tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88543132011-04-21T14:41:34.239-07:00Kids, Disney, homeschooling, cake decorating, humor, Christianity, answers to all questions of the universe. Okay, maybe not that last part. Often written on only five hours' sleep. Glad you came over to play!Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100845368042780922004-11-18T22:17:00.000-08:002004-12-25T20:11:47.810-08:00

GOLLY BLOG HOWDY HAS MOVED! So you're wondering what happened to Golly Blog Howdy? Think I stopped posting altogether?? NO! The RSS feed is just quiet because I'm not posting from the old Blogger URL anymore! Please reset your RSS feed link to this. Then you'll get all the Golly Blog Howdy goodness again! (*whew* - that solves one of the complication of the move.)

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100515389281468452004-11-15T02:33:00.000-08:002004-12-01T23:07:54.536-08:00

GOLLY BLOG HOWDY HAS MOVED! PLEASE GO TO http://GollyBlogHowdy.com!!! ***GollyBlogHowdy.com!!!*** ***GollyBlogHowdy.com!!!*** ***GollyBlogHowdy.com!!!*** ===================================== Remember Item Two? Here's the exciting news -- I HAVE A NEW BLOG HOME!! With my OWN DOMAIN NAME!! Using software that is NOT BLOGGER!! And has a WORKING BLOGROLL!! Yes, it's called GollyBlogHowdy.com!

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100499007784577252004-11-14T22:04:00.000-08:002004-11-14T22:10:07.783-08:00

...and not due to Blogger (for a change!) This blog may look altered or may entirely disappear for five minutes, three hours, two days - I dunno. I'm not the techie here (but you all knew that). Suffice it to say that if you have stopped by here and things look odd or abandoned, rest assured, I'm around and am...working...on...a...project. *big grin* See you soon.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100488365410744652004-11-14T19:07:00.000-08:002004-11-15T02:29:54.270-08:00

I have found a new online resource for homeschooling lessons, printables, articles, helpful tips for getting started with homeschooling -- just tons of stuff, a great deal of it for FREE. All you homeschoolers and homeschooling wannabes, check it out.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100418558866968232004-11-13T23:38:00.000-08:002004-11-15T02:32:05.296-08:00

Item One: A sure sign that this blog is finally hitting its stride: I am now getting spum sent to my gollybloghowdy email account!! Whoo-hoo!! I'm on the map!!! - This Pollyanna view brought to you by Half-Full, Incorporated. Item Two: Ohhhhhhhh I've got some exciting news and I'm so excited and I can't tell any of you about it yet but oooh I am psyched and I can hardly wait and it's

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100405491108324762004-11-13T19:08:00.000-08:002004-11-13T20:11:31.106-08:00

How to Survive a Theme Park Day on $20 Total: - First, ensure you have on you a twenty dollar bill, some miscellaneous change in the bottom of your purse, and no plastic. - Drop husband off for out-of-town work meeting in touristy town. Consider how to keep kids occupied for five hours. - Check purse for annual passes to touristy town theme park, and find them present. Smile. Surprise kids

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100288524076255982004-11-12T11:27:00.000-08:002004-11-12T12:16:50.540-08:00

A lovely idea was spawned by Buzz, and I am latching (or should I say "Latte-ing") onto it. Especially as my golly-bob-howdy blogrolling feature is refusing to play nicely, this will be a fun way to let all three of you know who else I'm reading on a regular basis. This weekly featurette is supposed to come out on Wednesdays, but, well, what with all the things (and Things) I've been dealing

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100282025711387262004-11-12T09:42:00.000-08:002004-11-12T09:53:45.710-08:00

What with the boots and the name game, I've obviously been on a silly bent lately. Here's more silliness, which I had originally found on the DuDu's Dad Desz blog: Create A Rock Band. I named my band, The Rock'em Sock'em Robots.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100235329769604842004-11-11T21:10:00.000-08:002004-11-11T21:10:28.723-08:00

Today was the day of The Doctor Visit. For the Thing. Well, turns out, there are four Things. Good, because you never know when you'll need a spare Thing. The clock is now ticking while the insurance approves/lays down bets/guesses at whim the next steps to take and whether it's worthy of their coverage. So I'll just be twiddling my thumbs and losing sleep 'til they decide to get back to me.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100235949030508432004-11-11T20:56:00.000-08:002004-11-11T21:05:49.030-08:00

