Friday, October 30, 2015

Celebrate the Small Things

To join Celebrate the Small Thingsvisit the Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week.  
 Lexa's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog


Celebrations:  

**I finally tried Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa for the Keurig... it is yummy! Especially with tons of marshmallows. :)

**In the process of switching around the floral shop and redesigning the displays. So far, it's been freeing as well as refreshing to get rid of the "old" styles and regroup.

What celebrations do you have for the week?

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Spooktoberfest 2015: Bad Meets Evil



The 4th Annual Spooktoberfest was difficult. I didn't realize how hard this was until I worked on my own flash fiction piece.
So many koodos and shout-outs to you wonderful writers who did this challenge and joined in on the fun!




The challenge was to write a 400 max word flash fiction piece using the 13 required items below.



Bad Meets Evil


An usher handed Charlotte a program with a handwritten note on the front:
To the lady in the leather corset, you look stunning.
She glanced at the usher, but he shook his head and continued to hand out programs.
Charlotte scanned the audience for her admirer. No one stood out, except for the people next to her, eating popcorn and sipping coffee. She'd gobble down a mushy banana over that, any day.
On stage, two actors pretended to fish from a makeshift pier, complete with seaweed.
Charlotte locked eyes with Lawrence. Or, at least, that was his character’s name in the play. She browsed the pamphlet for his real name—Kole Kaldwell. Probably not his birth name, either. She aimed the note at him; her way of asking if he was the author.
He nodded and smiled.
The theater was Charlotte’s refuge from the outside world, the one place she could escape her demons. She didn’t want to taint this haven by hooking up with some stranger. She bolted from the theater and down the steps. The heel of her boot caught on her skirt, causing her to tumble forward.
Kole swooped in and saved her from eating cement.
“Aren’t you missing your play?” She adjusted his tie.
“It’s worth it.” He pulled her into an embrace. “You’re breathtaking.”
“So are you.” She removed a poison dart from a secret compartment in her corset and pricked his skin with it.
At the same time, tingles soared through her arm until it went numb. She looked at Kole’s hand, which held a sapphire tie-pin. In her own excitement, she hadn't felt the pierce from it.
Kole slid to the ground, like a discarded marionette, and Charlotte followed, landing on top. If she could’ve laughed, she would have. She’d finally met her match, her equal, but didn’t realize it until they both had paralyzed each other. It was comical, really.
Bats flew above, and a dog barked.
“What’d ya find, boy?”
She didn’t recognize the voice, and couldn’t see his face, but that didn’t matter. She was going to be saved. Her eyes grew heavy until they closed.
Charlotte awoke in a van, bound to Kole with Ace bandages. Bad Meets Evil by Eminem played on the radio.
“You two will make a wonderful addition to my collection.” The usher stared back at her through the rearview mirror.

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You can read other Spooktoberfest entries here by checking out the linky.

Monday, October 26, 2015

The Listing Hop


To celebrate eight years of blogging, Bish Denham hosts a blog hop revolving around one of my favorite things... LISTS! All you have to do is go HERE to sign up and grab the banner. Then make a list of whatever you want, share it on your blog, and hop around to other blogs.

Since Bish is celebrating 8 years of blogging, I thought it'd be fitting to do a list of 8. :)



8 retired or cancelled TV shows I miss:

Dracula 
Firefly 
Jericho 
Lost 
Moonlight 
My So-Called Life 
Spartacus 
Stalker 

You can check out other participants of The Listing Hop HERE
And if you like lists, Dani and I host a weekly blog hop called Fast Five Friday over at Cover Girls
Thanks for stopping by!

Friday, October 23, 2015

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday



To join Celebrate the Small Thingsvisit the Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week.  
 Lexa's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

Celebrating...

My two older sons' cross country team became Regional champs last Saturday and are headed to Semi-State! 

My 7th grader made the basketball team!

I've been editing an entry for the Dear Lucky Agent contest and hope to get it to my critique partner this weekend before submitting it.

What celebrations would you like to share? Join in HERE.



Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, using lists.


Oct. 23: 5 movies you always watch at Halloween time


Halloween (1978)
Halloween 2 (1981)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Dawn of the Dead remake (2004)
Salem's Lot (1979)


Are there any movies you like to watch during the Halloween season? 
Check out FFF HERE.


