Shannon is having a haiku contest over at her place, and I swore I wouldn’t enter because haikus just aren’t my thing, but as soon as I knew about the contest, I’ll be buggared if my brain didn’t just start whirring away trying to come up with something. All day long as I went about my business there was a little 5-7-5 drumbeat in my head, trying to stuff my copious verbal wardrobe into the tidy suitcase of brevity that is the haiku.
The contest is supposed to be about resolutions, or lack thereof, or something relating to the New Year and our feelings about it (I had no idea there could be so many haikus written regarding one’s weight). It was fun reading through them and I highly recommend it, as well as trying your own hand at the ancient poetic form. Shannon’s got a heck of a prize package, should you tickle her fancy and become a winner.
I don’t think I stand a chance, but I still wanted to share here what I wrote. In light of my less-than-transcendent week back at the homeschooling helm, I wanted to remind myself of a few truths, and this is what I came up with:
Damn the torpedos!
Full-steam ahead, I careen;
Life is to be lived!
Okay, okay, so it has a naughty word in it. Somehow, “Darn the torpedos” just didn’t have enough oomph.
On another note, did you know that it was national de-lurking week? I didn’t, until Heidi enlightened me (thanks, Heidi!). This means that you, the readers of this here bloggola, even if you’re visiting for the first time and have no plans to ever return, have a LEGAL OBLIGATION to come out of lurkdom right now.
Okay so it’s not a LEGAL obligation, but have I mentioned in the last five minutes or so what a draining week I’ve had? And it’s not even over yet? And how much your comment (yes, you there! the one trying to sneak out the back door! come baaaaack! pretty please?) would work like a shaft of sunshine into my very soul?
Fine, if you’d rather not, I understand. I won’t cry.
Much.
Hello, I’m kari..and I lurk.
I read your blog every morning, or check in the afternoon and then again in the evening. I am NOT stalking you, I just can’t wait for the next installment! You are an inspiration to me. I’m in awe of your abilities to think coherently. I only have 5 kids and most days I can’t even remember what order I do things in the shower…
I see the smiley too…
Kari
I know I have your address somewhere, but…could you send me your address?
lurking mother of 1 from down under… i’ve only been on once or twice, but can see how easy it would be to become an addict… a friend in my mama’s prayer groups passed the link around
delurking to let you know that as a public school teacher I totally feel your back to school blues!
Yep, I’m a lurker. I comment about once every 100 or so posts. Give or take.
I really wanted to win Shannon’s haiku contest (’cause who doesn’t want that FABULOUS prize package????) but I was completely uninspired. Hope you win!!!
I’m a faithful lurker.
Not so good at the comment thing-y. However, I don’t want to get smote by the national delurking police.
Have a happy weekend:)
Lurker, I am not.
Giggle with glee, when you post.
Love your family.
ok just because you asked so nice. I have deleted people from my favorites list for making me feel guilty for not commenting. I usually only comment on something that really strikes me IF no one else has said something similiar, I have something to say and I have the time. Don’t worry, I’m not deleting you…enjoy your blog too much.
“Lurkers, delurk,” she
said with a smirk, “Come out from
your hiding right now!”
sorry, couldn’t resist…
DeLurking here, at your command! LOL Although it is fun to find out people actually read your blog–sometimes scary too to know that other people actually read about yourself and know what you are (or aren’t) thinking about in a given moment. I’ve added you to my list of blogs to follow–you just sound so interesting–not at all boring as you’ve claimed to be elsewhere!
Hi Jenni!!!
Sorry I didn’t see this the day you wrote it, I hope your day got better & that next week is GREAT!!!
Is it still de-lurking week? I am maybe a semi-lurker (sounds sci-fi, somehow)because I do comment now and then.
Your blog is a ray of sunshine in my days! Thank you for it!
Officially de-lurking. Sorry I’m a little late.
hehe loved the haiku!
hi jenni! i’ve been reading for a while, since my cousin sent me a link to your post in may (hunger) when i was getting ready for baby #2 and worrying about how 2-yr-old #1 would take the change. i really appreciate your sharing the fun and the difficult things in this crazy mother world. thanks for your blog! and i’m doing your list post too, if you want to compare. =)
consider myself delurked;)
Haikus frustrate me.
I force the words and rhythm.
Why bother to try?
I’m de-lurking. I read your blog all the time. I’ve been lurking ever since you met up with Shannon at RIMD and she blogged about that adventure. I don’t get the shrubyubs, but that’s ok. I think I keep coming back because I can’t believe you have 12 children, homeschool 11 of them and blog too. It’s flat out amazing.
consider me officially de-lurked.