You know that feeling when you reach the last chocolate in the box? Or when you know the movie you’ve waited six months to see is almost over?

Yep. That’s how I feel.

I’m very bummed the blog is closing. I am the newbie in the group, only having joined MW’s back in September. It’s been my pleasure to be a part of such a wonderful site. I was a follower long before I was a blogging member. I agree with Eliza 100%. I hope one day Mama Writers will be back up and rearin’ to go. LOL Of course, here’s hoping that I’ll have changed my status bar from novice writer to pubbed author!

I’m very appreciative of the time I spent with all you MW’s and my blogmates. It’s definitely been an excellent chapter in my life story. One I will always remember with great fondness.

This last weekend I went to the coast with my aunts, gram, and cousins for a gal’s trip. We shopped till we dropped and indulged in tasty treats. We had a blast staying up late chatting, searching for sweet sales, and scoping out the sights. I was very sad to see sheets draped back over the couches and beds, the doors locked, and all our gear loaded up. It kind of drove home to me the meaning of bittersweet.

We were so thrilled to haul our cookies over there. The excitement was tangible and stayed thick in the air right up until the realization that it was time to head back to real life smacked us in face. We were leaving the cool weather, the fantastic company, and good times. It was really hard accept that our time together had finally come to an end. The whole way home, back to the dry heat of CA’s Central Valley, we laughed and joked about the fun we had, but more importantly, we made plans for our trip next year.

Whether it’s the end of a vacation or the closing of a well-loved blog, it’s always going to be bittersweet. BUT– we can’t spend our lives looking back. We’ve got to press onward!

I’ll keep on my journey to finish my MS and get published. I’ll still be posting away at The Lovestruck Novice. December 30th, I’ll begin another chapter when I become a mama for the third time. Like cogs inside a wheel, everything is falling into place. I can see the road ahead of me. Sure it’s lined with speed bumps and delays, but as long as I stay the course I’ll get there in plenty of time.

The same goes for all of you. Stick to your course and stay true to your goals. Doesn’t matter if you’re a writer or a reader, this blog made our paths cross. For that, I’ll always be grateful.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, MW’s. I hope we’ll all get a chance to meet one day and share a frosty beverage. Keep looking forward, because the best is yet to come.

Dish it up, what has been your favorite aspect of being part of the Mama Writers Blog?

Love and Hugs to you all! May you always have fair weather and a full tank! Sarah

Mama's Boy and his naughty antics

Yes, ma’am! Don’t we all love to be a little naughty? I know my little guy sure does! See what happens when mama is daydreaming while changing laundry . . . lots of naughtiness.

As moms, we see more than our fair share of naughty doing. Whether our little ones are coloring on the walls or helping themselves to an entire gallon of milk, we’re battle ready. 

Toddler or teenager, it doesn’t  matter , we still get visits from the naughty monster, except the not-so-little nugget has learned where you stash the good candy and how to defend curfew breaking like a Harvard lawyer!

With all the no-no’s and uh-uh’s going on around us, I think we forget to BE a little naughty our self. Let’s face it, moms are on call 24/7!! Down time is definitely deserved.

The last time I was naughty was just last week. I slipped out of the house to stock the fridge the night before my surgery. While moving through my list, somehow I ended up in the book aisle. It was like my cart had a mind of its own!! Kid free, I browsed to my heart’s content, which put me REALLY late getting back. To cover my tracks, I might have embellished how long the check-out lines were. Hubs wouldn’t have minded, but I sure didn’t want to deal with the ole eye roll or worse . . . “Ah-Ha, I knew it!”. My hubs knows I have a habit to feed, but when left at home with crabby, cracked out kids, a man can only handle so much, I guess. *hee-hee*

It’s great fun BEING naughty, until you GET caught!

Another "incident". Like the helping hand?

Word to the wise, never and I mean NEVER assume your fella doesn’t read your blogs. *sigh* Appearantly, mine does. Let’s just say the “Oh, the lines were sooo long, honey!” ain’t gonna work again. Ever. Doh, doh, doh!

Before you go thinking I’m married to Shrek, just let me say, the only thing I suffered was a lot of teasing. You’d think I should know by now that tricks are for kids and not mamas with too cyber-savvy hubbies!

Sometimes you just have to laugh when naughtiness happens. Believe me, when I saw that messy-mess of Rice Krispies, I got a good chuckle, especially when my little guy got down on all fours, mooed, then bent over to eat his “hay”. The nice thing was that my hubby just happened to come home early and literally walked in the door while I was standing there laughing like a loon. I was very happy he got to see some of the “fun” mommy jobs I get to do.

**FYI- if a man says vacuuming up Rice Kripsies is OK, don’t listen. Three weeks later, he had to take it all apart to find out why there was no suction and found a huge goopy clog of munched up cereal.** For the record, I wanted to scoop it all up by hand then vacuum up the crumbs. LOL Men!

Ha! Maybe that little scenario was another example of being naughty. The I-don’t-want-to-listen-to-my-wife kind of naughtiness!

No matter how you get or be naughty, I think the most important thing is to let yourself have those little moments. Perfect is so over-rated! Go get naughty, Mama Writers!!

ps- Hiya, Honey!! xxoo

C’mon on now, dish it up! Tell us all about your latest caper!

For more on Sarah Simas, check out her blog: The Lovestruck Novice and the get in on the round table discussion with her CP group: Friday Night Write