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| Thanks to Denise I have a colorful new port...I love all my butterflies I have for my sigs...I am going to be rearranging the others in my sig folder to go on each of the other folders!!!!! I love my pretty port!!!!! |
| wrong today...I feel like I did something bad by writing about childhood demons...and then I get the response of Iam not going to read it...or It was not something I should have in my port...I do not understand this...everyone has the right to have what they want in their port for writing...I guess child abuse in any matter is wrong whether or not it is that childs fault or not... One actually said that I should put a help nu,ber in the story...well if I had that number it would have been used then to call the cops at the time...but I was given anything like that... SO that again makes it the child fault for the abuse of them and their mother...Glad to know that again...it has made it to the point that I am not really ready to keeping writing about it either.... Well to bed tonight and maybe tomorrow I will work towards the next chapter... |
| Bubby has been up since 6:30 this morning...uuggghhhh waiting for his sisters to come and not letting me sleep!!! Oh well I knew today was going to be hard for him...we have cartoons on now and he is not interested in them at all...I give up...I am going to try to get some stuff done today with the house...if i can keep him busy...going to be a long day today....I will be waiting until I get to hear how the first day of school went for the girls...Hoping it went well...since they are both in school all day.... Well I am off to get some writing done if I can...Then to figure out where my desk and book shelf is going to go so that i can start putting up my books... |
| My two oldest start school actually in less than 8 hours...My youngest of the two is going into 1st grade...and I so proud of her...I am also so proud of the oldest since she is going into 2nd grade...they were so excited when their dad came to pick them up today...I am already crying becuase in the morning my babies will be at school...even though bubby will be here...they have been here almost everyday of the summer... It is going to be hard now for me to get used to them not being here everyday...and for bubby to get used to having his mommy only...I know that it will be easier to get my house in order now...I am still wanting to write more this semester since I may not be able to go back to school until the spring...I am ok with it I think...I am not for sure yet... But I know that I will be busy with teaching my son his numbers and the alphabet...I love that he is so smart...he wants to really learn...I think that we are going to get out the leap pads and try some of it this week... Well I am off to bed now...I hope my girls have a great first day of school!!! |
| Should I keep on with my book or not...since the topic offends everyone a lot...I know I have to get it out so that I can get over this part of my life...I also want to let me be stronger with telling my kids when they are old enough to what to look for in signs of abuse... It is really hard for me though... I have been lucky lately with winning contests...And meeting someone on to talk to all the time...kept secret until it is said...He is going to be a great writer, I know from what he writing...And hopefully all his dreams will come true for playing football too...I know that it will...Since things happen for a reason...I think that if you follow your dreams they will come true...He is determined on that...so I know he will make it.... I am hoping to to also get a poem write for Vivians poetry contest too...I am not sure how i will do...but I am going to try my hardest to make an entry for it... |
| NOt sure why i am...maybe it is becuase I seem to be bugging poeple and that is why they are not talking to...could be just an emotional day for me too...I am nit sure what to do...I took my vitamins maybe that will help me...I do not have my evening primrose...Which I should have bopught yesterday...hopefully tomororw will be better...I hope to get my typoes done so that i can have my forst chapter of my book reviewed...Then get started on my second chapter... I tried to get a hold of my dad today...he apparently had his cell phone shut down again...so now I have no way of getting a hold of him if I tried...Never fails...and I think that it's right around the time for my sis's babies are due... I guess it is true...my family really does not want anything to do with me...no matter how much I try to keep in contact...they want nothing to do with me unless they need something... I have not even heard from my lil brother since he came home for his leave....what eles is new... I just really wanted to get the letter I wrote my mom when I decided to move to my dad's and confronted her about the abuse going on...and to see if I could get a hold my sis and find out what really happened with here and my step dad... Well I am off to getting my readiung and reviewing done for the day...and maybe I will get what I need done and get the next chapter going... |
