California Lemonade

You will need:
1 bottle of cheap white wine
3-4 lemons
1/4 cup of sugar

Slice lemons and place in the bottom of a pitcher. Reserve 4-6 lemon slices for garnish. Add sugar to the pitcher. Mash lemon slices with a wooden spoon to make juice. Add wine and stir until sugar is dissolved. Serve in chilled glasses or over ice, depending on your preference. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Stuff I Know

By no means a comprehensive list  ;-)

1. A good way to stretch a bottle of cheap white wine is to make "California Lemonade". It's yummy, and if you're a hypocrite living in a dry county, it's a good way to drink without having to run over to the next county too often.
2. That ability that men have to focus on one thing, and tune out the rest - sometimes it would be good to have.
3. As much as I whine about not having enough "me" time, it's probably better I am not too often left to my own devices. DC, here I come!
4. I am probably building up my pending vacation too much. It will be nice, but I bet nothing really changes as a result of it.
5. I just lost my best friend. It sucks. I hope it doesn't take me another 20 years to find the next one.
6. My husband is sexy when he is doing something. He is sexiest when he is doing something for me.
7. That spider in the closet this morning, it kinda freaked me out. He was huge. Emphasis on was.
8. My kids are still at the age where they love me unconditionally. I will probably find a way to sabotage that someday, but for now it is one of the things that keeps me going some days.

Scars

I would show you my scars

I would show you this one-
on the back of my finger,
this one, beside my elbow,
and this one, on top of my foot

I would show you scars I got from childhood
And scars I got from childbirth
I would show you scars I got from sharp edges
Maybe tell you about the ones I got from sharp words, and sharper memories
While you connected the dots and traced the lines

I would show you my scars
Like this one, caused by being careless
Or this one, caused by being stubborn
That one's new - I should have known to leave well enough alone

I would show you my scars
If it wasn't for making new wounds