current Government: the White House Blog

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/

HBB = the Heather Bailey Blog

http://www.heatherbailey.typepad.com/

I've been a fan of Heather Bailey for a while ... though I didn't know it. I had the opportunity to hear her speak at the Princess Startup event 2 Fridays ago. She is brilliant, blessed, gorgeous and (!) inspiring.

CB is for Cool Blog

Barbara Walton has been a Calligraphy hero of mine for years. Duh, she has a great blog.
http://www.brendawalton.com/blog/whats_new/

F is for Fed-up with Frustrating Facebook/LoTD blog links ...

This is a test -- to see if a new post shows up on Facebook. 

It would be lovely to write in my blog  for a more select few...

It would also be lovely to print it ... on paper. ?!

V is for Verb-ing. Or: I got a bad case of the Verbs.

I'm up late. Have an odd sore throat, should be in bed but I'm doing something I haven't done in weeks & weeks... catching up on friends/family via blogs. Honestly, I don't get the entire computer thing but I did love watching my niece KtG's 2 beautiful daughters be adorable with lollipops (she calls the candy "a sucker"--which is what S, at age 2.5 (14 years ago!) wanted to name her little brother, which is how he got the nickname, Lollipop, just sounded like a more polite name). And I enjoyed seeing my pals Noelle & Molly in the fine Utah Valley Magazine. Zina's very authentic chicken stock is, ummm, inspiring.

Learning Facebook, houseworking, reading, grooming, shopping, cooking, loving, spinning, yard work/rototilling/planning, speech therapy going, homeschooling, churching, skiing, visiting, quilting, attending parent/teacher confrontations, I mean conferences... Right now I feel that I'm doing a lot and none of it very well. Did I mention praying?

Actually, my mind often drifts to a cousin, the mother of a baby who later this month will have surgery for bilateral cochlear implants. He is actually a very blessed child. (N & M would really benefit from bi-lateral CIs but I can't sacrifice my family on the alter of insurance appeals and we really don't have approx $+50,000 EACH right now.) My thoughts are on his mother though. For all the blogs, Facebooks etc. I wish I could just call and talk to her. How is she doing? This is a brilliant, connected mother, with a super-fantastic husband. I don't want to intrude or leave any more messages. Their family is huge and supportive so I wonder if I need to talk to her for my sake. There are so many questions that I'd like answered. Perhaps I could answer some of hers...

M, whose language is faltering, told me today that my sketchbook is all fulled-up. I'm going to filled it up a bit more and am looking forward to starting a new one.

D is for DillyBeans.

http://www.bethsfarmkitchen.com/

Since I'm writing on a blog... you already know I'm more clever and more experienced, not to mention happier, thinner, more beautiful, with the smartest mostest beautiful and naturally athletic children anywhere, ever... did I mention that I am a fantaaaaaasstic home chef and there is so much money coming in the front door that we are vacuuming it up, mopping it up and whipping up crafts with the green stuff?! Well, actually, that is all true, but after we give bunches of money to an array of charitable causes, we have just enough (left over) to splurge on Beth's Dilly Beans. They are available at farmer's markets in NYC and they can be ordered and shipped.

I know C loves me because he only eats these WITH me. Not a big fan of strong foods, I do like them once in a while, whereas he LOVES them ALL the time. Then, on the fifth full moon of the year, when I'm in the mood for DILLY BEANS they are GONE! Well, they used to be. Yesternight C declared he'd only eat them with me. Ahhh shucks.

Is it coincidence that I just found Beth's Farm Kitchen catalog today in my pile of papers? I'm trying to go though at least 5 at a time... and also a few random saved blog pictures ...

C is for CUTE!!!

http://www.cuteoverload.com/

Living with a 4 year old Cute girl is bliss. If you can't swing that right now check out this blog. All things cute and lovely, pink and furry, warm and sweet.

H is also for Heartthrob!

These pics of N are for his friend Hadley. I showed him pictures of her on her Mum's most excellent blog and he said, "NO WAY! She has 2 brothers now? When do I get to play with her!?" :)

H is for House of Order.

http://houseoforder.blogspot.com/
by Marie Ricks
Check this out. The post I read about pesky neighbor kids is really fitting for our summer chaos. Love the idea of a sign on the door: CAN'T PLAY UNTIL 11:00. Marie has a nice way of saying things. My sign would have said, just under the skull and crossbones, GO AWAY! Now.

C is for Children. As in, Children are wonderful.

This might not make much sense to you if you don't link to the Bizarro blog... but I wrote a comment there today and need to put it someplace to remember it... my letter for today. Please read Pirraro's comments and the other comments about this cartoon... But first the brilliant cartoon:


H's comment:
Children (loving them, housing them, clothing them, educating them, playing with them, feeding them, bathing them, being loved by them) are not the problem. All the self-centered, self-righteous, self-absorbed, arrogant, egotistical, shallow adults that don't, and can't bother to figure out how to, care about anyone other than themselves and their stuff, including their (not our) planet are the problem.

Are the happily child-free happy that thousands of children were squished in China during the earthquake? Happy that the schools went first?

And then, what are the child-free going to do about the fanatics taking over our world with their heirs? Look at the Bush babies, not just Islamic militants.

Dan, you know I love your work. And I love this cartoon in particular but negative commentary about children and encouragement for the child-free, sticks me in the diaper zone.

All people should love and raise children. Children deserve the best. They are wonderful--we were too as children.

C is for C in China.

Check out C's blog: http://dialectbrand.blogspot.com/

It's all business... the fun stuff is over here.

L is for Lively Licks blog.

Fun DOG blog

Glenn Close is fun to read.