Setting: The dinner table. Time: Dinner time. Scene: Rainbow is sleeping upstairs, so it's just the mom and the guys. Mom is savoring the beef she lovingly prepared this morning and roasted in the crock-pot all day long. Having wolfed down all the mashed potatoes, the guys want more of the spud, but alas, none remains to be had. Thus, they interrupt their dining to spontaneously make some

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100158072168069792004-11-10T23:23:00.000-08:002004-11-10T23:27:52.166-08:00

No explanation here other than, watch out: it's dangerously 60s. Thanks, Merlin! From www.scopitones.com

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100155224514567062004-11-10T22:34:00.000-08:002004-11-10T23:14:32.393-08:00

Having finished my Island Dance, I succumbed once again to the disappointment that only a near-zero traffic report can bring. Back to the laptop to catch up on other blogs. As if destiny guided my mouse clicks, I lit upon MoMMY's blog and found something to lift my spirits. A little droop in your drawers today? Click here. And when asked, type in your first name.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100146329284002252004-11-10T19:54:00.000-08:002004-11-10T22:49:13.366-08:00

Golly Bob HOWDY was that a screeching halt. I think my blog has whiplash. One day -- ONE DAY -- off of Blog Explosion, and my traffic has fallen from the usual three readers down to a couple of microbes and a dust bunny. -ASIDE- Anyone who has visited, read, commented, and/or blogmarked here since I stopped BE is definitely NOT a microbe, nor a dust bunny. You are Champions of Allegience. I

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100124066053281762004-11-10T13:56:00.001-08:002004-11-10T14:03:59.086-08:00

My son has just moved up in the world. Astro has bid farewell to his bulky, multi-clicking, five-point harness and said hello to his car seat's new life as a booster. He's really growing up. *sniff* Before you know it, he'll be driving all by himself, going to college, gettin' married...*sniff*...never calling his mama...*sniff*... No, no; I'm okay.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100068857520452602004-11-09T22:19:00.000-08:002004-11-09T22:40:57.520-08:00

Random thoughts: 1. I am really, really, really tired of ants. Really. 2. Rainbow has a flat bottom. I mean, a really flat bottom. That is, the kind that will, upon maturity, seek out polyester fiberfill assistance from Frederick's of Hollywood to help, er, round out her departing view. I can attest that this characteristic descends from neither her father or her mother. By any stretch

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1100024650817928442004-11-09T09:43:00.000-08:002004-11-09T22:11:06.043-08:00

Have you seen sites with that "get a free iPod" offer? I've seen 'em here and there, wasn't really interested and thought it sounded like a scam anyway, so I basically ignored the mentions. Then Merlin got an iPod. Spent $400 for a 40GB, Non-Photo iPod in silver and white. Uses it all the time. Tiny, sleek, shiny, holds tons of data. Sure it can store a gazillion songs, but it can also be

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099971622586388592004-11-08T18:57:00.000-08:002004-11-09T09:31:29.176-08:00

Hello, my name is Mellie Helen, and I’m a blogoholic. (hears the two or three people which comprise the crowd offer up a somber, “Hello, Mellie Helen.”) I’m a brand new member here at BlogExplosion Anonymous; um, I’m kind of uncomfortable laying myself bare like this, and right now (nervous laugh) I’d really like to blogsurf. (licks lips.) I’m admitting that my problem is bigger than I am,

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099903042148422722004-11-08T01:12:00.000-08:002004-11-08T00:37:22.150-08:00

As I come across blogs about pregnancy and teeny tiny little babies, I am brought back to the times in my life when I got to experience the joys of expecting and then holding sweet scented little angels close to my heart for the very first time. Got me reminiscing about my experiences in the hospital, and I remembered a bizarre experience: Rainbow was born with very long fingernails. I mean,

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099882840440165902004-11-07T18:51:00.000-08:002004-11-07T19:00:40.440-08:00

Per The Disney Blog: Quick Quote (some emphases added): Earning an estimated 70.7 Million Dollars, "The Incredibles" beats Pixar's previous best weekend opening numbers from Finding Nemo. That's a good sign if you ask me. The three-day weekend total was the best ever for a film released by Disney, and Saturday's $29.4 million was the highest single-day tally for Disney. ---- And Eisner's

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099811670422212912004-11-06T23:14:00.000-08:002004-11-06T23:14:30.423-08:00

