Pen Pals

 

I’m gonna do something that just might bite me in the you-know-what…but that’s the kind of gal I am. And I think it will be fun anyway. Depending on who/how many take me up on this. I came to the conclusion that I am spending WAY too much time on my phone. I would rather spend that time reading, creating art, writing, or going down rabbit holes on the Internet. So…

 

Wanna be Pen Pals? And I mean actual WRITTEN LETTERS. Or typed. Or written in crayon. I’m not picky. They don’t have to be long. They don’t really have to say much other than “The weather here stinks, how about with you?” Maybe draw a little stick figure by your name. Doesn’t even have to be real stationery. Write it on the back of an old grocery list. Put it in an envelope and stick it in the mail. Or write it on a postcard. I know that is asking for a lot, considering how much postage is. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE GETTING REAL MAIL. A few years ago I did say on Facebook that if anyone wanted to exchange Christmas cards just say so. I LOVE CHRISTMAS CARDS. I often use them in my crafts. Didn’t get many takers. I joined a postcard group called Postcrossing.com 14 years ago (Thank you, Svenja!) and have loved getting and receiving postcards from all over the world.

 

So if any of you are up for this – Let me know. I will rejoice and do a little happy dance. I may even have Marv do a video of it…

Send me a private message on FB with your addy and I will get something out in the mail that day. You don’t have to reply often (or at all as I have the tendency to blather on about almost anything).

If you’re already on my Christmas card list and want more, let me know.

 

If you don’t want to do this…that’s OK too…I will still love you all. I have a long time pen pal in Canada and we write back and forth almost every month, but if all you want is a couple times a year, OK. If all you want is a Christmas card, that’s fine too. I just want my mail box to be happy…

 

Toodles for now.

 

J Dot •

 

P.S. If you have a kid/grandkid at home that would like mail, let me know. I LOVE making cards for kids!

 

 

 

The 5 Ws

Several years ago a visiting family member introduced us to a fun little game. Each person has a piece of paper and writes the 5 Ws spaced out down the page:

 

Who

What

When

Where

Why

 

Leave enough space between the five words to write your answer.

“Who” – any person. Real or fictional. Celebrity or someone you know. The neighbor’s dog, etc.

 

“What” – an action of some kind.

 

“When” – any time period. Day, month, year, holiday, etc.

 

“Where” – where the action took place. Can be a specific place or building, planet, street, countryside, etc.

 

“Why” – reason the incident took place.

 

After you write the first answer, fold the paper over your answer and pass it to the next person. Do this until all 5 answers are done and you read the story.

 

Here are some of the answers we came up with:

 

“Armstrong and Getty ate a bullfrog during the Civil War in the upper room because the solar eclipse had just concluded.”

“Dorothy dearest made a sacred pilgrimage after the zombies won the zombie apocalypse at the Arc de Triomphe to gain a higher state of consciousness.”

“Captain Kangaroo danced like a prima ballerina during the harvest celebration in the bathtub because you can’t trust anything you read on the Internet.”

“Our local vampire coven joined the ranks in the dead of night in Nome, Alaska because city folks just don’t get it.”

“The King of Siam wore racy lingerie when the saints came marching in down in the basement since the rates went up.”

“Olga Korbut ran a gauntlet 2pm after lunch on the town square in Paris, Texas to get a promotion.”

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So try it out with your friends and let me know what you came up with.

 

 

Never Forget

                                        

September 11, 2001

 

OK…I’m Old! – School Days #3

 

Last one in this series. I hope you’ve enjoyed the memories…

 

 

This was the first writing paper we had in grade school. It made sure you knew where all the parts of any letter went to make sure you had clear printing. Later on, it was to see if your cursive was up to snuff. I’M LOOKING AT YOU, MRS. BERG! She was a real stickler for penmanship.

 

 

Secret notes!!! So much fun! I preferred the rectangle notes, but the triangle ones were more fun to throw. I wish I had kept some of these. I did show Lia how to fold the rectangle ones when she was little and she was amazed at the cleverness of them.

 

 

EVERYBODY had these, but I don’t know of any who actually used them. They were fun to keep pencils in, but I don’t recall ever using the ruler part. I did think the times table thing was fun.

 

 

The soap granule dispenser was USELESS!!! It was like rubbing hard little cake sprinkles in your hand, trying to work up a lather. Blah!

 

And that’s it. Goodbye elementary/grade school. Not even gonna address the hell years of junior and senior high school.

 

One last time I will mention Mrs. Norma Vanderley, who I adored. First grade teacher at Parkview. Throughout the years I would visit her classroom on Back to School Night and say hello. She came to my wedding.

 

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Random Thought:

Who was the smartest insect at school?

The spelling bee.

 

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