Happy Memorial Day
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I hope you enjoy it with the ones you love.Kwana
My Wish
What’s Jack up to? Mr. J is chilling hard. Sorry his updates have been sparse. This has been a tumultuous time for me and I did really need all the funny I could get last week. But Jack is good. Here he is just yesterday, cool as ice on the porch. Keeping and eye out to make sure no shenanigans are going on on the block. So serious he is, huh?
Remember the little church that I keep passing? Here’s another good thought. I’m hoping for it for myself and for you too. We can all use a little peace within.
I hope your Memorial Day Weekend is going well.Best,KwanaFunny Week Is Not Over Yet- Gilda!
I was reminded yesterday of another old favorite by my friend Patricia of PVE designs. The late great Gilda Radner and her character Rosannne Rosanadana. How could I forget her on SNL? My mother used to actually make me imitate her skits over and over as a kid. No, I won’t do it for you now. But please watch this and smile.
I hope you’re enjoying your weekend.
Best,
KwanaOriginal Funny- Carol Burnette
Friday’s here! Are you cheering? I hope you all had a great week and enjoyed the funny ladies. Today I went back to a favorite funny lady from my childhood, Carol Burnette. Here’s Carol having fun with a favorite movie of mine Gone With The Wind. It’s a long one but so many laughs. Enjoy.
Best,
KwanaKeep the Funny Gals Coming
I’m enjoying this funny lady thing this week so I’m keeping it going and calling it a theme. Besides, I’ve been editing like crazy so I’m short on words.
Today I’m heading to Australia for the original Kath and Kim. The funniest mother / daughter team evah! Sorry, but the US version, as much as I love Molly Shannon, is cute, but just doesn’t compare.
Check out this clip with an guest appearance by Kylie Minogue:I hope you’re having fun!
best,
KwanaAbsolutely Fabulously Funny
I so need to keep the funny coming this week just to keep myself smiling with all the drama of motherhood going on around me. So to keep it going I’m turning to two of my Absolute faves, Edina and Pasty of Absolutely Fabulous. Those fab Brits that kept me in stitches and still do whenever I pick up a DVD.
I heard from David Dust that the plans for the US version was scrapped but I can understand it. I fear justice would have never been done to the original. Let’s keep laughing this week!
Best,
KwanaFunny Lady
How much do I love Maya Rudolph? Thisssss Much. Check her out here doing Bronx Beat with Amy Poehler and cutie patootie Jake Gyllenhaal on SNL.
I’m really looking forward to seeing her in Away We Go. My kinda sweet movie. Here’s the trailer:
She’s my kinda funny lady. And I can use the laughs right about now.
Best,
KwanaTemptation vs. Tests
What’s Jack up to? Jack’s been busy this weekend trying hard to get his fair share of attention through the ups and downs of family mess and me just being dog tired. He’d come over to my side of the bed as I’d lay there not wanting to move and give a low whisper woof and a little nudge of the bed. Then when I didn’t move he’d amp it up to a whine and a shove until finally it was an all out bark and, “get up woman and get me out side!”
This has been a week of strife. Finally on Saturday night I sent out this tweet in frustration:
“If this is all a test- I’ll take my F now. Washing machine breaks down full of wet clothes. Blow dryer takes out half the lights in my house”It just seems that it’s all been one big pile on after another. I’m sure many of you out there know how that is especially if you have kids and extra especially if you have teens. We won’t even get into the “R” word.The young adult novel that I’m working on is just right about there. So close to done, but really not done because it’s in the editing stage. The toughest stage of all for me. When I’m getting feedback from my critique partners that can make the fragile neurotic writer in me quickly turn into the stereotypical doom and gloom alkie.Thankfully, things happen to give me that much needed push to go on and away from the bottle. Whew!I was wiped out on Sunday with a migraine and didn’t want to go to church but the DD did. I think to see friends. So I got up and out. There was a guest preacher, the mother of one of the ministers on our staff.The young minister got up to introduce his mom and the way he spoke just warmed my heart. Speaking off the cuff about the woman who, “had to lay Godly hands on him” when he was almost kicked out of school as a young boy, but was the smartest and best woman he knows. I laughed and knew I was there for a reason.Then she opened her mouth and started to speak about being Tested versus being Tempted. That confirmed it. Headache or not, yep, I was in the right place. The words that got me were that temptation is put forward for you to fail. A Test is set up for you to pass. I’ve never thought of it that way.I’ve been tempted plenty of times to give up on things like hard projects or diets or worse this writing dream. Saying, it’s too hard I can’t do it, I’m not talented enough. But it’s all just really a test. And like I tell my children, there are no shortcuts and I must keep persevering until I pass this and all my other tests.I know I will.Have you been Tempted lately? Think of it as just a Test. One you can Ace!
Just as a but of added conformation my DD got word late in the evening that she made Dance Company (remember the audition a few weeks ago). She didn’t make it last year but as a mom I didn’t let her give up and her spirit didn’t let her either. She passed the test.Best,
KwanaVex Therapy
Yesterday was particularly vexing starting with stress and ending with a migraine. But I refuse to completely buckle under life’s woes. Honestly, I don’t have that luxury. I mean who really has room for a fainting couch anyway?So I decided to end the day by popping old faithful, Pride and Prejudice into the DVD player. A little Jane Austen with lovely Colin Firth is always good for the soul.
But check out this wonderful tribute video that out found dedicated to Mr. Collins played so well by David Bamber one of the best characters evah!How do you deal when things get vexing?
Best,
KwanaI’m a Vulcan!
And My hair is fab! Though everything else is just strange and freaky.
Oh Kristen and Mel you do find the best things. Thanks so much!
Now go and make your own here and keep the joy going. Happy Friday.
Best,
KwanaP.S.
1. Book/Dinner/Wine/Mom’s night out was so much fun. We had an exciting discussion over The Ten Year Nap. We even got lively over the word ‘piquant’. All different views on the characters and the style of writing. We were the loudest in the restaurant. Thank goodness we were in the back and we were the last to leave the restaurant. Too funny.
2.Did you watch the real Hot Messes of NYC part 2 reunion? So fun! The best. Le Countess giving Kelly the business. Who woulda thunk it? Then the Kelly Bethenny showdown. Whoa!
