In Just. Four Weeks.

I will have an adult child by legal standards in exactly 30 days. I keep reminding her, that as long as she lives in my household and as long as I live she will respect me as her mother. Her future husband, kids, colleagues and circle of friends will as well. 

Or else...!!!

Fantasy Happy. Wednesday!

Here. Briefly.

I'll return to highlighting my VIPs next week...

One More. Visual Beauty.

I didn't forget to add "this" beauty. I just didn't have any recent photos to use so I sent her a text to request one from her. See her fine chocolicious self now as she gets my blog all to herself today, too. 

My childhood BFF!

Loving People. Lovely Faces.

My Peeps. My Folks. My Day One's. My Love's. My Family. Most of them, anyway!

My Big Girl!!!

My GODmother!!!

My DawnGunn Dizzle!!!

My Playbro!!!

My Lizzy Whizzy!!!

My GODsister Poom!!!

My Baby Girl!!!

My GODsister Kaysh!!!

My Favorite Cousin & Real-Life Black China Doll!!!

Taking a risk here...I might get told off for "this" and be forced to remove it. We'll see...lol!

New Month. New Theme.

So, I've been considering what I'd blog about since the end of My Black History series ended yesterday. I'm liking how my blog flows with a theme. For this month's theme I want to highlight the rockstars (not literally) in my life.

I ran out of time with my hopes of doing "something" special and spectacular for some who were dear to my heart. I mentioned their names in one of my blog posts from last month. As the clock ticks, I'm realizing time won't wait for me to do anything. I just need to do what I can with what I'm capable of right here and right now.

Below, I'm going to list my very important people who deserve recognition from me. I'm simply listing their names today (in no particular order) to help me in the coming days as I share the joy, that they each bring into my life.

MamaVonn - Inherited mother from old apartment building
Sharon - My GODmother
LJ - My favorite cousin/BFF (I'll need her permission to blog about her so I don't get told off...lol)
Kaysh - My GODsister
Puma - My GODsister

CJ Foster - My Play-brother/BFF
Lizzy-Whizzy - GODmother to my children/BFF
Azzy - BestFriendster (More like a sister than friend)
Maysha - Childhood BFF
DawnGunn - High School Homegirl4Life
Banana - My big girl
Apple - My baby girl

Although, my list seems small in size, my folks are huge in heart and "that" is what counts the most!

If I'm a tree, then my loved ones are the branches. All else are just leaves, that come and go. 

My Black History: Day 7.

I'm bouta be brief and finna goeta bed in a lil bit.

I ohno bout dem, but showl know lots bout me.

I be tryna do my best like I'm spoesta.

Language is an art. No one should be made to feel less equal than others because we speak differently. I, along with many of my friends had great elementary school teachers. We were fortunate.

My mother had a vast vocabulary, but still spoke in slang at home. So do I. Most of the women in my family mastered the art of grammatical English and standardized speech is something, "that" I'm very familiar with. When I was a little girl I had a "thing" for the dictionary. I still refer to the dictionary daily at some point or another. Either to check my own usage/spelling of a word or to better comprehend something I heard, but didn't quite understand.

In my lifetime, I've been referred to as "ghetto" just because I speak slang. Some have also accused me of speaking "proper" or talking "white." If I must be hit with an identifier-label, what does "this" really make me?

Prophetto/Ghetroper?! Ghettite/Whietto?! Laughing out loud... Heehee-Haha!

As I continue to teach my children right from wrong, I will also ensure, that they remain proud of whom we are as Black-Americans, but remember to never allow society, insiders/outsiders, or anything to box them into any ONE category.

Black people are so much better than what's thought, what's said, what's heard, what's felt, and seen by the mean. 

My Black History: Day 4

Instead of filling this post with a whole bunch of words today, I want to take a moment to pause and honor a great Black musician who founded one of the greatest bands in history. Not just ours, but everyone's favorite band, Earth, Wind & Fire. Unmatched to this very day. Let their music play on forever!

 Another legend left earth to play and sing with our one and only Heavenly King of Kings. 

GOD BLESS!!!

Rest in Heaven Peacefully.

Maurice White

December 19, 1941 ~ February 3, 2016

What he did, where he went and how he did "it" will forever be remembered as a staple of significant  greatness in Black History. Past, present and future. A fact. 

 GOD Bless his family, friends, colleagues and fans.

Thankful to Earth, Wind & Fire for giving us so many timeless classics that will never be forgotten and can't be duplicated. 

Well Spent. Time Solo.

I took myself on an afternoon date to the movies today. It's been a while since I've gone to see a flick by myself. The last movie I saw was with my eldest daughter.

Tyler Perry's new film "Good Deeds" is excellent! His talent is anointed and remarkably unquestionable. Not only did he write the screenplay, but he directed and starred in the leading role as Wesley Deeds. His character portrayal was very attractive and seemed quite natural.  

I've experienced some feelings of guilt about being a parent and how I spend my time when my daughters aren't with me. The more mature I'm becoming; the more I realize, that my children can only do so much with me and when time permits I should work on separating myself better as an individual. After all, I am a single full-time parent with desires of my own.

I am human. I am a woman. I am an individual.