A-Z Reflection Post

I love this badge Jeremy Hawkins, from Retro-Zombie created for  the survivors of this year's challenge.   Thank you Arlee Bird for creating this amazing challenge!   Arlee, Alex, Yvonne and Hart were there from the start!    Congrats to all you finished and yes, to those who attempted it.  It is as it says a challenge!  

I found this year to be more difficult, than before.  I knew my hubby was going to retire from the Navy,  at the end of June.  He decided to sell back his time and retire on his birthday, in March.  I had a few posts done, but not all.  Then Easter vacation this year was in April, sometimes it is March.  My whole family surrounded me, while I tried to play catch-up.  The house was beyond the normal level of noise and I was frazzled.  I am just not use to hubby watching TV and playing youtube videos or games on his iPad, while I am writing or trying to read comments.   I think I will have to show him this video because his spelling game is driving me insane.   I also started working a crazy job and this threw me an another curve ball.  I want more money if I am going to have to get up at 2:30am-I quit!  I'm not quitter, but I honestly feared I would drive the car into a tree.  So, not worth it.  I have applied at a new library-it isn't done being built, yet.   I hope with fingers and toes crossed this and teaching some art classes will be my next gig.  Oh, I did get a shout out from Stampington asking me to submit my pantyhose Flapper headbands!

I enjoyed so many themes.  Captain Alex did a great job with his movie picks, character studies and music.  I thought Nick, from Scattergun Scribblings was clever to write a story each day asking us for words that begin with a certain letter.  He did a fantastic job!   Yolanda Renee from Defending The Pen, had a  fascinating theme. I love history and learned so many intriguing facts about the author, Margaret Mitchell and stories about  Gone With The Wind.   Arlee  did a wonderful job with his movie selections. Every time I dropped by I wanted to go watch a movie!   There were so many great newbies to follow, too!    

I have to give a shout out to my Garden poets who did 30 days of poetry. April was National Poetry month.  I also tried to jump in and write a few on my other blog.  

 I want to thank all of you who followed me, commented and inspired me to continue.  I want to thank the poets for stopping by while  busy with their own challenge.  What a great job the co hosts did!  

Cheers to crossing the finish line!!!

The Madlab Post (Nicole Ayers)

Tossing It Out (Arlee Bird)

Amlokiblogs (Damyanti Biswas)

Alex J. Cavanaugh (Alex J. Cavanaugh)

Life is Good (Tina Downey)

Cruising Altitude 2.0 (DL Hammons)

Retro-Zombie (Jeremy Hawkins)

The Warrior Muse (Shannon Lawrence)

The QQQE (Matthew MacNish)

Leave it to Livia (Livia Peterson)

No Thought 2 Small (Konstanz Silverbow)

Breakthrough Blogs (Stephen Tremp)

Spunk on a Stick (L. Diane Wolfe)

 I honestly think later this year I should start, so I can be prepared for  next year!   Yeah, that sounds like an April Fool!   I hope to do better next year and I have already decided my theme:  Poetry and Photography