To the Moon Alice! To the Sun Mr. Obama!

To the Moon Alice! To the Sun Mr. Obama! January 29, 2012 by Tedi Wixom Aug. 31, 2012

Remember on The Honey Mooners with Jackie Gleason as Ralph?

When he was displeased with his wife, Alice?

He’d double up his fist and say, “To the Moon Alice! To the Moon!”

Oh really! How about “To the Sun Mr. Obama, To the Sun!”

The sun is about 93 million miles from Earth.

That is nearly 100,000,000 miles away – 100 million!

Now let’s compare miles to dollars for visualization.

I could travel roundtrip in miles to the Sun and back 5 times

To equal 1,000,000,000 (billion) miles – only 1 billion!

Now think of this as dollars.

However, our national debt is just over

15,000,000,000,000 dollars – that is 15 trillion!

I could travel approximately 75,000 times roundtrip

To the Sun and back to Earth again in miles.

That is why I believe a balanced budget is good.

Mr. Obama says being in debt to China is more important

Than taking responsibility for our national debt..

“To the Sun Mr. Obama – 75,000 times. To the Sun!!”

Who wants to join me in wishing him happy bon voyage?

Does this number representing our National Debt seem possible?

Mr. Obama is caring for each of us, (the father of our nation)

So we will never have to worry our pretty little heads about

Awful, nasty, national decisions like the US spending, debt, or budgets.

“Who wants a budget anyway? These are the modern times,” he croons.

“No need for things that sound so inconvenient or old fashioned.

Go to your homes; all is well. I am so popular that I can fix everything!

Plus, I am very suave, handsome, and brainy--I did attend Harvard!” (Wink wink.)

“All the social programs I implement will be for your wellbeing, because you are . . .

I didn’t mean to say stupid, naive, middleclass, or poor, oh no-no-no I would never

Say that out loud for anyone to hear, because I can relate. Been there, done that!

But for today, I am your King! You are my loyal subjects, so fork over the taxes.”

 I say, “To the Sun Mr. Obama. To the Sun!”

(NOTE: August 31, 2012. National Debt is now 16 Trillion)

Noah Built an Ark, song

Noah Built an Ark by Tedi Tuttle Wixom 3/23/1991, transcribed 3/28/12

To be sung to Mozart’s Turkish March

Noah built an ark

By the Lord’s command

And he blessed the animals

To gather in the land

And they marched up to the mighty ark

And bowed to Noah’s hand.

Chorus:
There were horses, cattle, and some goats.

Eagles, egrets, flamingos, hawks, and doves

Elephants, rhinos, hippos, buffaloes

Tigers, jaguars, cougars, no one shove.

Honey bees in swarms; snakes in Noah’s arms

Ham, Shem, Japheth showed their guests

The rooms where they would park

And the animals came marching, crawling,

Flying into the great big ark.

My Heart

My Heart by Tedi Tuttle Wixom 4/29/99, transcribed 2/28/12

My heart pumps gallons of blood

Throughout my entire body every day.

The blood is flowing, receiving oxygen.

It goes and flows on and on

Giving life, keeping me alive.

Have I ever said, “Thank you,”

To God for this miracle?

Today, I say, “Thank you

For all the intricate things

I don’t comprehend and yet,

I continue breathing

Without thinking about my breathing

In and out, in and out

With my heart pumping,

Whooshing the blood along,

     Along it’s way.”

Die TV Die!

Die TV Die! By Tedi Tuttle Wixom 5/4/99 transcribed 2/27/12

Obituaries are packed with friends

And neighbors lying dead of heart attacks.

Why? Why in America are we insistent

Upon rushing headlong into the jaws of death?

Why can’t we relax? Why can’t we rest?

We need more rest and more silent time.

We need a few friends who are humans

Not merely Mr. Computer, Mr. TV, and Mr. Internet.

We all have the same hours in a day.

Time is a precious commodity.

