Just want to take a second to give myself a big shout out!! Has anyone ever done that before? Shouted out to him/herself?

I was just voted as the Member of the Month for September '09 for the "The First Peoples' Home Page" !! It is quite an honor and very satisfying to know that I have done well to touch the lives of my fellow "tribesmen/women". There is so much kindness and oneness within that group. I am very much a proud member and thank everyone who had a part in giving me this title!!

WOOOO HOOOO, ME!!!
 

Today marked the beginning of a new learning experience for me. I am a student in the New Horizons Writing Academy and am excited about turning my lack of creative writing skill into something that all writers will be envious of!

Already, just through the posts of a couple of my classmates, I have realized the importance of creating an outline before actually diving into a story. I have never been one who could effectively utilize an outline because I am too impatient and never want to put in the required time of thinking things through. That is one reason, probably the biggest reason, I have yet to become a published author.

If anyone out there has a "no fail" outlining system, please pass it my way. I will take all kinds of help and advice! At this point, I really don't think I should be too picky. I just need to learn how to incorporate this invaluable tool into my writing.

So, wish me luck in this new adventure I am on! And feel free to keep up with me and my assignments. There is a special folder titled "Sunrise" that will house all my assignments as well as a neat little static item that will contain all of the discussion topic posts I will be required to make.
 

My very dear and true friend, Omni~pink bubbles r everywhere , has created her very first site auction and asked me to help her along with it. Of course, I was honored to be asked as well as pleased to do anything I could. I check on the auction at least five times a day to see if new packages have been donated and just to make sure all is going well.

Yesterday, during one of my "looksies", I saw a donation made by my very favorite person in the whole, wide world, stacylynn71!! As some of you may be aware, Stace has had "real life" issues and had to take a longer than desired break from wdc.

I am not at all ashamed to admit that I peed my britches when I saw her name along with three awesome package donations!! Gawd, I can only hope this is a sign of her return. Nobody, and I stress NOBODY, can imagine the feeling that I have in my heart and soul to know that her presence here again is a possibility. I love Stacy Lynn with every single fiber of my being, whether she realizes that to the fullest extent or not. I honestly don't think she has a clue, although I tell her every chance I get.

Even though I am so ecstatic I can barely sit still, I will not push her to return to ME immediately. I will continue to give her the space she needs in order to get her real life things in order.

Why, oh why, do she and I have to be so far apart geographically? Why can't Texas and Wisconsin be right next to each other? Any geographers out there that can help me with this dilemma? Can we do some simple rearranging to put the best thing that has ever happened to me within my reach?

I want to hug her so bad. I want to plant eleventy seven hundred and eighty thousand kisses on her cheeks, forehead, and chin!!! Can everyone please join me in a silent prayer that she is able to return, if only to get back in touch with her superb writing? Others have tried to fill the "Stacy Void" within me, and I more than appreciate all attempts. But I must be honest and say that nothing or no one can fill that emptiness.

I LOVE YOU, STACY LYNN!!!
 

When holidays roll around, WDC is soooooo boring for me! All my friends are out celebrating and whooping it up with their friends and families and I am left here to just keep refreshing my page to see if anything at all has happened within the past three minutes - sometimes I don't even wait that long to refresh!

On a typical, non holiday day, I receive somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 emails. On holidays, I can't even max out at 20!! B O R I N G!!

I am sure I overwhelm all my friends' inboxes while they are away. And I don't care! I really should be capitalizing on this time doing reviews for the Anything Goes poetry contest that is hosted by my dear friend, ~*~Damiana Renewed~*~ . It is a couple rounds behind and has enough entries to keep a person busy for months!

So, I guess instead of using my blog to complain about missing all my homies, I should get my tush over to the contest page!

HAPPY LABOR DAY, Y'ALL!
 

