Hilltop Academy
Nov. 15, 2007
Poetry Competition and the Wild Side of Indiana Mimi

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Yes, you know it had to happen.  We are going to write poems about the mint wreath!  Can't write poetry?  Don't worry...neither can I, which is why I'm glad that I'm not competing in this contest because I would lose badly.  See, here's what I would write....

My stripes are red.

My centers are white.

I'm over 6 years old,

so it's best not to bite.

Surely.....SURELY you can do better than that.  You can write anything....free verse, haiku, limerick, epic.....whatever!!!  Just have fun, and e-mail it to me ( kellieann@adelgren.com ) by  10:00 pm central time Monday, November 19, 2007.  I will, without saying anyone's names, read the poems to Annaleigh, Harrison, Big D and Indiana Mimi to judge them, and then I will award a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

OK, so now it's time for a BONUS entry that I'd like to call....

The Wild Side of Indiana Mimi

Indiana Mimi is my mom, and she is W-I-L-D!!!!  Don't let her grandmotherly looks fool ya'.

This is the image she tries to maintain.  Quiet, peaceful, calm.  But I know her, and I know better.

See?  She totes a whip!  But with a name like 'Indiana Mimi', what did you expect?

She uses our computer everyday for about 30 minutes or so.  I got to wondering, what exactly does Indiana Mimi and her wild self do on our computer?  So, unbeknowst to her, I photographed her activity.

So far, so good.  She's just reading an extraordinarily entertaining blog.  I'm ok with this.

Another entertaining blog.

Hmmmm...what's this?  I think she's finding out what she needs to bring with her to renew her drivers license next month.  Sneaky, Mimi, sneaky.

Reading the obituaries....or just pretending to.  She's so tricky.

Uh-oh....what's this?  Indiana Mimi is watching You Tube?!?  Who is that anyway?  Oh...Paul Simon.  And look, someone stuck the cursor right between his eyes.  It had to be Mimi....that naughty little grandma!

Now she's really getting edgy and moving onto Simon & Garfunkel.  Wait...let me try to hear what they are singing.....something about a bridge...and...and troubled water.  Wow....that is deep.

MIMI!!!!.....Just WHAT are you watching now?  Wait a minute....that looks like...no, it couldn't be!  Yes, it is!  It's BO BICE!  Mimi is watching Bo Bice's new "Witness" video on You Tube.  Wait....Mimi...no, don't do that.  People I cannot even photograph what is happening now, but Mimi is getting up and DANCING to Bo Bice's music. She's doing "the worm" right now across the floor.  I MUST put a stop to this!  Catch ya' later....if Indiana Mimi doesn't choke me with her whip.

DID YOU SEE THE WREATH???

(The real one...not the one on the computer screen picture.)

E-mail me at kellieann@adelgren.com for your points, and if I don't get 3 responses within the next hour or so, I will not be able to update for a few days.


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Nov. 15, 2007 - I am praying......

Posted by Anonymous


Really hard that I am the first one to find the wreath!!!!



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Nov. 15, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by quietcajun


he he he... that is too cute! What a funny entry!


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Nov. 15, 2007 - I saw the wreath!

Posted by teachingmisssmartypants


Poetry, eh? I used to write a lot of (probably quite bad) poetry as a teenager, so I'll have to get to work so I might capture the wreath's inherent magnificence. :)

Emily



Edited by teachingmisssmartypants on Nov. 15, 2007 at 3:43 PM


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Nov. 15, 2007 - Did you know...

Posted by teachingmisssmartypants


that the first time I read through your entry, I thought the poetry contest was about Indiana Mimi? I thought your mom had a great sense of humor to allow total strangers to write a poem about her Internet habits.

I guess that's what Starlight Mint Wreath excitement will do to me. And thank goodness I re-read it! :)


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Nov. 15, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Debbles107


Aren't you supposed to be traveling? I wasn't even coming here for a post, only to link to a specific post of yours. You'er sneaky!


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Nov. 15, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by lahbluebonnet


Looks like that doc appt kept me away at a bad time! =0 lol My mom would never dance! My MIL might though!
Blessings,
Laurie


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Nov. 15, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Prodoceo


You are NUTS woman!! Thanks for the laugh!!


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Nov. 16, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by CrossView


I think your poem should win. It's brilliant! ROFL!


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Nov. 18, 2007 - hi

Posted by byourlove1


You have been tagged my friend. If you partcipate in these please post, I would love to know yours. See my blog for details.

Angela


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