On a recent fine, clear, autumn day, I took the young'uns out to pick persimmons. Why? Because they were there. And they were beautiful. And we had permission. Permission fer pickin' purty persimmons. *grin* Cruising through wine country, I saw a sign: FUYU PERSIMMONS U PICK. I thought it might be a fun excursion, despite the fact that (a) I only vaguely knew what a persimmon was, and (b

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099751141240893972004-11-06T06:05:00.000-08:002004-11-06T17:07:09.206-08:00

Whilst cruising along in BlogExplosion, I've seen some folks asking others to rate their blog. I've seen ratings of other blogs, I've rated some, and this blog has received ratings too. But what, exactly, do these ratings tell us? Hm, ratings are based on...what precisely? Why is a blog awarded a "2" vs. a "9", for instance? Content? Presentation? Subject matter? It's nice to have a ratings

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099699751003699962004-11-05T16:02:00.000-08:002004-11-05T16:09:11.003-08:00

What's up with me and Blogrolling.com? I have added a number of blogs to my blogroll, yet only two are showing up. Fine blogs those two are, and I'm proud to refer you to them; yet, there are indeed others as well which I want to make readily available to Golly Blog Howdy readers. Sadly, there seems to be some mischievous leprechaun in the machine who must not want you to find out about these

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099698092572619932004-11-05T15:37:00.000-08:002004-11-05T15:55:21.706-08:00

I don't believe it. Blogger's finally back up. No sooner do I dole out most all my credits to toss up a bunch of banners, when Blogger decides to go down, yet again. Which, I think, means that as people as surfing along, they see a nice blank screen with a 404 or similar error message. Guess now I'll have to pry Astro off of my computer (I'm on Merlin's now) so I can get to the post I've

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099619919667541882004-11-04T23:25:00.000-08:002004-11-04T23:25:42.870-08:00

If you're interested in cake designs, you'll enjoy this occasional feature; if you couldn't give two whits for decorated cakes, well, scroll on to another post below. This is just one of the things I really enjoy doing (see I Make Cakes). Ironically, I'm not a big cake-eater, but I do love to decorate 'em. So let's start off this Showcase of Cakes -- "Showcakes" -- with pics from the cakes I

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099550358675647052004-11-03T22:34:00.000-08:002004-11-03T22:39:18.676-08:00

Tucking my little girl in bed tonight, I asked her if she had fun at Rainbows (the Wednesday night church playgroup she's in while Astro attends Royal Rangers, a Boy Scout kind of church org). She said that yes she did have fun. I asked her what happened there tonight. She said, "Jesus talked to me." *blink* "...and, what did He say?" "I love you." I am not for one moment doubting that

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099542973513811512004-11-03T20:25:00.000-08:002004-11-03T20:36:13.513-08:00

I'm washing dishes. (Yeah, the maid has the day off. As usual.) And as my soapy wand wipes over the millionth plastic sippy cup with fanciful straw attached, I'm wondering... ...am I getting this clean? Because some of these cups you get from theme parks, birthday parties, and the like have special wide-tubes-O'-plastic for straws, and a conventional rip-off-the-paper straw just limply rests

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099534727138912742004-11-03T17:51:00.000-08:002004-11-03T18:20:42.510-08:00

"Are you ready to learn about letter sounds? Are you ready to ROCK'n'learn about letter sounds??" Here's a fabulous tool for homeschoolers, or anyone who wants to give their kids a fun time while learning. Rock'n'Learn is a company that makes audio/visual products to help kids learn the alphabet, phonics, counting, colors, shapes, nursery rhymes, math, science, foreign languages, and more.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099443562595290472004-11-02T16:30:00.000-08:002004-11-02T16:59:22.596-08:00

Shower time this morning: we performed our hygiene ritual with the usual procedures, which included using Q-Tips to gently clean the ears (I know, "Never stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear", but you have not met the Wax Producing Machine that is my dear little Rainbow. How such a delicate flower as she can create such massive gobs of this putrefied stuff never ceases to amaze me)

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099385727283527002004-11-02T01:09:00.000-08:002004-11-02T00:55:27.283-08:00

No denying it anymore, we are rushing headlong into the holiday shopping season. Oh yes, I can see you Early Bird Shoppers out there, smugly tossing your heads about as you flippantly declare that you took care of your shopping months ago when you were vacationing in the Hamptons, but I haven't been on vacation yet this year (or last, for that matter), so I just have not yet made my contribution

