Make New Friends

and if you were a Girl Scout:

~And Keep the Old~

    I've been participating in the The Secret to Success is Support 31 Days to a Better Blog Challenge. The day 3 task was all about finding a blog buddy.  Some one who's blog is in the same niche, and you could trade comments and links etc. Suddenly, I'm in fifth grade being picked last for dodge ball again. I can't even tell you what my niche is. I can't even settle on which blog I really am. (My other blog on craft and art blog over at KLyPT). I was about to just give up.

     The nice thing about the internet is that it is a group that is much bigger than my fifth grade class.  In the forums and on twitter I've found people who are much more like me than I'd like to admit. But different enough that I have plenty to learn from them. So I'd like to introduce you to one of my new friends, and formally ask her to be my blog buddy. (Please forgive me for not passing an origami note in health class).

     She too is and ex?-architect, mom, knitter and fellow creative. You think that's lucky she is even a charter member of a chapter of the same fraternity as I, APX. Suddenly, I'm looking forward to making new friends on the internet, and maybe she'll even inspire me to start a big knitting project like a sweater or something! Jeanne is a Great Lakes/ Rust Belt girl like me and  she writes about life, motherhood, and her travels even if many of them are P.K. (pre-kids). She's got to be Sagittarius too, if only moon sign or rising. Please hop over and check out her blog Life in Cleveland, and while your at it why don't not follow her on Twitter as well @Sourire11 where we may be trading tweets late at night, architecture school habits die hard.

~One is silver and the other's gold~

Well I mentioned old friends too, let me introduce you to a couple:

Old Friend, Poet & Hockey Chick

I met Robin IRL, the traditional way, in a coffee shop open mic. We've been best-ies ever since! Robin writes about hockey, and writes very well I may add. Even if, like me, you know nothing about hockey or don't really follow sports, her blog Ice Hockey Chick will entertain and inspire. She moonlights as a poet you know, I interviewed her a few months ago and she reminded us to put art in your life.

Yinzer, not that she'd admit it

I met Sakena in the 2nd grade, before the internet. And yes  we've kept in touch largely since then. Even if she did move out west for a while. The Rust Belt brings you back, its magnetic that way. She blogs about life in our hometown of, you guessed it, Pittsburgh. Hey she's a writer too, so if you find yourself wandering Yinzer-ville, click Frolic 412. You'll find out what to do, where to do it, and maybe how to get there.






As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I am participating in the The Secret to Success is Support 31 Days to a Better Blog Challenge, so expect some positive changes in both of my blogs. Let me know how I'm doing, I live for comments!

Wordless Wednesday: Not the Kids.

The Search for the next CW Star is here! | CW23.com Shayna Richilson-Zadok

What I love about this local TV hopeful, is that not only is she a dear friend, but she's a real grown up Buffalonian with an unmatched passion for Western NY, love for her family (she's got a great husband, two little kids and huge dog), and a kind of infection enthusiasm. I'd love to see her on TV because it would be a little reflection of me and real-life moms in our area! He maybe she could help me out with my "You Still Have Time To Make This For Diner" series

The Search for the next CW Star is here! | CW23.com

I'll let everyone know when voting starts.

First Day

Today was my sweet girl's first day of school. Well, it was her 'cubby day' so I was actually around for most of the morning. She seem a little unsure for just a moment, maybe a little quiet (for her) at first, but that didn't last.  A bowl of oats, and a few songs and she was getting into the swing of it. At recess she caught up with K., but only played with him for a few minuets. We already know several of the other children because they are our friends kids, and they are my older son's classmates. Not to mention A's naturally outgoing personality. So by the time noon rolled around she was absorbed in play and clearly didn't want to go!

I've always though the point of childhood is to grow out of it. Thank heavens, DS was an easy baby but not A.. She NEVER took a bottle from anyone, rashed up from disposable diapers and was what I call, "sitter resistant" (read 105 Db blood curling cries).  So Until about 15 months,  I was on baby-house-arrest.  Alas It ALL goes by so fast, even the house-arrest parts. Now she's heading out in the world and making her own friends.  K went through all this too but he was not ever so clingy in the first place, or maybe it was that we had a new baby at the time, but it didn't shake me so. Usually at every milestone I tell myself, "Well, its not like s/he's packing for Stanford, it's just XYZ." Every one says, you just blink, and they will be moving out. When they do pack up and launch I'm going to want them to go.

There were some tears as I left the classroom for the hour of no-mommy adjustment, but they were mine. Which got me totally off guard, because I am so happy to see her growing. I don't want her to stay a baby, and, well she isn't.

No Time!

I don't have time to blog right now! trying to get my act together to go to the Great Blue Heron Festival tomorrow. I'm so excited, but alas and alac we're not packed, the house is a total mess. It rained all morning so I still haven't gone to the bank or the store yet!

I've been thinking a lot about my friends from the past lately. I miss some of them so much, but can you tell someone that after you've let 5 or more years go by. The internet sometimes makes it seem that you know whats going on with someone when really you have no idea. I've been out of high school for 15 years now. Thats hard to believe. The worst part... I don't have any of my year books... none of them, not pictures from the prom, nothing. I wonder how young i looked. Kiran awakes so I"ll have to go now. I've included just a picture I like from last years Blue Heron!