Happy New Year from Mamacita

Mamacita says: Happy New Year to the Blogospheric Universe!  (I’m the one on the right, by the way)  (As in, “Yeah, right!” that is.)  Actually, that second arm from the left might be mine.  Is there Diet Coke in her … Continue reading

Ten Things Tuesday, on Wednesday

Mamacita says: 1.  Life can really kick you below the belt sometimes. 2.  You’re never safe from being surprised ’till you’re dead.* 3.  When someone is really, really busy, and isn’t watching the clock, something that should have been done … Continue reading

Things I Haven't Done Yet

Mamacita says: 1.  I haven’t run the sweeper since the Christmas tree fell.  There are fake green “needles” all over the house. 2.  I haven’t dived into the bowl of half-price Hershey miniature candy bars yet. Um, never mind. 3.  … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday

Mamacita says: 1.  Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.  –engraved over the Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC 2.  A man is truly ethical only when he obeys … Continue reading

Great Things, One Of Which Is ME!

Mamacita says:  As of around 10 this morning, I am now a Great Aunt.  Yes, “great” as in “awesome.”  And, she said with a sigh, “great” as in “Criminy, I’m old.”  My Other Sister is now a grandmother.  Tumorless Sister … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday

I have just this to say:  An 8-foot Christmas tree, loaded with over 3,000 ornaments, makes a really big mess when it falls. I’d planned to do many things today, but ended up doing only one.  And it’s not finished … Continue reading