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099329695017170902004-11-01T09:15:00.000-08:002004-11-01T09:21:35.016-08:00

Rainbow got a new pair of sneakers. They are white with pink trim (lots of pink trim), and have a zipper so she can close them up all by herself. Giddy with power and excitement, she ran in to show them off to Daddy. Rainbow, demonstrating as she speaks: "Daddy! Daddy! LOOK!! I have new shoes! And see? They go forward, AND they go backward!!" Let's just hope they don't shift into

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099203440734588482004-10-30T23:12:00.000-07:002004-10-30T23:17:20.736-07:00

I sat down for just a moment to relax with some of the fab blogs I've blogmarked while surfing Blog Explosion. That "just a moment" was TWO HOURS AGO. During the past two hours, I have supposed to have been making and decorating a cake which needs to be delivered by 9:30am tomorrow morning to a bunch of little kids who will not accept "Oh, sorry, children; I was catching up on my blog reading"

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099167688818891902004-10-30T22:57:00.000-07:002004-10-30T22:57:37.510-07:00

Our Astronaut-in-Training does not go out for Halloween. He doesn't want to. Now, we're not big on Halloween. Dressing up, trick or treating, it's fun; but our household is not one to indulge in all the spookiness and creepiness about it. Personally, I like to focus on Nov. 1st, All Saints Day (I prefer to embrace the good overcoming the evil, such as depicted in the "Night On Bald Mountain"

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099120714410512882004-10-30T01:13:00.000-07:002004-10-30T11:05:29.316-07:00

I need an ice pack for my funny bone NOW. The ubiquitous motivational signs that hang in offices nationwide (perhaps, for all I know, around the world) get their come-uppance: Other favorites: Get To Work, Delusions, Bitterness, Consulting (perfect for Merlin), Sacrifice, Underachievement, Adversity, Irresponsibility, and naturally, Despair. I would show you all the pardoy posters by E.L.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1099072268087725192004-10-29T10:29:00.000-07:002004-10-29T10:51:08.086-07:00

She ambles across the room aimlessly, like she's looking for something, but doesn't know what. In her arms, she clutches a box of cake mix, a plastic beaded necklace, a foam picnic plate, a new shirt tags-and-all still on its hanger. The cargo is carried close to her person, as if to send the message to any potential raiders that the treasure is HERS. Do not attempt to remove anything from her

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098994574048253572004-10-28T13:03:00.000-07:002004-10-28T13:20:05.046-07:00

WOW. If you are anywhere near the Disney fan I am, you too may eeek a gasp of joy at this picture of the newly refurbished castle. Still has a bit left to do, but, Golly Bob Howdy, is it looking swell! Can't tell for sure whether they still kept one spire free from the gold leaf, just as Walt originally did as a gesture to keep his word to brother Roy -- who held the purse strings -- that

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098986174550486222004-10-28T10:27:00.000-07:002004-10-28T10:56:14.550-07:00

There's a man I love to wake up with, particularly on Sunday mornings. He does things to me that no one else can. And now he's leaving me. NOW who's gonna make me spurt my morning coffee out my nostrils? Dave Barry is a longtime journalist, author, and Pulitzer Prize winning humor columnist who has made me shake so hard with laughter that on many occasions I have been certain my muscles woud

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098809188416983242004-10-26T09:28:00.000-07:002004-10-26T09:46:28.416-07:00

For anyone who designs or uses customized software, there's a solid message inside this hilarious piece. Quick Quote: Dear Mr. Architect: Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have somewhere between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms can be easily added or deleted.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098768986166808672004-10-25T22:25:00.000-07:002004-10-25T22:36:26.166-07:00

Words you don't want to hear... Astro: "Mommy, it wasn't me; she was playing with the pumpkin and it went down the stairs and broke. It's HER FAULT!" (Which went down the stairs???) Instantly I am running over to the staircase, fully expecting to see pumpkin guts splattered all over the cracked remains of my little Rainbow, and on the instant heels of that thought, I am thinking about her

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098665132987202132004-10-24T17:26:00.000-07:002004-10-26T11:19:51.240-07:00

Meet Fred. I love this site for its way kewl roller coaster films, many of which let you "ride" a preview of the attraction (so you can check it out before you go on the ride for real; or, re-live the memories of favorite rides). It's been a roller coaster travelogue that has introduced me to rides and parks that have consequently been added to my I Gotta Go There list. Plus it's a great way

