tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:01:13 +0000DanceDance MomNew Year 2009wineSomewhere over the 40th Rainbow...http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)Blogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-2129008579144381379Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:20:00 +00002013-04-01T17:20:51.695-04:00 I have lost my Aunt!&nbsp; She left me about 4 months ago and I don't think she will ever come back!&nbsp; Now I feel empty, alone, lost and I actually cry all the time without her in my life.&nbsp; I thought I hated her but, now I miss her all the time! I realize after all these years I liked her she was my friend, my Aunt and I could count on her; she was honest.&nbsp; A few times in my life http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2013/04/i-lost-my-aunt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-1249492693877653627Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:25:00 +00002013-03-12T17:28:55.630-04:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2013/03/fitness-post-maria-factor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-4625159884126972859Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:00:00 +00002012-10-08T13:00:42.306-04:00Picking a new GYN is a bit daunting.&nbsp; There are many things to consider, credentials, location, male, female, etc,.&nbsp;&nbsp; In my search recently to find someone new I realized that finding a GYN is more like finding someone you want to personally share your vagina's secrets with; it's a relationship with no love!!!&nbsp; Seriously, I have to decide on who I want to look at while they http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2012/10/picking-gyn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-7819470227648852496Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:02:00 +00002012-09-27T12:02:47.536-04:00Yesterday, seemed easier then today right?&nbsp; I do not like getting sick and for lack of a better word, it sucks!&nbsp; The problem now is as I get older I seem to be getting&nbsp;weird ailments&nbsp;I have never had before, think it's in the air? What's&nbsp;worse is because of the web&nbsp;we can now self diagnose ourselves!&nbsp; Problem&nbsp;with that is the answers will cause you to http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2012/09/sick-is-as-sick-does.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-7828513330117707571Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:17:00 +00002012-09-16T17:19:39.130-04:00Something strange happened to me Tuesday, I went outside..... I'm sure you all are saying and?&nbsp; Let me explain.&nbsp; I am a gym rat as many of you know but, I have that burger issue thing going on, so the gym and I need to reevaluate our relationship.&nbsp; Wait, it's not the gym's fault I'm stuck inside,&nbsp;it's mine!&nbsp; I decided that whatever I've been doing for the last 14years is http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-climb-something-strange-happened-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-3683477335568159034Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:38:00 +00002012-09-07T20:38:18.883-04:00There were many things I wanted to do in life and for the most part, if I wanted it bad enough I found a way to get it: I couldn't sing at all but, I wanted a record deal so I learned how..... got it I wanted to meet my soul mate, get married before I had kids...... did that I wanted to be that stay at home mom, cook every night and look fabulous..... DID MOST OF THAT however, I thought http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2012/09/got-it-did-it-want-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-3643753542069106061Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:28:00 +00002012-09-02T19:28:57.537-04:00I have come to realize that my children are missing out on some really great books! Every year they are given a list of books to read (I'm not saying that they are bad) but, some of the stories seem (to me) in some ways to miss the very core of what makes a book,&nbsp;captivating and scrumptious!&nbsp; It also occurred to me, (God forgive me for what I'm about to say) that the movies they watch http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2012/09/imagination-is-not-lost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-6564540375802212600Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:10:00 +00002012-09-03T14:22:34.804-04:00Today I had an epiphany!&nbsp; I realized that I am one of&nbsp; The Burger People!&nbsp; Let me explain... Many eons ago when hubby and I trained in the gym (6 days a week, 6 meals a day) we used to laugh at those people that seemingly worked out hardcore all the time but, looked like they religiously hung out at Burger King!&nbsp; Year after year you'd see them sweating it out in the gym http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-burger-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-8455528577675944051Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:01:00 +00002012-08-29T17:21:30.440-04:00I am a Dance Mom, a Baseball Mom and a Science Mom!