Ode to Anti Wife!!!!!

Okay, this took me far too long, but here it is:

Anti-Wife’s Ode

To the tune of Stairway to Heaven... if any of you don’t know the song, kindly remove yourself from my blog...

There’s a blog that’s secure
When life gets a bit cold
Anti Wife writes of her past and present
In her Mini Mouse bows
Her dog, Belle, sits quite close
She brings readers the insight they came for
And she writes of her past and her present.

Posts that touch one and all
When there isn’t a cure
Eloquence at her loss had us weeping
She can speak of a book
With a fervor that brings
Vivid pictures of stories unbidden.

Her opinion is set
For this life she has zest
And her story is never deceiving
In her posts, we have seen
In’tresting Christmas trees
For her blog all her readers come looking
And she is a wonder.

For her humor you’ll swoon
And you’ll come back quite soon
Anti-Wife has deep thoughts for each season
Posts of men come and gone
As you laugh along
We search for hap’ly ever after.

If you want insight why don’t you go
And check her out now
Read about her life and things she’s seen
There are nuggets there to make you sigh
And some in good fun
Whatever topic it is she’s on
It’ll make you wonder........................

I Have My Own Song!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

I have my own song, woo hoo!!!! Colleen Katana wrote the following song for me, to the tune of Hey, Mickey! Stop by her blog and give her kudos for a job well done – she’s also one of my winners, so she’ll be getting a song parody here some time in the near future as well...

But really, I just wanted to show off Colleen’s brilliant writing, ya know, not ego stroke for me, writing praise for her... okay, and a little ego stroke for me, I’m secretly waving pom poms while I sing this one too!

(Chorus)
Oh Merry, your blog's so fine, your blog's so fine, it blows my mind
Hey Merry (clap-clap clap-clap!)
Hey Merry (clap-clap clap-clap!)

Oh Merry, your blog's so fine, your blog's so fine, it blows my mind
Hey Merry (clap-clap clap-clap!)
Hey Merry (clap-clap clap-clap!)

(Verse 1)
Hey Merry—
You seem to write all night and that's a little long
Every time I check you've posted yet another song
Why can't I do that too, oh you put me to such shame, Merry!

Cause when you say you will, you always follow through
Your writing gives me chills, Merry, yes indeed it do
In comparison to you, my writing feels so lame, Merry!

(Refrain)
Oh Merry, Mom and More, I check your blog each day
Your writing grabs my eye and I can never click away
Oh Merry, stories of your life, your thoughts, your kids…
It's blogs like yours, Merry…
Oh what you write, Merry,
Write, Merry
Never disappoints, Merry!

(Verse 2)
Hey Merry—
Now when you take me to your world, I always seem to know
That every time you write you show a little more soul
Your query on BookEnds proves how well your words flow, Merry!

So c'mon and keep posting, anyway you can
Anything you want to write, I'll take it like a man
Just don't disappear and leave me all alone, Merry!

(Refrain)
Oh Merry, Mom and More, I check your blog each day
Your writing grabs my eye and I can never click away
Oh Merry, stories of your life, your thoughts, your kids…
It's blogs like yours, Merry…
Oh what you write, Merry,
Write, Merry
Never disappoints, Merry!

Today’s ode is for Mary Witzl’s Resident Alien blog – the song I’m taking my parody from? American Pie - I doubt anyone reading this really needs me to link the audio... I do have to preface this, though, in attempting to keep with the rhythm and rhyme, some of the lyrics are slightly inaccurate... For example, I say that I found Mary’s blog in September... hey, it had a good beat and I could dance to it.... in actuality I found her blog months earlier than that, though I couldn’t tell you the exact date now.

Okay, on with the song – adopt your folksy best and sing along –

An Ode to Mary Witzl

A fine, fine blog I know...
Found her in September
And I’ve been reading her all this while.
And if you give her just one glance
Then stay a while and just per chance
I tell you, Mary’s bound to make you smile.

Her home is happy, that I’ll give her
Though her parking can make me shiver
Beggers on her doorstep
New customs, she’s now adept.

It was too funny when she tried
Death metal concerts - her kids just sighed.
To me it was a point of pride
She didn’t run and hide.

She said bye bye to American pie
In a new place, at her own pace,
You don’t need to ask why.
Scotland is her home now where she’ll be, by and by
She just got sick of our burgers and fry.
Got sick of our burger and fry.

She’ll give you a needed shove
To help you earn a dream you love,
If you’ll only let her know...
If you’re a writer, take a stroll,
Mary’s support can sooth your soul
She’ll help you to unwind and take it slow...

Her husband’s case of pessimism
Makes her laugh and roll her eyes at him
With humor we could use,
To get us through life’s little dues.

Japan was lovely full of friends and luck
Scotland called and they packed the family up
In her place I’d say, ‘What the f—k’
She didn’t run ad hide...

She just kept saying
Bye bye to American pie
In a new place at her own pace
You don’t need to ask why
Scotland is her home now where she’ll be, by and by
She just got sick of our burgers and fry
Got sick of our burger and fry.....

I hope you all liked it - especially Mary. I picked the song especially because you mentioned in comments some time ago that you liked it - and it fit so well, being a natural born American who's spent most of your adult life abroad. For those of you who have never read Mary's blog, I highly recommend it!!! There's a little bit for everyone. If you've ever wondered what it's like to live in another country or a strange culture, if you like discussing writing, raising children, husbands, or any aspect of life, really, Mary's blog is full of wisdom and mirth... and so is the owner.

My Ode to Ello - another sing along

For Ello’s ode I chose a song parody of Friday, I’m in Love by The Cure... If you’re unfamiliar, or would just like to hear it again, you can find a you tube video Here

So let’s start our sing along and please make certain to add your own British accent:

Ode to Ello

Ello has a blog, it’s true
Where she talks of writing, too
A story or a book review
At Ello’s, it’s great stuff.

She will let you play a part
Story building it’s an art
With lovely quips, she’s such a tart
At Ello’s, it’s great stuff.

Can’t hardly wait
To read more thoughts her kids create
Of boogers that a driver ate...

She worked at the morgue in fact
Gross there had a sandwich – ack!
For her smell she got some flack
At Ello’s it’s great stuff.

Law school gave her quite a head
Copyrights and what they said
She gets the things we writers dread
At Ello’s, it’s great stuff.

Can’t hardly wait
To read more thoughts her kids create
Of boogers that a driver ate...


Well, that’s about it for our ode, but I hope you all enjoyed it! If you haven’t yet visited Ello’s blog, it’s fabulous!!! Great writing discussions and interactive story building, plus she’s just really cool and fun – and did I mention smart? Ello’s posts will make you think as much as they will make you laugh. Add her to your, ‘must read’ list – she’s on mine. Okay, Mary, you’re up next.... are ya nervous yet?