New Year's Resolution

This year I'm resolving that I won't procrastinate.

I won't put things off until the hour groweth late;

I'll re-do our kitchen (as I've said I would for years.)

I'll start using Angie's List to help allay my fears.

We've already got the plans - I only lack the taste...

What if bad decisions lead to lots of cash I waste?

It's a massive project and I worry I'll go wrong...

That's the reason why I've put it off so very long.

Now the door is falling off the oven and the floor;

It's worn through in patches. Plus, I also broke the drawer.

 Keep your fingers crossed for me 'cause I'll need lots of luck

Getting through this renovation (which is gonna suck.)

Merry Christmas? (cont.)

Illustration/Ammon Perry/http://doodletillomega.blogspot.com

Christmas tree fell over on the floor; I wasn't thrilled.

Needles flew, the tinsel tangled, and the water spilled.

Then our oldest son surprised us; he came home from school.

Room-mate drove him back; now I don't have to...  So, I'm cool.

Still, this year (like every year) I've got a lot to do.

It might be next year before I share new rhymes with you.

Therefore, I would like to wish you joyful holidays.

May the New Year bless you in a myriad of ways.

Happy New Year 2013

The traditional kiss in Times Square.  (Photo credit/Newsday.com)

Happy New Year everyone.  I wish you all the best.

Hope you had a peaceful season; caught up on some rest.

Husband's back to work again; the boys are back in school.

Told them that I'd miss them (Momma didn't raise a fool.)

But, there is a part of me that's felt so out of touch;

Didn't follow world affairs or watch the news so much.

Listened to the BBC and so I caught the gist.

Details and the nuance were the things I kinda missed.

Dr. Seussilitis re-emerges with free time.

I'm just getting up to speed about which news to rhyme;

So, I beg your patience, please, as I shift in to gear.

Promise to get better as we enter this New Year.

Have Yourselves A Merry Little Christmas.

Wishing you a peaceful and happy holiday season.

Even with a week to go I'm almost out of time.

Christmas season isn't good for writing things in rhyme.

When I start to think about something I want to say

I will get a line or 2 then - poof! It goes away.

Always start to think about something I have to do,

And I'm sure what's true for me is also true for you...

Even if you're organized (which I am, clearly, not)

Sometime late on Christmas Eve you'll find that you forgot

Something that you had  to do which you did not get done.

My advice to you is; let it go and just have fun.

Hold your family extra close this Christmas.  Pray for peace.

May the joy and love you have do nothing but increase.

Since I can't be sure when next I'll have the chance to write

May I wish you all, right now, a Happy Christmas night.

Blessings for the New Year (which is when I will be back;

Hopefully to find I haven't lost my rhyming knack.)