Old Christmas Stockings Copied for New Babies

Two families with new babies needed new stockings. No, I don't have a pattern. Yes, I knitted the new stockings to match the old ones with the new names on the front, and new dates on the back.

Procrastination

Procrastination is not the elimination of frustration,

but abdication of responsibility, now a liability.

The stagnation of creativity and productivity,

procrastination kills motivation, replacing it with trepidation.

Get off the computer, and get to it.

Don't delay it. Do it.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Dance of the Sleeping Dogs

To get up in the middle of the night

is the dance of the sleeping dogs,

heel turn, de côté, open turn, adagio.

Tiptoe around and through them,

trying not to step on them,

five big black dogs sprawled out

on every inch of the bedroom floor,

an obstacle course, in the dark,

from the bed to the bathroom.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Dill Pickle Soup

My husband found a recipe for Dill Pickle Soup.

Eww, but my daughters both love pickles.

The younger always asks for extra.

The older likes to drink the juice.

The recipe looks like potato soup,

if you omit the pickles and their juice.

I'm a fan of potatoes (bake, boil, or fry),

so tomorrow night we might give this a try.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Here's the link to the recipe

http://noblepig.com/2013/03/dill-pickle-soup/

Retiring Summer Shoes

My flip flops have seen better days

(It's time they retire to the garbage.),

and so have my feet

after this long southern summer.

My heels are all calloused and dry.

Some pampering is required,

hot bubble baths, lotion, socks, new shoes.

It is finally getting cold outside.

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Greater Gulf State Fair

For a three year old

waiting in line at the fair

— lesson in patience

by:  Paula D. Nevison

Heaps of history homework on homecoming Halloween weekend,

no other teacher assigned any.