Writers Workshop: Mad at the Army

Every Thursday over on Mama's Losin It Mama Kat has a Writing Workshop. This week the prompt I chose was to "Write a poem about the last thing that made you mad." Well, I was just mad last night...this should be easy!! HA HA HA!

Mad at the Army
Twin Mattress and Frame, and early 70s Crib.
Bed of My Truck.
100 degree heat
and Sweat dripping-- OH YUCK!

Bunjee Cords and not enough room
needing 8 hands, and only have two.

My tailgate came off,
YES that's right, fell right into my hands!!!
Wishing my husband was there to help,
and cursing the Army for sending him back to the Sands!!


Ok..so, not the BEST poem I have ever written, but....it felt good to write, and now, reading this, I can laugh about it, and this only happened 12 hours ago!!! ;-)
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Writers Workshop: 50 things in a Man

One of the prompts today on Mama's Losin it for Writer's Workshop is: The Love List. Write a list of 50 things you look for in a man. FIFTY?!?!? YIKES!!! Ok--I bet I can come up with 50; Ready or Not!

1. A Great Smile
2. Witty
3. Charming
4. Great Eyes
5. Smart
6. Sensitive
7. Protective
8. FUN!!
9. A good Kisser
10. Has the ability to make me laugh
11. Chivalrous
12. Good Father Figure/Role Model
13. Strong, both physically and emotionally. Someone who will stand up for what he believes in
14. Someone who can make me feel like I am the only person in a crowd of 100,000
15. One who isn't afraid to show emotions in front of others
16. A man who never raises their voice, or their hand
17. A good Listener
18. A Good Conversationalist
19. Family oriented
20. Good Work ethic
21. Driven
22. Playful
23. Honest
24. One that can laugh at themselves
25. A man who isn't more concerned with having all the latest and greatest, but who loves and appreciates what he has.
26. One that can enjoy simple pleasures such as a sunset, a good movie, or how his children have changed, and grown
27. A man who spends more TIME than MONEY
28. One that will love me for all the things that make me who I am, and not want to change anything about me
29. One who has hobbies
30. A Man that will stand beside me, not in front, or behind
31. Tall
32. One that likes Music
33. Built
34. In Uniform (Wink, Wink LOL)
35. A Man that can remember important dates--Just makes life Easier! ;-)
36. Gentle
37. Respectful
38. One that is an Animal lover
39. A man that likes to cook
40. One that knows me better than I know myself
41. A man that gives me butterflies
42. One that would rather be with the family then with the Guys
43. Romantic
44. One that says I love you countless times in a day, and MEANS it
45. Passionate
46. A Water Lover
47. One that enjoys the occasional Shopping Spree
48. Sincere
49. Trustworthy
and finally.........
50. A man that completes me.

This list was way easier than I thought it would be....I guess when I think of all the things that make me love my husband, 50 only got me started! I sure am a Lucky Women! :)

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Trying Something New....Writers Workshop

On occasion, I forget about all the things I have to do, and go randomly clicking through blogs people post on their own sites....sometimes I find something really intriguing, but ALWAYS I find interesting photos, blog posts....and PEOPLE out in this great big world of ours. As a matter of fact, I was just thinking the other day how blogging, and the internet have connected so many of us from around the world, and let us in on others lives, whom we would never know otherwise. I've been to far away lands I've only dreamed of, and seen and read stories like I was right in the mix, all thanks to Blogging.
Today was no different....I stumbled upon "Mama's Losin It" And it looks like a delightfully funky Blog!! I'll have to bookmark it for future use!! And she's got "Writers Workshop Thursdays" Different than my normal photo posts...but different is the spice of life...right?!?!?! I used to do "Friday Fill-Ins" and they are fun, but it's not AS fun if you don't have a list of names to click on to see how they responded to the same things!! Well, Mama's Losin It uses Mr Linky, just like so many photo sites, making the fun of writing, well, FUN again!! :)
Every Thursday she has different prompts to choose from, this week I am chosing:

Soundtrack of your life: Pick 10 songs that you would have on a soundtrack for your life, pick a line from each that you most identify with and write a short statement of why this song made it.