&nbsp; I think to myself (why don't I have a reality show?)&nbsp; Years, ago when I attended my first dance competition, I said WOW this would make an excellent reality show!&nbsp; Then somehow someone must have reached into my head and stole my thoughts because, damn Dance Moms is huge!&nbsp; Lot's of&nbsp; things have happened since October http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-900110053417412443Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:21:00 +00002012-07-19T09:14:28.904-04:00 My mother 4 months before she died holding my daughter My mother died of Ovarian Cancer after she battled with it for 2 years.&nbsp;With in&nbsp;those two years we dealt with it head on!&nbsp; We began submerging&nbsp;ourselves with every book on Cancer you could find.&nbsp;&nbsp;We discovered a vast amount of information concerning the disease, unfortunately it was just to&nbsp;http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2011/10/forks-over-knives-my-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-7027062845117005158Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:44:00 +00002012-07-21T00:00:07.269-04:00I grew up in the NJ and NY area my whole life, it's safe to say that we are a bit direct, loud and we like our information spoken to us quickly.&nbsp; We are really not that outwardly friendly but, we're good with you and will be your best friend if you can battle us in an argument! I got to tell you that Publix is a bit creepy, it's got a hint of Stepford Wife it's a bit unreal, and it http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/publix-is-creepy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-8793309897522182368Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:06:00 +00002011-08-21T19:06:10.690-04:00I decided to ask those kids of mine what college would they like to attend and my oldest said, “I don’t know, what’s to eat?”&nbsp; My daughter said I just want to dance, I said, “where?”&nbsp; She said where all the dancers go, (she’s such a pretty girl)&nbsp; My middle child Cameron said, “I want to go to Brown!”&nbsp; I was mesmerized because you know he is only 11!&nbsp; I asked him what didhttp://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/college-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-4436884054825183247Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:41:00 +00002012-07-21T17:41:48.090-04:00Wow, I know I’m old but gosh!&nbsp; I have had Windows 7 for awhile now and never really understood what this operating system is capable of, Dah Ms. Wanda!&nbsp; Windows Writer is a dream come true!&nbsp; Sooo, anywho down here in Georgia summer is over and my kids are back in school Halleluyur!!!&nbsp; It’s funny how fast time passes by, I was just talking Public vs Private and that was 2 http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/windows-writer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-7301526434751954762Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:53:00 +00002012-07-21T17:44:22.872-04:00wine Since I have been on a fitness kick I have&nbsp;decided to leave the wine alone:(&nbsp; So as I was trying to buy my weekly groceries this past Friday&nbsp;this isle called my name......Ms. Wanda!&nbsp; The wine whisper said to me, (for some reason with a British accent):&nbsp; "Ms. Wanda don't leave&nbsp;us here on these dirty dusty shelves! I have lot's of family to choose from, you can http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2011/07/wine-whisper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-8734046330223142577Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:35:00 +00002011-07-14T09:35:22.974-04:00DanceDance MomI consider myself a 6 year somewhat seasoned Dance Mom veteran at the Dance Factory of Georgia, right?&nbsp; Ya'll know my Dance Mom dedication (read The Dance Competition) right?&nbsp; When I first started in the mysterious sub-culture of the Dance world, my first thought was wow these moms would make a great reality show!&nbsp; Then last night I get a text from one of my fellow Dance Moms (DMs)http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2011/07/dance-moms-love-this-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-3877443570949081636Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:03:00 +00002011-07-12T18:03:34.970-04:00Hello All:) I have been on a little Blogger Hiatus.&nbsp; Currently, I'm doing a little summer cleaning an what not:)&nbsp; Please be patient with me, there seems to be a lot of changes here on blogger and I'm working on my own changes as well! xoxox Ms.Wandahttp://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2011/07/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-8543626043368823346Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:50:00 +00002011-07-12T17:56:37.565-04:00Yesterday, My sister was born on November 20th 196_ Today, I celebrate her birthday Tomorrow, I will hopefully be buying her depends:) She does not want to publicly tell her age, but, she doesn't blog soooooo:)&nbsp; Being the little sister I am I'm gonna tell it sort of.&nbsp; To be alive today at any age is a miracle in it self right?