| Moving.. how many people really like moving...I am very nervous about this since it is the first time I have had permmanent housing since November 15 2004...THis also means no rules like living here at Lucas Place, which is transistional housing...I know that i am going to be freaked out at first...knowing I can make as much noise as I want...and do not have to worry about anyone...hearing me... What scares me is that now I can drink after being sober for over 2.5 years...and clean from prescriptions for over 2 years...But I know that I need to stay clean for my kids... Has anyone ever been this scared about anything in their life...I mean I love the idea about being able to to do what I want with out rules... but sometimes there is just that time when you are better off with rules... I know that I am getting my keys on Wednesday...so that means I get to officially start moving in...wow my own house to not have to worry about making to much noisy because of my kids...It also means that I do not have neighbors next me...unless they are in the next house... I get to have a garden again...and have bird feeders in my yard...a basement to have my for safety for tornadoes and bad storms... I have my own room for me...and a room for my kids to have to share that is huge compared to their room now...same thing with the room I am going to have...too..my couch is my bed... And quoting from my ex mother-in-lae..."I could walk around naked if I wanted to when i am kid free..." OK maybe not a good idea..since i will have all my windows open...but I think it is more the freedom to do it with out having neighbors right there or anyone else to see...unless the windows are open... |
| I am in the follow the leader contest again....well off to packing and getting everything clean as I go...uuuuuggggghhhhhh...packing fairy come help me!!! |
| Made another 88%...next time I need to read over my answers again...I missed an obiviously one... |
| Well tomorrow it will be 25 questions again...so I hope that I can get a 92% tomorrow so that that I can atleast have a 90% for now...I so excitd...I will be home before dark again...OTher than that, not much else going on... |
| My dad also tries his hardest to keep in communication with me...SInce I am the oldest of 6 kids and lives the farthest away...all we can really do is talk...I always thought my dad was to tough on me...looking back now at my highschool years and all made me think that I am now an great parent...I was grounded for late curfew...I teach my kids now even though they are 7 and under that you have to listen and obey your parents or there will be consequences... Since my dad let my younger brothers and sister get a way with everything because he was afaid that he would loose them and like with me moving 8 hours away...since he did that my 23 year old brother had quit school and took any kind of job he could get...by the time he was 16 he had a rapsheet...was in Juvi...the weekend I brought Samantha to my dads house...was that great Mother's day gift or not!! He was caught after curfew and then off to Juvi he goes.... My 19 yearold sister had a baby at 17, cutes little nephew I have...and still at 19 has no GED or Diploma and is on her second baby...Now maybe being a little strict might have helped... My 17 yearold brother is now at Jobcorp on his own decision...quit school, was arested possesion...and has started to straightened...he stole the money that was for the weed they screwed him on...but paid off his court fees with that money...so he did not get into as much trouble..but was in jail..because he did steal...but he he was aloud to have food come in...and smoke anytime he wanted...because he used the money in a right way... My dad was thinking for the best when he thought it would be better not to be strict...now realizes that he made a mistake...It is sad when your dad learns from his older children...what mistakes he made cost him for one to move away, one to have a baby before graduating, one to be the first in the family to quit school...and one to have to learn from his mistake for using the money for a positive reinforcement... And as for my other 2 sisters...one has become an alcoholic...and one is married to the husband that would not divorce her...and has been living with the guy and now has 2 babies from him...even though he has raised my neice from her now to be ex husband...who has also become a sex offender because of the fact that he recently molested my neice...and now my sister will be able to get the divorce... I truely love my dad, and he has learned from his mistakes now...and will have to support my sis, her baby and the guy she is now...who is not the same father as my nephew... I do my best not to be bias on my family...but I have no choice sometimes...especially when there is no common sence being used...ever! |
| Reading back on my bonus part 1, I Do not think that is what mood was talkuing about...well I tried and that is all that matters...IN a little while when more awaks I will finish my Follow The Leader Contest Journals...May go ahead and write more into them...not sure yet about writing more into the ones already posted...but deifinitely one's that need to be done.. |
| Hi, My name is Jethro, and I am here to tell you about some of them stories about them princesses and that der person called a Prince...now down here in the stix, we would class that prince feller a pretty boy that hansg out with his mama...thats not a good feeling herer in these woods with the other fellers... Now them princesses just seem to like to have lots of them thing called money that grows on them trees...Boy they are still wishing really hard for them trees to come... Them Princesses seem to be lookking for them boys that love to be around there mamas...look at me...I am fine feller...I can do what them princes can do more...I can even wear me a white t-shirt and take out that trash...and still not offend them rich peoples in the cities... Then now comes this really prettttiiie girls...they are from the next county over...they want to marry a real feller....not one them city slickers that think they are country folk...(snorting as he laughs)...THe one short girlll really likes my hair combed the way it looks now...