Grandmas Gone Wild
As I sat in the waiting room of the doctor with my mother, a conversation developed over a new photograph hanging on the wall. It was the doctor’s two beautiful daughters, who just happen to be part of...
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Prepping the welcome wagon My daughter is home for a short break, which just happens to be the perfect cure for Batshit Crazy. The weekend started Friday with a big turkey dinner including all the...
View ArticleSigns of Living & Love
Daily Prompt: Clean Slate Explore the room you’re in as if you’re seeing it for the first time. Pretend you know nothing. What do you see? Who is the person who lives there? I’m sitting in a living...
View ArticleReal Kids Use Matches
Daily Prompt: Childhood Revisited Sure, you turned out pretty good, but is there anything you wish had been different about your childhood? If you have kids, is there anything you wish were different...
View ArticleBest Days Of Your Life
Daily Prompt: B+ Write about what you did last weekend as though you’re a music critic reviewing a new album. Woo … I’m A Man! This album features a ROCK STAR that rarely flies solo. He loves to be...
View ArticleLWTTD … Take 2
If you’re gonna celebrate…go big! Today marks quite a milestone here at Life With The Top Down. One year ago today I decided to take the plunge into the great big world of blogging. I nervously hit...
View ArticleHallelujah! Hot Dogs Heal The Lame
Hello everyone, it’s me Chester the Beagle and I’ll be guest blogging for Lisa today. She’s been such a good nurse lately I thought I’d cut her some slack. I’ve been sick as a dog! My troubles all...
View ArticleLies or Leverage
Daily Prompt: Fantasy The Tooth Fairy (or Easter Bunny, or Santa Claus . . .): a fun and harmless fiction, or a pointless justification for lying to children? This is a great question, one I have been...
View ArticleIt’s A Trap!
Daily Prompt: Show and Tell You’ve been asked to do a five-minute presentation to a group of young schoolchildren on the topic of your choice. Describe your presentation. Me: Hey kids, how are you all...
View ArticlePlease, Call Me Gretel
Mom! The helmet is a little over the top. As a parent watching shows such as Law & Order SVU and Criminal Minds take me to another level of worry. My already over active imagination suddenly kicks...
View ArticleMom Mom? Mom!
Muz In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend I am once again sharing a post that I wrote in honor of my own mother Venita Momma You Were Born This Way. I am blessed to be celebrating her once again this...
View ArticleBitch Please! I’m A Rescue
Landon. 2.5 year old Maltese/Yorkie mix. It’s a BOY! I’m just stopping by to make a HUGE announcement about a new addition to our family. I’m still trying to figure out why we decided to expand our...
View ArticleSave The Dust Bunnies
The Daily Post has a great subject line No Time To Waste. Fill in the blank: “Life is too short to _____.” Now, write a post telling us how you’ve come to that conclusion. Over the years I’ve heard...
View ArticleMicro Adults
The other day I was walking through Target looking for another hundred things to purchase aside from what I actually needed when I overheard a mother/daughter interaction. The mother was walking ahead...
View ArticleMomma, You Were Born This Way
This was originally written 11 years ago when my mother was 85. She left this world on 12/04/2020 at 94, saying, “Be kind to others no matter what.” It’s not always an easy task to fulfill, but if...
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