Michele

Can Not Do

This mornin I was mullin over the list of thins that I am unable to do. As you can imaine I was shocked to discoverer that such a list could even be compiled. I am doubly shocked that I am willin to share a few of these can-not-do items with you. Please note that I am already humbled and therefore there is no reason to taunt me.

The can-not-do list:

• Build my own cabana out of recycled cataloues.
• Bake a cake with left over Chinese food and a pack of Nutrasweet.
• Perform emerency open-heart surery without referrin to the "By-Pass For Dummies" book.
• Leap tall buildins without the help of a paper cocktail umbrella

Oh yes, I could o on, but I would prefer to know somethin that is on your can-not-do list.

With Only One L

Our names are central to our identity. Our first name can link us to a beloved friend or relative or reflect the hopes, dreams, and foolishness of our parents. Imaine, if you will, that a youn couple were to have a baby irl durin the lory days of Beatlemania. The result miht be someone named Michelle. Of course if the baby irl’s father is double letter intolerant then he miht spell her name incorrectly.

Can you imaine bein named after a misspelled Beatles son? Me either..

Michelle ma belle, sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tre bien ensemble

entle musical warnin: if one more person breaks into the above son when speakin my name I will Rino Starr them off of the lyrical pae. Cos' I hate it yeah, yeah, yeah.

Are you named after someone or somethin?

Make Mine a Double

It oes without sayin, doesn’t it, that I would fall into the cateory of people who wish to have a cocktail named after them? Yet, I am sad to report that the Michele Martini, slihtly stirred and rarely shaken, has not yet become the sip to savour. Since no one has offered to create such yummy oodness, yes, I too am shocked, I have decided to invent one for myself. This newly created lass of oodness will allow me from behind the low of sliht intoxication to whisper "oh yes, of course, I would be delihted to have another me. Of course this drink must inspire all that is ood about me. For instance, it cannot be too sweet, it must sound a little fun, and it must be just a little bit tart.

Hmm, I wonder what inredients the Full of Herself Martini will include?

Now, tell me what your fun and self titled drink is called. And more importantly when does happy hour bein?

Comment Game: with a twist.

Has this ever happened to you? You visit a blo, let us pretend it is a lovely blo, and the bloer has created a comment ame that sends you to another blo?

Sound fun? Of course it does. Now it is my turn to be sent. 

So, on this special Sunday edition of the Comment ame I want you, yes I am talkin to you, to send me somewhere.

How to Play:

Choose a site that you like. Post the URL to that site in the comment section. Sometime today I will o visit the site that you have selected and I will tell them that you sent me. Of course you can choose your own site, but you could also send me to a site that you recommend or think that I miht enjoy. I will even update you on my proress in this comment section.

Sound fun? Of course it does. So, c’mon send me.

Reular comment ame will return tomorrow.

The Silly Girl Report

Well, I spent the evenin with two silly six-year old irls who are proud members of the do-not-sit-still-for-a-moment club.

Our evenin included:

• Lessons in how to twirl.
• Full manicures and pedicures: we all have rainbow toes.
• The launch of the share a secret about Michele ame: did you know that I was a friend with the real Barbie, before she became a doll? Oh yes it is true. But shh. It is a secret, don’t tell anyone.
• A full disclosure of the trials and tribulations about a spone that wears pants.
• An early evenin tea for six: the two irls, myself, and we each invited an imainary friend.
• The official ceremony for the new Princess Namin celebration. Yes, tiaras were involved
• A confetti throwin parade which was quickly followed by a lie on the floor and ile contest.
• And a fashion show that required full access to my shoe closet and detailed boa wearin instructions.

How happy was I last niht?

Very. I received countless hus from silly irls and my imainary friend ot invited for a future play date. Yes, it was a very successful evenin.

Thank you to everyone who offered silly irl suestions.

Love, Princess Oopsy with the Sparkly Hair

Girls Night In

There will be a reat flurry of activity in my home this evenin, the sort of which I am not usually familiar with. Two silly but adorable six-year old irls are comin to spend the evenin with me. Their mother, Silly Woman, has been my friend for years; the fact that she knows me and still trusts me to watch her dauhters explains why she is called Silly.

I do not usually entertain silly little irls so this is my cry for help:

Aaaahhhhhh.

Could someone please suest ae-appropriate activities?