(blushing as I said this)...and she said I look pretty fine in my overalls...not sure why she said fine...but I think it maybe because I owe some money to the jail...ssshhh now do goin start spreading that around...I really like this gerl...ANd hope she really likes me and my family... Well I am off now to the woods to go find them trees again that grows soooommeee of that moneyf...reallly need to get some of them to pay that ffffinnnnnnnnnnne that my truuueeeee love doean't know about...atleast not yet, not until it gets in theeee papper that I payed it off and she sees that I want to marry her down in the woods here...and have her being pregnant and no shoues on hold my lllovvvee babies... Until next time to ssseee waht goes in the "Alll my kids in the WOods"" Love always to all, Veronica R. Adams A.K.A. Lucasmom2000 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| "A Real Place" Public or Private:Private Chapter:Short story Plot & Setting: In a paddock and young woman comes across a horse, that leads her to the man that will her future husband. Grammar Observations :If I make suggestions, these are not intended to offend, but to try and draw more out of you as a writer. Also when I make suggestions, it automatically make the review private as I believe that you do not want your works blemishes shown in the public review forum and it is also a violation of your copy write. Plus very rude to do so! Linda decided she needed a break on the farm. She decided that walking past the pasture into the plains would give her a rest and a chance to collect herin thoughts. Suddenly she turneds and saw/see's this unique spot, there was/is a tree that had/has it's trunk leaning at a righ 90 degree right angle and there were leaves and branches growing from the top of the trunk. Now I've shown you the tense difference, my suggested changes are in the blue. This tree was very unusual/unsual and Linda had not noticed/see it before. this is really confusing, you obviously wrote this in the throw of inspiration. All of a sudden out of the blue she meets a horse that has gone wild who was living in this small woodsy area. This horse a pretty brown like satin with round white patches, with one on his left eye. This horse seem to really take on Linda as a friend. Out of the corner of Linda's eye, she saw movement. It caught her out of the blue and suddenly a horse was there, it appeared to come from a wooded area, just past the unusual tree. The horse was a chestnut, its coat felt like sating to the touch, as Linda brushed her fingers across him. He had a white patch over his left eye. The horse seemed to approve of Linda and she felt that he was here friend. Please do not be offended, I'm only showing you the difference that can be made, when you look back over your work and keep to a sequence of events, plus with writing you need to show the reader that the sense's are being used. What I have written is only an example, you do not need to use my exact words, change it around and make it yours. Linda had to go back so that she could finish her work before the storm came. She promised the horse that she would be back as soon as her work was done on the farm. Linda had also told the horse that she would bring back 2 apples, sugar cubes, and some sugar cane fresh from the garden and apple trees. Later on Linda went back to the woods so she could keep her promise to thebring back some sugar cubes for the horse and it was then she realized that horse was not wild at all and it gave/gives Linda a kiss. Linda already knew that she needed to take the horse back as soon as she realized it was not wild at all. Linda decided to name the horse Patches. But was also thinking that the horse could belong to someone else too. Linda decided that she was going to go tomorrow andto put a lost and found ad in the paper and then make fliers up to make sure Patches went back to its owner. Suddenly the sky turned stormy, and the trees started to sway with the wind causing the branches to break. Linda knew she couldn't make it back to the farm in time and bring the horse too. Linda tried to ride the horse back to the farm anyways but it was just to windy and hail was starting to fall. Luckily she saw a little barn ahead and was able to walk Patches to it. Patches by now was getting scared and was kicking his back legs and drawing his front legs up in the air too. Linda was trying to getgetting patches calmed down so that they could get to the that little barn. This way they would have somewhere to stay until the storm passed. Hopefully the storm would not get any worse than what it is now with the wind and the hail. As Linda looked up, the sky was turning to a greenish-black. The wind was picking up and the raing was beating harding on her face as they walked closer to the barn. The only time the sky starts looking like that was when a tornado would be striking, the only problem was that the wind did not pick up anymore than the last time. The outside was not still like it normally is when the Tornado's came previously. This made Linda think that maybe god was watching over herthem so that she could find the person that Patches belonged to. If the owner did not want Patches back then maybe Linda could hold on to him and use him to help on the farm. Only time wouldwill tell as the storm starteds to clear up. She finally got/gets into the Barn to rest and wait for the storm to end, and she coaxed/has patches to lay down and then she lays next to him. They fell/fall asleep as they listened to the rain patter on the barn's roof. Then storm finally ended the next morning and Linda did'nt realize that they had fallen/}fell asleep that long. She knew that she had to get back to the farm to see what damage had happened. Just/Well as they were walking back to the farm, Linda started to cry because she did not want to have to give Patches back to the owner. Little did she know that she was the owner. The owner of Patches was waiting for them at her house. Linda let the owner know that she taken care of him through the