Monday, October 19, 2015

Express Yourself


Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Oct. 19-23: A magical spell was cast on Halloween night to turn everyone into their costume forever. What would you be?

If their kickbutt fighting skills and abilities came with it, then I'd say Anna from Van Helsing or Black Widow from The Avengers.


 Don't forget to sign up for Spooktoberfest for a chance to win some cool prizes!


Friday, October 16, 2015

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday




Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, using lists. Go HERE to learn more.






Oct. 16: 5 things that drive me bat-sh*t-crazy


*Potholes. They are everywhere. *sigh*
*When someone starts a sentence with "No offense, but" or "Not to be rude, but" ... do they think it's a free pass to be offensive and rude?
*One uppers... those that, when you're sharing something exciting or tragic in your life, they "one up you" by having something better/worse happen and usually, the story sounds sketchy.
*Inconsiderate drivers. Especially those that pull their vehicle out on front of you and drive super slow and don't use turn signals.
*Myself... for almost always running late.

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To join Celebrate the Small Thingsvisit the Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week.  
 This bloghop is originated by VikLit, and Lexa's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner at Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker at Kidbits Blog



Celebrating...

My two older sons are in cross country together, and the team came in first place at Sectionals last weekend, which helped qualify them for Regionals. So excited for them, that they get to do this together and that the team is doing so well.

The Walking Dead and Gotham are back on the air. I've missed these shows! 

I have an idea for my Spooktoberfest flash fiction piece, but I haven't started writing it yet. Hoping to do that soon, because I don't have much time left!

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Friday, October 9, 2015

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday




Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, and the topics revolve around lists. 
 Go HERE to learn more about Fast Five Friday.




Oct. 9: 5 Halloween costumes you think are awesome

*Morticia from The Addams Family
*Day of the Dead
*Edward Scissorhands
*Anna from Van Helsing
*Evil Queen from Once Upon a Time


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Celebrate the Small Things. To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week.  
It can be about writing or family or school or general life. This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit
Lexa Cain's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner at Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker at Kidbits Blog





Celebrating...

*We had our family pictures taken, and because the sun set sooner than expected, the photographer is giving us another session on the house to take at a later date. How nice is that? Love her! And the photos that she was able to take look wonderful.

*Ate a dessert called cookie monster from Cheddar's. I haven't had one in several years, and it did not disappoint. It's vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, peanuts, and whipped cream, served on a warm chocolate chip cookie. Yummy!

*Got caught up on my blog posts AND did some editing on a manuscript. So excited!


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Don't forget about Spooktoberfest! It's flash fiction with prizes for 4 winners!



Monday, October 5, 2015

Express Yourself - scary places

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Please leave your link in the comments below or on Dani's post, so that we can visit your blog. Thank you!!!





Oct. 5 - 9: Where would be the scariest place to spend Halloween?

I think a haunted asylum or something like that would be a scary place to spend Halloween. MTV had this show called Fear, where contestants documented whether the place was haunted or not. I think it'd be scarily awesome to do that with Dani! We'd probably scare each other more than the place itself, just by screaming or jumping at the unknown.


Where do you think the scariest place to spend Halloween would be?


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Have you signed up for Spooktoberfest yet? If you love flash fiction and prizes, check it out HERE.



Friday, October 2, 2015

Celebrate the Small Things and Fast Five Friday




Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, and the topics revolve around lists. 
 Go HERE to learn more about Fast Five Friday.




Oct. 2: 5 classic literature novels you adore

* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
* Dracula by Bram Stoker
* 1984 by George Orwell
* The Divine Comedy (Vol 1-3) by Dante Alighieri
* Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen


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Celebrate the Small Things. To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit
Lexa Cain's amazing co-hosts are:
L.G. Keltner at Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker at Kidbits Blog


Things I'm celebrating this week:

* I'm trying to be more consistent with my blogging. I've missed it, and it's good to be back.
* Speaking of being back ... I'm also doing Celebrate the Small Things again! I've been MIA from it since 2014, so I'm looking forward to reconnecting with you awesome bloggers!