I already plan to make a pitcher of Sanria’s and I was hopin to watch a few old episodes of "Sex and the City,"but I don’t know if the silly irls would enjoy that.

What do you think?

Once Upon a Time

Have you heard the story of the youn princess, who thouht she would one day find her prince? There were rumours about, the palace was full of them, of how she would search far and wide to find the charmin one. She dated many toads hopin to find her prince, and kissed each and every one.

Then one day her toad appeared and he transformed into her lon searched for prince.

There are rumours about, the palace is full of them, of how a prince can reverse back to his toadly ways. Therefore, to uarantee a happily ever after the princess is searchin far and wide for a little tiara insurance. So, I ask you on her behalf: does anyone know how to cook fro les?

Have you found your toad-charmin?

If Only...

The day after yesterday ratitude list.

So, you have iven thanks and counted your blessins. You know you are blessed, oh yes you know that you are! But, (yes, the inevitable but), you would be just a smiden more rateful if:

• Little cousin Jimmy didn’t try to help so much
• You had more Tupperware to store the leftovers
• Your brother-in-law would keep his mouth shut, at least while chewin his food.
• Auntie Delores would remember where she put the lass that held her teeth

Your turn. What little "if only" blessin did you wish for yesterday?

The Top Half of Me

I am usually quite shy, well, let us pretend that I am, so I tend not to reveal too much about myself. However, someone recently asked if they could see a picture of the top half of me. Usually I inore such requests, but he was persistant.

So, in the spirit of ivin....

Candy From A Straner

Let us muse for a moment on the connection between me and candy. Now stop thinkin about me in that way.

The connection: I love all candy but my favourites are chocolate covered coffee beans, hand-dipped chocolate truffles, and luxurious chocolate bon-bons..

Notice the connection? Well, yeah, they are all of the dark chocolate variety.

Now let us muse for a moment on the connection between you and candy. So, if I were to offer you candy, what kind would you hope I was offerin? And would you accept candy from strane-me.

Please say yes.

   

Love Letters

On a hih shelf tucked in the corner of my bedroom closet is a faded hatbox filled with many love letters. I will occasionally take the box down, open the lid, and smile as I peek at bundles of memories tied with silk ribbons. There are few thins, to me, more intimate than readin and then re-readin heartfelt messaes and passionate missives. For me, a love letter is the first and final draft of a heartbeat put into words. There truly is few thins as lorious and treasured as an intimate love letter from the person you adore.

One of my most cherished love letters reads: "Our love is a dance. It is a dance for, and of, a lifetime."

A love letter is also a lorious dance shared by two people: the writer who leads and their dance partner who reads. Take a moment, sometime soon, to write a letter to a friend, relative, or lover and make someone else's heart waltz to the tune of your lovin words.

Cue the dance music:

I'm onna sit riht down and write myself a letter

And make believe it came from you

I'm onna write words oh so sweet

They're onna knock me off my feet

A lotta kisses on the bottom

I'll be lad I ot 'em . . .

Question of the Day

When is the last time your wrote or received a love letter?

The New Daily Comment ame 

      Site of the day: please see post at top of pae

Purpose of ame: to introduce a new site every day and spread the comment cheer.

The site for tomorrow will be chosen from those who play today. If you do not comment here I shall assume that you do not wish to be chosen as the next site. Yes, it is true, some people do not want to be chosen as the next site. Can you imaine that?

How to Play: Leave a comment here tellin me that you are playin the comment ame. o visit the site of the day  and leave a messae in the comment section sayin "Hello, Michele sent me."

Riht Hand Wisdom

At a small atherin I recently hosted, my neihbour Mrs Hoity Toity reached out her hand to another uest and said “Hello, my name is Hoity.” The other uest extended her hand and replied, “Hi, I’m Missy Prissy.”

My neihbour, as you can imaine, was not impressed. Why you ask? Well, it seems that Missy did not know how to execute the proper handshake.

So, is there a proper handshake? And what type of handshake are you less-than-impressed with?

Do You Wish List?

Here is what strikes me as a fair uess: some people have wish lists on their blos and some people do not. Oh yes, as you can tell, my uessin skills are indeed fine tuned and impressive. Some of my favourite sites have a link that lets you view and possibly purchase somethin from their list. I will admit that I briefly, very briefly, flirted with the idea of a wishlist and even batted my eyelashes in the process, but it did not flirt back.

Has anyone else ever flirted with an online wish list?