While I love technology, I hate it when my computer or laptop becomes ill. Apparently, my personal laptop has a virus, which has prevented me from posting daily. My hours and time at work are so strenuous, I'm not able to utilize my work computer (I'm quickly posting this while eating lunch and putting together … Continue reading Breaking News (no, this is not Day #31, 32 or 33)
Author: MermaidofthePlains
Day#30 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Dashboard Karaoke
I love singing in my car. I especially love when my iPod stops on an unexpected treasure that I have not heard in a long, long time. I can't help myself. Before I realize it, I'm drumming on the steering wheel, nodding my head side to side, back and forth, moving my shoulders, and singing … Continue reading Day#30 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Dashboard Karaoke
Day #29 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Sport Texting
My family loves sports. It's what we do, what we know, and what we love. My parents are big sports fans, so of course, my sister, brother and I continue to carry the torch. But, with my brother in Kansas City and my sister in Illinois, I miss watching games with them. Thank goodness for texting. I can watch a … Continue reading Day #29 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Sport Texting
Day #28 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: No Traffic
This morning, I had to be on campus by 6:15 am. While I don't do it often, I enjoy heading to work when it's still dark and my neighbors are just hitting their snooze buttons or their brew timers are turning on. The darkness of the morning, the lit streetlights and porch lights confuse the … Continue reading Day #28 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: No Traffic
Day #27 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Sopa de arroz
There is nothing more comforting than my mother's sopa de arroz (Mexican rice). No matter how I try, I am unable to replicate her recipe. I have a white notecard with her recipe scribbled in my handwriting. I wrote down the recipe after watching my mother cook a large saucepan of its fluffy deliciousness. It was difficult, as … Continue reading Day #27 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Sopa de arroz
Day #24, 25 and 26 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Wichita High School North
This weekend, we celebrated our 30th class reunion. Hard to believe it's been 30 years since my classmates and I walked across the stage of Century II to forever become alumni of Wichita North High School. I consider myself fortunate in that my days in high school were significant and a whole lot of fun. … Continue reading Day #24, 25 and 26 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Wichita High School North
Day #23 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Costumes
When I was a child, I remember tripping around in my mother's eggshell colored high heels. The toes were so pointed, I imagined my tiny foot squeezed into the shape of an arrow. You would think that would've deterred me from ever wearing pointed-toe shoes, but instead I love their sharp, almost evil appearance. I would … Continue reading Day #23 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Costumes
Day #22 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Autumn Leaves
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." L.M.Montgomery My favorite color is orange. The yellow-gold-orange of a fall day enchants and comforts me. I wait impatiently the long, hot, dull summer for the air to cool and the leaves to change. I imagine heaven is a perfect fall day where I … Continue reading Day #22 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Autumn Leaves
Day #21 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: A gift
This weekend we celebrated my husband’s birthday. Every birthday, every holiday, I am reminded of a large, brown envelope I keep in my closet. Tucked between my childhood Raggedy Ann and Felix the Cat, it contains passion in the shapes of hearts, stars and VW logos, and love in the mediums of colored pencils, fine … Continue reading Day #21 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: A gift
Day #20 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Fog
This morning, the fields near our home were layered in fog. I love when the fog creeps in overnight. There is something eerie, yet magical about the way it silently fills the space between earth and sky. But, this fog was different. It lingered just a few feet above the brown-gold fields, just high enough for the … Continue reading Day #20 of Wild and Exciting Little Things: Fog
Mermaid of the Plains 