&nbsp;I'm going to do a little trivia about the year she washttp://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/11/yesterday-today-and-tomorrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-5683852366245280731Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:54:00 +00002010-10-28T21:43:11.360-04:00Writer's Workshop #4&nbsp; Show us something you’ve created for Halloween, anything qualifies…costumes, recipes, crafts, party invites, treats, decorations etc.. First of all I didn't make these OK, so that's my disclaimer:)&nbsp; I thought they looked amazing!&nbsp; One of the baseball moms on my sons team made these wonderful little cupcakes! Me being the artist I think I am (smile) I had tohttp://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/10/writers-workshop-4-show-us-something.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-3617033041952204439Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:39:00 +00002010-10-28T21:39:40.393-04:00One day our children will grow up right?&nbsp; We want them to be self sufficient right?&nbsp; We want our boys to man up and not scream when mommy screams every time she sees a bug, lizard, frog, or a dead thing out back in the yard right?&nbsp; Well, I have come to realize that since I have know control over my emotional outbursts and I'm passing my screaming behavior onto my boys, I gotta stophttp://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/10/men-cant-scream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-5462268439158274977Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:35:00 +00002010-10-28T21:40:55.774-04:00Normally when I do Mama's Losin' It's Thursday's writer workshop I choose one topic but, this week I picked my favorite 2! 1.&nbsp; Describe the worst diet you put yourself on. Atkins by far the worst diet for me ever.&nbsp; I lost like 21lbs in less than 4 weeks eating a ton of fat and no carbs and as soon as I tried to implement the phase when you add a slice of bread, I ate the whole damn http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/09/writers-workshop-diet-and-counselor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-488865478043142727Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:07:00 +00002010-10-19T06:27:46.525-04:00You know I saw Roots growing up, we sat around the one TV in our house and all week we watched that mini-series.&nbsp; It had know large impact on me as a kid, when it was over my friends and I even goofed about it; we called each other Kizzie! I don't believe they really depicted the vastness of the Cotton Fields on Roots.&nbsp; So when Hubby sent me photo's of those beautiful soft white 100% http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/09/cotton-fields.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-958710099580154745Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:50:00 +00002010-10-19T06:26:14.393-04:00 Now that Hubby has hung up his hammer for some long hauling wheels, he sends me the most amazing photo's whilst on the road!&nbsp; Here is a Basket Building somewhere near Newark, Ohio!!! http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/09/basket-building.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-1710802771212399516Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:35:00 +00002010-09-12T20:01:26.228-04:00Now speaking of Color, while tired as crap happily driving to the gym the other day, on my quest for a better body, I was completely awestruck, dumbfounded, and just simply stupefied by an unusual vision on top of a basic black bike speeding down the street to somewhere (Wow I felt like Rod Serling right there)!&nbsp; I was on my cell (totally legal in GA) talking to my girlfriend, with a http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/08/black-mormon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-2614214085814924395Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:43:00 +00002010-09-12T20:02:52.969-04:00I don't do politics, I'm not an activist and I don't talk about things that stir up the pot!&nbsp; Until recently life has been pretty much easy peasy, until my 10 year old daughter made a negative comment about light skinned girls at the mall and my subway sandwich stumbled out of my mouth when my jaw dropped to the ground! WTH!!! I wasn't really listening to her until some girl sat near us http://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/08/color-madness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242422243506091897.post-8272993297059612189Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:09:00 +00002010-09-12T20:04:18.835-04:00I realized recently that my little chickens are really growing up! They used to love my playful antics, my dancing and my singing.&nbsp; Now I think they love me but, I'm not allowed to do any of those things because it embarrasses them?&nbsp; Don't they know who I am! I'm mommy, I'm fun and witty and old&nbsp; 40ish! Why can't they stay little, a little longer? They just don't need me as you canhttp://wandawrites.blogspot.com/2010/08/they-dont-need-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ms. Wanda)7