As it was nearing my bedtime tonight, I took Freddi out for one last pee pee potty. I glanced up at the sky as I always do (I get so much comfort and peace from the night sky) and saw something I have never before seen. I stood with my mouth agape and my eyes widened with awe as I stared at the massive rainbowed halo around the bright full moon! I noticed that the rainbow effect was not consistent throughout the entire ring, but was mainly positioned at the very top.

After reveling in such a discovery, wondering if the people driving by had even noticed it, I came in and instantly googled "rainbow halo around the moon". Much to my surprise, since I have been a sky gazer all my life, there was an abundance of information pertaining to this awesome sight.

I just wanted to share my newest nighttime lesson with everyone and offer a photo I found on the web that looks almost exactly like what I just observed from my driveway.

If you find yourself curious, I encourage you to do a simple search and learn about this fascinating occurrence!


 

Have I? Well, just in case I haven't, I want to send a very quick shout out to all my wdc best friends. There is no particular order to my list; I love all of you equally in one way or another for all that you allow me to be!!

Omni~pink bubbles r everywhere
Hannah-Paper Doll Gang
Sticktalker
ShellySunshine
stacylynn71
~*~Damiana Renewed~*~
Wyn - missing III
Krislgreen novel minded
R, at work
Jewel Busy Busy Busy!
HuntersMoon - Gone4Awhile
SummerLyn Guthrie
mystic_writer
Jen d'Arque - Busy Bee
Shannon
simply_complex
Rogue♥Sherri
Gabriella
1leila123 says Hello!
Cissy-

I love y'all so much!! Thank you for everything you are and everything you do! Each of you mean the world to me in so many ways.
 

For most of the American population, summer does not officially begin until June 21st. That is not the case here in North Central Texas; it begins quite a bit earlier. So, for the sake of any argument, I have declared June 13th as the beginning of my summer. Why? Well, because that is my birthday and with it comes a natural sense of celebration!

My birthday this year marked my 39th year of existence and was filled with laughter, joy, friends and family, and of course, sunshine! Not only did my mother take me out to eat at a fancy Mexican restaurant, one friend took me out for Bar-B-Q while another took me out to a high class Italian place in the heart of Downtown Dallas. After dinner with my mother, she presented me with a birthday cake - red velvet with my very favorite whipped, creamy butter icing. This cake held a bit more sentiment than just the typical message of "Happy Birthday". Below those decorated words was another message: "Congratulations on 6 months of Sobriety"! She cried and cried, all over my delicious looking cake, before we were actually allowed to dive into it! Happy tears of course. Ya see, until December 10, 2008, I was a daily abuser of methamphetamine. This addiction had me in its evil clutch for 25 years.

The majority of my summer has been centered around reclaiming my life. I can't say I have worked hard at that, for I have lounged by the huge swimming pool surrounded by palm trees in my mother's delightful and serene back yard. The gentle breeze kept me entertained with its ability to make the elegant wind chimes sing their song in unison with the peaceful background sound of the waterfall from the hot tub. Chirping birds, floating butterflies, soft pillowy clouds all added to the wonderful effect of my calm environment.

My mother and I have had an opportunity to laugh and enjoy each others company - something I have robbed her of being able to do for the past 25 years. We have danced around her over-sized living room, we tried our hand at yoga, and we have spent hours upon hours playing with Freddi, my 5 month old female German Shepherd. Freddi, in German, means Peaceful Ruler and I selected this name in the hopes of it rubbing off on her! Yes, my puppy was an evil monster for the first couple of months. But now, she is quite the pleasant addition to our family. She knows how to shake with the appropriate paw. She knows the difference between High Five and High Ten. She knows all the basics of sit, lay down, and Tell Me. She even knows how to whisper!! She is completely house broken and is nearing 40 lbs. Mom loves her like the grand child I have never been able to give her and refers to her Freddi Lue Poopi Doo.

I have spent a good amount of time creating a writing workshop for troubled teens in the Dallas area that I call Scribbling for Self Discovery. The workshop has not formed into total fruition yet, as I am working on finding a sponsor. The workbook is very near completion and may be viewed here at WDC.

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