Can't say these are in any specific order...So, Let's Go!

1. "You and Me" by Kenny Chesney: "Ordinary No, Really Don't think so....Not a love this true" First this was my husband's and I's wedding song; second it Describes my husband's and I's love for one another! Our Love is strong, full of desire, passion, and most important--FRIENDSHIP--and is VERY TRUE!



2. "Awful, Beautiful Life" by Darryl Worley: "I love this crazy, tragic, Sometimes almost magic,Awful, beautful life" I LOVE my life, it's chaotic, it full of love, I've seen my share of tragedy, and I think each Day is a beautiful, magical, GIFT!! (and the part about saying a prayer for Cousin Michael in Iraq hits VERY close to home!)

3. "Here without You" by 3 Doors Down: "I'm here without you baby, But you're still on my lonely mind,I think about you baby,And I dream about you all the time"; I am an Army Wife....I think that sums it up!!



4."The Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key: "Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" Just gives me CHILLS!!! I'm one of the most Patriotic People you will ever meet...and not just on 4th of July or Memorial day, and Not just because I am a Military Spouse, I have been that way since I was a young girl!



5. "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera: (its the whole Chorus) Cause it makes me that much stronger, Makes me work a little bit harder, Makes me that much wiser, So thanks for making me a fighter, Made me learn a little bit faster, Made my skin a little bit thicker, It makes me that much smarter So thanks for making me a fighter": I had a rough early childhood, but I don't regret it, because like the song said, Made me that much wiser, made me learn faster, and made my skin thicker!

6. "Texas Women" by Hank Williams Jr.: "trust in God and luck and I live to love Texas women": I am VERY Proud to be a Texan Woman, and my husband like to tease me all the time about how "Ya Gotta Love those TEXAS WOMEN" WOOO HOOO!!!! ;-)

7."Somebody's Hero" by Jamie O'Neal: "She didn't get a check every week like a nine-to fiver, But she's been a waiter, and a cook and a taxi driver" I love having the ability to be a stay at home mom to my Two girls, and I hope that when they are older they see me as one of their heroes; and the song ends with how the daughter is the mom's hero, and that's where I always cry, because I just know my girls will be my heroes when I'm in a nursing home, and needing care! <3

8."Just Dance" by Lady GaGa: "Just Dance, gonna be okay" I don't care if you're a fan of Lady GaGa or not...that song just makes you feel good, and wanna get up and DANCE!!! I love to dance, before kids, my husband and I and friends went out dancing all the time!! Dancing is good for the body and SOUL! So get up and DANCE!

9."Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole': How do I pick just ONE line from that song?!?!? How about two?? "And the dreams that you dreamed of, Dreams really do come true" and "I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,, They'll learn much more, Than we'll know": This song is a MASTERPIECE in my opinion! I LOVE Hawaiian music (chalk that up to being lucky enough to live in the Islands for 3 years) And Israel Kamakawiwo Ole is a HERO there (may he R.I.P.) this song kind of wraps the majority of my life in a little package.....I always loved the Wizard of Oz, and Somewhere over the Rainbow by Judy Garland;I believe Dreams come true, and most of mine have, I believe that you can do anything as long as your heart is set on it; I became a MOM in Hawaii, and this song had just become really popular in TV ads and such, and I sang it to my oldest all the time when she was a baby; it also incorporates Louis Armstrong's "What Wonderful World" lyrics, which happens to be one of my Husband's favorites songs, and lastly, I can't hear it, and not cry!!



Oh Man...we're at #10 already!!!! Last but Not Least.....

10."Sailing" by Christopher Cross: "It's not far down to paradise, At least it's not for me" This song was written about the Lake that I practically grew up on. When I hit my teens, we all but lived on the lake. We had boats, and jet skies, and the Summers/early Falls were spent on the water. I hear that song and I feel as though I'm drifting on the waves of the lake, watching the sun go down, a chill in the air (mostly from too much sun LOL) I miss those days, they were simple, fun, and full of memories.

Ok--there you have it! My Soundtrack to life...at least life up to this point! That was fun! Thanks Mama Kat for the writing Prompt! I hope to make this an Every Week thing!!!
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