A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise.
Thanks to Sammi for the challenge.
Once more the word prompt has me in touch with my inner Dale. 😉
The package arrived an hour and fifteen minutes before the vernal equinox and eleven days before we expected it. Nonetheless, we were prepared for its imminent appearance.
Monday afternoon, following twenty-four hours of practiced breathing, effleurage and pushing, our second son transformed us into a family of four. Seven pounds, twelve and a half ounces of chubby cuteness, son two was born four years and four days after his older brother.
Spring heralded noisy birthday parties and colorful cakes—our own March Madness.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Hey, I know these guys. What memories.
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I would hope you know these guys. 😉
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That accompanying artwork!!! Oh Rochelle, this is perfection.
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Thank you so much, Violet
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Dear Rochelle,
Your “inner Dale”, eh? I like it. 😉
And I love this! March Madness indeed… I spread mine out a bit more – I mean months of the year, coz there was not four years between the three!
Love your drawing!
Shalom and lotsa love and smiles,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
It wasn’t my plan to space them out that far actually. 😉 Some things are beyond our control. I’d forgotten about the drawing until I pulled out Travis’ baby book. Thought it would be fun to share. I kept that by the phone (remember wall phones and landlines?)
Shalom and hugs,
Rochelle
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Of course these things cannot always be planned and controlled. Definitely wonderful that you shared it. Yep… Still have a landline 😉
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Awwww ….
I’ve melted.
What cuties!
Love the artwork and the story and the revisit of times passed. How fab!
🙂
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
These words just keep sending me back there. Thank you so much for the sweet words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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🙂
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So adorable. Reading this put a smile on my face, Rochelle 🙂
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Dear Adele,
I’m always happy to share smiles. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Fun story, and what a photo to have, those dudes are stylin’ and that girl with the flower in her hair is pretty cute too. Love the drawing, hope you gave a copy to Dr Winer.
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Dear Ted,
That girl was just a baby herself. 😉 She was pretty proud of the suits she made the boys, too. I don’t think I ever gave Dr. Winer a copy of the drawing. Surely I drew something for him sometime. He brought all three of the Fields’ boys into the open air. Alas, he’s living among us no more. Really loved him. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Love it! My favorite to read…life snippets…I call it slice-of-life. So interesting!
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Dear Maddmombetty.
Thank you so much for reading and leaving such a lovely comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You’re quite welcome! 😄
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Nice story. Happy birthday to them.
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