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098601740406610482004-10-24T01:02:00.000-07:002004-10-24T00:15:33.973-07:00

Unbelievable. For the first time in four years, I spent an entire night without children showing up in our bed. I awoke at 8:00, instantly furrowing my brow. "How'd I sleep in so late?", I quietly queried myself. I started the half-asleep acrobatics of twining myself out of bed carefully so as not to disturb the little sleeping bodies snuggled up in our bed. But, Lo, no little bodies there.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098601277483966232004-10-24T00:16:00.000-07:002004-10-24T00:16:30.300-07:00

Rainbow's observations and reactions to the wonders of nature. We were at a homeschool park day, on one of the last, warm, lovely days of summer's fond farewell, when the breeze was just enough to caress a warmed cheek with a kiss of autumn's arrival. Overlooking a lake, at the top of a grassy knoll, we relaxed beneath the vine-draped white trellises of the arbor-covered picnic tables. My

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098601064940805082004-10-23T23:44:00.000-07:002004-10-24T00:14:11.736-07:00

I've been decorating cakes for over 25 years now (ouch, it hurt to write that). Here's a bit about my history and experience with cake decorating. You'll find pics of my cakes in other entries coming soon to Golly Blog Howdy. It all started because, as a budding young teen, I wanted to have some spending money. So I took a job scooping ice cream for the Baskin Robbins corporate-owned stores.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098600267989957362004-10-23T23:42:00.000-07:002004-10-24T00:13:49.053-07:00

A peek at what's in store for this hallmark of the Happiest Place on Earth. AH!!!! A top portion of Sleeping Beauty Castle has been loosed from its tarps, and what a glorious sight it is! I cannot recall ever seeing the castle look so clean, so fresh, so vibrant, so...royal. I can hardly wait to see the whole finished product! Go to miceage and scroll about halfway down to get a preview of

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098600081138189532004-10-23T23:38:00.000-07:002004-10-24T00:13:12.443-07:00

Mellie Helen: Me, your gracious hostess, the Mom Merlin: Dear Husband, computer geek, does math for fun... Astronaut-In-Training (A.K.A. "Astronaut" A.K.A. "Astro"): Dear Son, born in 2000, always introduces himself with his full name which is appended with the phrase, Astronaut-in-Training, like that's his last name. Rainbow: Dear Daughter, born in 2002, precious, adorable, All Girl. Cat

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098599799162485052004-10-23T23:33:00.000-07:002004-10-24T01:24:54.796-07:00

Never thought I'd like rap music, and I most CERTAINLY never thought I'd actually tear up at hearing one. Don't miss this, even if you hate rap. Ya just gotta wrap your ears around this one. Google it up or find it however you can: Will Smith, "Just The Two Of Us." If you use the iTunes Music Store, you can purchase the song. Daddy Rap!

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098599599051222472004-10-23T23:21:00.000-07:002004-10-23T23:33:19.053-07:00

Learn along with me about this most common of bleeding disorders called von Willebrand Disease. Yeah, I'd never heard of it before, either. Then my DD was diagnosed with it. Murphy's Law, I believe it's called. Due to a change in my husband's employment, our health insurance was ending June 30th of this year. No big deal, we thought; we'd secure some basic coverage for the kids and even more

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098598497735383042004-10-23T23:13:00.000-07:002004-10-23T23:15:48.113-07:00

I enjoy reading blogs. I do. I subscribe to a number of them, and, as my day allows, I sneak in quick little visits as mini-vacations from the frantic pace of daily life. But I've pretty much always been a Blurker (one who only lurks on blogs and doesn't post). See, I never did watch soap operas, so I guess I felt it was about time I catch up on the phenomenon of Vicariously Living the Drama

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098596594687144942004-10-23T22:40:00.000-07:002004-10-23T22:45:45.376-07:00

Simple advisory that this blog is nowhere NEAR ready for visitors. Kinda like my house. I'm so new to creating and running my own blog that I could very well accidentally publish this before it's ready, releasing extraneous bits of mayhem out across this Wide Webbed World of ours, sending unintended recipients into panic attacks and interfering with the mating habits of the endangered

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854313.post-1098596000105507222004-10-23T22:31:00.000-07:002004-10-23T22:33:20.106-07:00

My second attempt this week to try to get a blog rolling along. Let's see if this technically challenged yet persistent blogger wannabe can Make It Happen.

Mellie Helennoreply@blogger.com1