storm. Patches owner, Lucas told Linda that she may now be the owner of Patches. Linda was so ecstatic/exstatic about it that she nearly knocked/knowed Lucas over by giving him a huge hug. Then she appologized for being out of composure/compsure like that. Lucas did not care, he was actually trying to get up the nerve to ask her on a date. Lucas had seen her so many times and realized how Beautiful she was. His favorite things about her was that she was honest, and very real. Linda told you how she saw/see's it. Linda did not know what to say when she realized that Lucas had been wanting to ask her out on a date for so long. In fact she was quite surprised to know this. And she accepted the invitation for the date. 6 months went by and Lucas and Linda were getting along so well. They were madly in love with each other. They cared about each other and their families, and were talking about having a family of their own. On Thanksgiving, Lucas decided to pull out an engagement ring and proposed to Linda and she was so excited that she forgot to answer him. Once he slid the ring on her finger she said yes and gave the longest kiss and a hug. They just stood there/their in each other arms for the longest time. Six months after that Lucas and Linda decided to get married in April. In fact they were to be married on the 25th of April. This date was important because/becuase it was the day they first first day they started dating and when he had given gave Patches to her. The wedding was beautiful/beautifual. A brief description of the wedding and the day in general would go really well here. Add some customs that are normally used. Sharing of cake, the horse shoe on the wrist, who gave Linda away, that kid of thing. But keep it in sequence. It was a small farm wedding and they rode off in a carriage/carraige where Patches was the horse driving them to the honeymoon is one wordhoney mooon destination. Lucas was keeping this a surprised from Linda. Linda had no idea that on their first day of the honeymoon her family had come/came in to see them. Her family had/was not able to make it in time for the wesdding. Linda was so surprised that she was speechless. Describe the families reactions, Linda's & Lucas's reaction. Use emotional words, touch, sight and smell. Six months after the wedding and honeymoond, Linda found out that she was pregnant! Lucas had just enlisted into the Army. He was getting ready to go off to war, when she told him that she was pregnant. Lucas was stunned because he was about to leave for war and was going to be gone for 12 months, and he would not be able to come back for the birth of his son or daughter. He did not know if he would ever be back because of how the war was going and the A/americans in the war were dying/dieing everyday. Lucas knew that he was being watched by the person and prayed to make sure he lived/lives to see his son or daughter and to be with Linda for the rest of their lives! Overall feeling/s: Overall this is a good tale and with a bit of polishing it can be a lot better. Please make yourself familiar with your spell checker, use it before you post the work on site. Not all reviewers will do as I have done above and a lot will look at this and walk away. Always try to proof read your work before posting it as well, that way if you notice a skipped word. {Which we all do, as we go with the flow of writing. } You have the chance to fix it yourself. What I suggest you do is keep a note book with yourself and if you see something that appeals to you write it down in its descriptive form. Also when speaking in a piece that is usually brought down a line and placed in italics. This you do with the writing ML, to locate this look on the left of the screen there is a drop down tool bar. Go into site tools and drop to writing ML. I suggest printing it off and keeping all of the pages handy. Also have a wander around "AAA B'day Book The Learning Tree" and pick up some extra hints and pointers on WDC. Join a group, that will assist you with your writing skills and encourage you to develop the already good imagination that I have witnessed here. |
| This was a great entry to write about Vonnegut...I read him in Highschool...also a hoosier here...and lived outside of Gary, went to River Forest Highdschool...My teacher happened to love Vonnegut...and in Academic Team we had to read him too...I am glad that you made him as a topic for your Entry... If you are in the Writers Digest Book Club...there are a few books in there that Vonngut helps write for writers...I have one or two already...and I know in my creative writing book there was an entry of one of his short stories...So I was really happy to be able to discuss him in that class...also in my American Lit.II book, we were going to read him if we had extra time... |
| "She Gathers Happiness" By Veronica R. Adams "She Gathers Rain," by Collective Soul describes a woman who doesn't have happiness in her life anymore. I chose song from Collective's Soul's self-titled CD, produced by Ed Roland and Matt Serleti from Rising storm Productions. "Today she sresses for the change she's facing now." This represents the woman shamelessly deresses so that she can use her body to make money so that she can find a place to sleep that night. "The Storm that's raging," she has foaced her sadness and wants to start over. "A Safe Haven she has found," this shows that woman has found shelter to stay at without pain. "She doesn't care what the prophets say anymore." At this point the woman has given up on her family and God, and is concentrating on what she wants. She is realizing she has lost all the love in her life, and think that she will never have it back. As described by this line of the song, "For the love she had no more." "To wash and cleanse and make her whole again," describes