the mind of melis……

Truth is, aside from that dash of a post giving off a jar o jelle, I don’t have a lot to say these days. Shocking, I know, given my propensity to blather on and on about NOTHING. How drole.

So I’m giving this/you/me a break, until I have something more to offer. Until maybe after I’ve had a vacation and can write something decent and suitable for public consumption.

For those who find me on Facebook, never fear- I’ll continue to fascinate  with my wit and eloquence there with random twitter-like posts.

Oh and Nieves, that jar of apricot jelle is SO YOURS.

Also, yours truly is throwing in a copy of “Chicken Fluff and Other Stuff” which contains two short stories I wrote about growing up in a small northern NM town.

How to win such awesomeness? Comment, comment, comment (include an email address so I can contact you and get the particulars.)
 I will use a random generator to pick a winner, winners will be notified by June 15.

Also, may I say, that this weekend, marks the anniversary of Mind of Melis! What a fabulous thing, to have been blogging for a year. I mean, I am a total baby when it comes to blogging– but one whole year people! That’s an accomplishment- especially in light of recent creative blocks and a case of laziness of the most horrible kind… But! Huzzah!

To celebrate my anniversary, I’m hosting a giveaway! I’ve wanted to giveaway something for a long time now but could never figure out what, and well…. what will it be you ask? Something wonderful?

Thing is, I’ve kinda hit a bit of a writers block lately. Maybe writers block  isn’t the right word. Creative block.
BUT as I was walking to work this morning, I saw a roly poly, and it got me thinking about a post…but, I will warn you reader, I’ve already done my due diligence by informing you of my creative block. I make no promises on the actual creative merit of this post.

See, every morning I walk 3 blocks to my office. On the way, this time of year, I get to feel the sun on my face and hear the birds singing, and it’s a really good way to refocus after an hour long commute.
And there are these roly polys. Well, I call them roly poly’s. What they are, is in fact Armadillidiidae. Try saying that real fast.

I think they are quite cute, and in the morning, there are TONS of them, very busily traversing the sidewalk upon which I tread to the door of my building.  I like to imagine they on their way to work, off to do some very important job, rushing the kids to this leaf or that, like school.  After all, what does one really know of the life of a roly poly? Not much, I would surmise, but if you’ve ever seen Pixars A Bugs Life, ya gotta wonder. I was being watched one day, by a colleague, who asked  after a few minutes if was a Buddhist, given my obvious reverence to my little travelers. I replied that I was not, in the traditional sense, but perhaps in the effort of sustaining the life of a roly poly, sure. Why not?

I awake each morning to hugs and cuddles, and The Little Woman is always sneaking little notes into my day. Emails, text messages, stickies (she LOVES stickies!) little cards left on my pillow that say “sweet dreams mom, I love you”. My heart is so full in that very moment that I have to go into her room and hug her, and even though she is fast asleep, tucked in warm under the covers, I cannot help but hug her and kiss her and whisper thank you….she smiles in her sleep when I do this. When I drop her off at school, she blows kisses, and I drive off smiling.

Internet, I don’t know what I have ever done to deserve this bounty of unlimited unrestrained affection- but I do know that I could not ever ask for more than I have in this little life of mine.

I don’t know where to go, with this new-found information, that I am not the only one who remembers. It’s disquieting, somehow. Perhaps I should just accept it as one of those gifts, a random blessing, and leave it at that. I do think, however, that this quote applies quite succinctly when relating the past to the present….

1. OMG we went to the mall, and saw a life! size! Edward! (from Twilight) and OMG, we had to scream!!

2. OMG Gabby got her hair cut. And highlighted. I need a hair cut! And highlights! Why can’t I have highlights? What do you mean I have to wait till I am older? Why? But why? Whyyyyyyyyyyyy????

3. O.M.G Mom! we’regoingtobeinatalentshow,andmaybewe’llsingormaybewe’lldanceormaybeboth! (At light speed, accompanied by appropriate hand gestures and facial expressions).

The sleepover was a success, and while The Little Woman missed her big sister terribly, I think she was very happy to have some all to herself momma time.

I have one last thing to leave you with, which I will warn is somewhat controversial, but which I hope will generate some interesting posting and conversation– note- please no hate-mongering. We at Mind of Melis have a non-hate-mongering policy.

“Ironically, the billions of dollars we’ve spent on youth ministers, Christian music, publishing, and media has produced a culture of young Christians who know next to nothing about their own faith except how they feel about it.

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What was 2 going to be? I forget…perhaps 2 is the fact that I cannot remember what 2 was. Yeah. That’s it.

three: I have a upcoming trip to the Mexican Riviera (The MexiRivi, woo hoo!) with several of my favorite people and I am very excited. It will be nice to not have to work, worry about anything, be on a schedule or deal with that which annoys or aggravates.