I am a loser.

I have failed at Wordless Wednesday yet again.

Yes...I awoke this morning clear-eyed and focused...ready to face this daunting challenge.

And now...less then three hours later I am branded once more... Sigh...

How can I be wordless when I need to tell you that when I took Mo to preschool this morning we played our usual game? She sits in the back in her car seat and I sit in the front and we take turn making animals noises. "Mooooo..." I will say and she will giggle and say "Uh oh, there is a cow in the car! Oh that is you Gwamma!" and then we giggle. And then she will say "meeeoooow!" and I will say, "oh no, there is a cat in the car!" and she will giggle and say "Is me Gwamma!"

Today she got me, though. After we had exhausted pigs, snakes, ducks, birds and chipmunks she said "poke, poke, poke!" And I said "hmmm... what is that?" So she repeated, "poke, poke, poke!" After a few more questions she finally blurted out..."Gwamma, there is a CACTUS in the car!" Now see? If I actually stuck to my wordless Wednesday plan you would have never heard that adorable story!

And how can I tell you that my husband and I attempted to do a Pioneer Woman Word Nerd contest last night and we barely even argued? It was cool. I'm thinking we won although it did take us 26 minutes to do it. I'm thinking PW will let us win when I tell her how romantic it was...doing a Word Nerd contest cuddled together behind my little desk! Awwww.... sweet!

And how can I tell you that I sent an e-mail to American Pickers with a link to my blog? I think they're gonna e-mail me back. I just know it. Probably right about the same time that PW does to let me know we won her contest! Hmmm....

And how can I tell you that Vicki has probably eliminated almost all fire risk at my house? It's true. She is a sales rep for the coolest idea I've seen in a long time - Fragrance Fans. Have you heard of these things? I am ordering several just to eliminate my husband yelling at me when we get home when I have left candles burning. Geez...I'm thinking he may need to take some anger management classes since all I'm trying to do is make my house smell good!

I hope you visit Vicki by clicking here to see these great products! to eliminate your husband yelling at you, too. Vicki is having a sweet giveaway with purchase right now.

And while you're there make sure to visit her second blog. She has a great ongoing pioneer story going on right now...just click the link at the top of her post to visit All My Yesterdays while you are there!

Geez. I'm getting tired and my fingers are cramping up. How can Wordless Wednesday be so seriously exhausting?

But one last thing. Do you all know PJ? I have to remain wordful just a bit longer so I can tell you that PJ is having a ridiculous (that is the cool word now that means GREAT!) giveaway on her blog to celebrate her upcoming Blogaversary!

PJ tells me that not only does she want you to visit her blog to help her celebrate but she's also hoping visitors find "The missing sock, that word that was on the very tip of their tongues but never materialized, their keys, their tempers, their virginity, a good parking space, a self-cleaning family, the ability to remember what they went into the room to get, truth, justice and the American way" while you are there!

I think this little quote gives you just a small idea what PJ is all about.

Go there! Enter! Read! Find your missing sock or something more personal!

She is giving away some great prizes.

Wait! What am I doing?

If I send you over there then my chance of winning becomes less.

Hmmm...

Hmmm...

OK, I'll do it anyway because I like PJ and I like you all... so yea...

Just click here and you will go to her giveaway!

Geez. Louise.

I am exhausted. NoSirreeBob, I cannot go any further with this Wordless Wednesday post so I will stop now.

But in honor of the sentiment of that MEME I would like to observe a moment of silence now.

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OK! That was long enough!

It's official. I am done writing. There is nothing left I have to tell you.

Goodbye.

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oh...

...ummm...

...don't forget tomorrow is Alphabe-Thursday and it is the letter "F"!

Bye for real now.

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Bye....

No, you hang up first!

Sigh.

Wordless Wednesday

OK, I keep reading about this on other blogs and to be honest...I just don't get it...

So you are supposed to put up a whole post with no words?

Is that even possible?

I'm going to try it, though, in honor of wordless Wednesday and all.

But first I want to tell you a story.

It's kind of related.

I don't think it happened on a Wednesday so potentially the story is about a previously successful wordless Saturday of mine. Or a wordless Thursday. I can't really remember.

But this is a true story.

Several years ago when my friend Joan was visiting us from Ohio my husband was taking us on a tour of the desert.

Because, you know, each cactus is unique and has its own individual beauty. Or something. Or maybe that's a snowflake.

But it doesn't matter, really, because it is not relevant to the story here.

So we were driving and I might have been talking a wee bit too much because somehow the two of them concocted an evil bet with me that I couldn't be quiet for five minutes. I think there might have been money involved.

This seemed like an easy bet but I'm gonna be honest here.

After about 3 minutes I thought I would explode.

Seriously. I had a ton of things to say.

And that darned clock just ticked on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on... (I used that to illustrate how long it felt to me...I'm all about the experience of the story, you know?)
So finally the time was up and I was allowed to talk AND I won the bet.

So that proves, along with this post, of course, that YES! I CAN HAVE A WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! (or even a wordless Saturday or a Thursday with totally no problem)

Please feel free to link this to any Wordless Wednesday McLinkeys as a prime example of how to execute Wordless Wednesdays correctly.

And don't feel bad if you haven't mastered it yet. I had previous experience which made me sort of a master of silence.

And since we're all friends and all I feel I can share with you that at the beginning of this post I was actually worried I might not be able to actually do it!

Silly me!

Sigh.