that she has cleanse by god. And the woman is returning to her family strongerand healthier now that she has god in her life. The people at the shelter let her know that she can do anything she wants. "Her imagenation has started stretching wide, depicts that his woman wants to her life in order. Wants to take classes to finish her GED, and goes on for college classes in Creative Writing or what the lord wants her to do. "Her new conviction no longer will hide," says she will not longer hide from will fear, and will stand strong." "She's not branded, when the prophets speak of fire." This represents that this woman is pure still, but she knows she defy god, and he has forgiven her for her sins. "The same love she gives she requires." This woman knows that she needs God, her family, and most importantly her happiness to live throughout the whole day , one day at at time... |
| Honestly I was quite surprised that there was not one entry on sex either...my thing about having sex is being in control no matter what...I do not care how much the guy tries...I have to be in control...and it makes me more excited when i have to fight for control... Yes great sex is what makes the relationship better...but it can be the only reason that your relationship is together...then don't you feel like you are nothing but someone who is trading sex for anything that you need...I mean pretty much for a pimp who is not getting paid...or you use it fox drugs or alcohol... So I hope anyone who is in a bad relationship or in one where it is about sex only...then maybe you need to recheck how that relationship is to you... Trust me I am still learning about that...I quit being with one of my guy friends because he had a virgin gf, but he would come have sex with me and go back to her...I was letting my self be used...now the Guy friend I am with now...we are just friends with benefits because of his schedule and mine...they are conflicting alot when it is to dating...but both guys I have known for almost 2 years...so I am not worried since I still have Ty coming around...but not sure on him anymore either.. Lets just say that when it comes to having sex...even with my ex, and the only 2 other guys I have or am with now...I have enjoyed being with them....with one we were experminetal all the time...and the other we are will be getting more experimental when we have more time to be with each other...both love my kids but I am not ready to have a serious relationship either...and my kids love both Joe and Bryces...in fact I was the meaner for awhile about joe...and they do not really know that I am with Bryce yet...just because I do not want them to get attached again... Love always to all, Veronica R. Adams A.K.A. Lucasmom2000 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Pride is something I have to deal with everyday of my life right now...I do not like the fact that I have to break down and ask for help...I do not want to, but living in Trasnsitional housing...having to go get help for my rent sometimes...or for my electric and gas bills, like this past month...help on getting my security deposit for where I am noving too...I also have alot of pride problems about asking for help at a food abnk or a clothing bank... Here is thing though...if you do not have the money or the food for the month, then you need to break down and get help...I know that it is hard for others to do that too...but you have to make sure that your kids are being taken care of and yourself so that you are around for them... |
| This is a great poem...I can see what you were writing about...This has alot of description and imagery... I think that I am going to your port and look at some more of your poetry...I would love to read and reveiw some of the poetry... At first I thought the poem was about a car...then I read on...Most times when you see a title like that it is automatically car or truck related.... Normally for me if I saw that...it just brings back how I tried to learn how drive my ex's echo...let me tell you...that is when I found out that i am the worse driver for an clutch...I think that if you do not have hand eye coordination then you should not drive a clutch...or if you are clumsy...you will not want to drive one...actually I probably safer not driving...hehe |
| Well it was only 25 question...and if we did not answer the first or last question she did not grade the test....so obviously we go to the first question: what class are you taking...ddduuuhhhh sociology.... THe last question of the test: Is this the first test you are having in your sociology class.....again...ddduuuuhhhh True.... So I hope that since I had those two answers right....that I passed the test...I need to have an A in this class so that I can make sure I can bring up my gpa to a "b" or higher... I think that sociology is an easy class this time around...last time I took it, not fun at all...really sucked...the teacher was boring...Teacher is cool...getting her phd right now...and can not believe how horribly bored the book are that she has to read to write her thesis.... That is why I am excited about my teacher..she makes this class really easy to understand theories.... |
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Veronica dear you have alot of drive dear to be even crawling out of bed to redo anything, Sorry I can't get you any advice, I have never made anything like that. HUGS! Ann.
But yes, I walk around naked most days - even the day I forgot that Duck had taken down the blinds to replace them and the new blinds didn't fit... over the big picture window that faces the neighbor's house. I love having my own house for that very reason - I don't have to worry about it. *shrugs* I just hope pictures don't end up on the internet! 
Navigating in the dark can be quite dangerous!