Day 3--Chugging Right Along

Prompt for Monday, October 3:  Many people have lucky socks or shirts or stones or pens.  Is there an object you own that you consider lucky?  If so, why?


List.  Because it's early, Jeffrey's been up since 4 (WHAT??) and my brain hurts.

1. Still haven't figured out the feed thing.  From various sites I've found, this is a fairly common thing on Blogger blog lists, but there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it, nor an easy fix.  Yay.  So just keep writing.  I know it must be frustrating to those of you who ARE writing not to see your post on the list, but I'll try to keep an eye on the guys at the bottom (anybody want to join me in that?) and visit and comment on your blogs.  Apparently, sometimes the "fix" is just to not to anything.  Technology.
2. I know, I know, believe me I know that y'all are craving some updated buttons.  I, too, would enjoy getting rid of the old buttons and am in the process of designing three that I think are Teh Cool.  (Spooky, Steam-Punky, and Elegant) Unfortunately, I also have to do things like take care of my sick babies, repair the damage my dog keeps doing to my garden, go to work, eat, clean my house, and sleep.  Today I go to work and hopefully there won't be twenty babies waiting on me to be photographed so that I can get home and do the buttons, but if there ARE twenty babies, that puts me home late and then there's still taekwando lessons to be shuttling the Bug to and supper to cook and all of the other Mama-related stuff that has to get tackled.  So. Yes to the new buttons, but patience is required.  If anybody else designs buttons and would like to do so, feel free to do so and share them with us.  That would be Teh Cool, as well.
3. I'm usually not so grumpy, but FOUR O'CLOCK.  WITH LOUDNESS.  AND CHANTING.  AND DEMANDS TO PLAY THE DS.  
4. Ahem
5. The deadline for late entries will be the 6th, which is Thursday.  (This is also my personal deadline for buttons, a prompt list, and a list of prizes and their dates.)  I am LOVING all of the late entries, loving the diversity, loving it all, but after that date, no new blogs will be added.  Unless chocolate is involved.  Then...I might be influenced.
6. Am I too grumpy this morning?  
7. I'm sorry.  Just call me Grumples McButthead.  I'll try to be more perky after I've had seven or eight mugs of chai.
8. I really do love you.  Promise.

2010 Day 3--Give Your Readers A Preview

Hey, y'all!  It's been a crazy end to a crazy week, with Sunday winding up to be just as insane, with a trip to the bookstore AND a case of suspected pinkeye AND boiled peanuts.  (Five pounds, in case you were wondering.)  (The peanuts, not the pink eye.)  (Do you think I'd tell you something that gross?)

My post at I'm Not Hannah is a poem post, but I think Sundays are great days to share your plans for the week ahead.  People love to know what you are aiming to do for next week--and they love to share that info with you. 

I've noticed a lot of you are managing to keep up the pace so far--and nearly everybody has posted at least once.  We are super cool, are we not?  Remember to visit and comment and share the love.

Have great weeks.

More Updates for October 4

More updates, folks!

Helen posts the schedule for the Texas Book Festival at Straight From Hel (wish I could go)

Aleta tips her hat to firemen at Fleur de Aleta

D Lynn Frazier gets rid of her brain fog at Writtenwyrdd

Rispa battles with love at Rispa Frances

Tammie tempts with apricot tarts (okay, they're bars, but I was being all alliterative) at Irregular Tammie

Danette gives her thoughts on a holiday at There's a Place I Dream About

There are still more updates to do, but the kiddies are calling!

Updates for Sunday, October 4

Hi there! This is an incomplete list (everybody is writing up a storm), but check out these blogs:


Cruella Collette measures a popular movie against the book that inspired it over at The Giraffability of Digressions

Pamela spotlights a beautiful waterfall at From Barbie to Words

Annie offers an adorable fox stuffie pattern at Bird and Little Bird

Helen says she's got nothin', but you can learn how to pronounce the name of a famous cactus correctly at The Adamis

Dan gives us a verse about dormitory sex rules (!) at The Haiku Commentator

Meera shares the recipe for a sweet snack she grew up eating at Enjoy Indian Food

More later...I need to write my OWN entry for today!!