I need a prescription for ocean waves to soothe my soul,

More barefoot time in the sand,

And less news to cause information overload.

Perhaps, if I cut the cables, wires, and electricity,

I could regain my senses and sensibility.

Die TV die!

I need to feel fresh mown grass on bare feet, or

Sun streaming across my face as the sun disappears

On the Oquirrh Mountains as I gaze west, while

Tossing pebbles in the Great Salt Lake.

Mother Wore a Cowboy Hat

Mother Wore a Cowboy Hat by Tedi Tuttle Wixom March 10, 2012

Over the years my mother wore various types of hats.

Her mother designed and made fancy ladies’ hats

Mother’s favorite headgear was a regular cowboy hat

And she possessed several of those amazing hats:

Beige felt, yellow straw, and an awesome white cowboy hat.

These three were dressy with a feather, for work, and everyday hats

In the summer she wore a wide-brimmed straw hat,

One that sported a pink ribbon around-the-base of her hat.

It was for when she puttered-in-her-garden-type of hat.

She would wear a colorful scarf when she wasn’t wearing a hat.

And when acting as umpire of women’s softball she didn’t wear a hat;

She put on her sporty baseball cap for that.

She also wore a baseball cap to go fishing and not a regular hat.

She fashioned out of chenille and silk flowers, dressy women’s hats.

She would wear one of these for Easter as a church-going hat.

She sometimes wore for dress up, a hot pink with a feather-in-it hat

Mother always seemed to enjoy wearing various types of hats

As an artist going painting in the outdoors she wore a painter’s hat

When she drove to town to shop she wore her go-to-market hat

And when she branded cows, she wore her old working cowboy hat.

Which brings me full circle of the favorites of Mother’s hats

She thoroughly enjoyed wearing her beige felt, cowboy hat.

Tedi's Poetry Palace: Chick Magnets coming to SLC, UT

Tedi's Poetry Palace: Chick Magnets coming to SLC, UT: My awesome son,         Jason Wixom stars in . . .             Chick Magnets A comedy rated PG for the entire family At al...

Chick Magnets coming to SLC, UT

My awesome son, 

       Jason Wixom stars in . . .

            Chick Magnets

A comedy rated PG for the entire family

At all 6 of the Megaplex Theaters:

  Starting MARCH 16, 2012.

Bring your entire family & tell 10 more!

www.chickmagnetsmovie.com for                  

         Official movie trailer.

Also see him on:

            You Tube and Facebook.

Red Carpet Premier 10:00 pm

            Mar. 15. Thurs at

Sandy Jordan Commons. Go online

          To check ticket availability

Channel 2 TV will have him on with his

Chick Magnet trio Wed. morning

March 14 around 7:20 a.m.

         Thanks for your support   

Success

Success by Tedi Tuttle Wixom March 10, 2012

How would you like to succeed in life?

You can, you know.

All the things you need

Are found inside you.

Perhaps you could look

A bit closer regarding

Who you are and

Not what you are.

Eliminate the labels

And you may find

A whole new person

Inside your body;

That soul who seeks to escape

The bands of bondage

Of chains you’ve chosen

To conveniently

And day by day

Routinely wrap

Around yourself with

The words that fall

From your own lips.

Things I Learned at the Publishing Fair by Tedi Wixom 3/7/12 at BYU Provo, UT

     I went to Deseret Book and met Lisa Mangum who had rejected all six of my children’s books in the past six months. She explained it like this, “Over 500 submissions were sent for the Children’s Illustrated story slot, and we only print 2 each year. Hence, don’t feel badly or rejected.”

     I met with a Chinese dude at JollyFishPress. I promptly handed him my fresh example right off the Internet example query letter for King Tut the Novel. He replied, SOL. Oh, he didn’t say that he only meant that. He said. “I would never even look at a query letter that asks questions like this. Even if your story was stellar, I would not look at your novel, because I could not get past the bad query letter.” At least he was honest, and provided some guidance. He said to go to Jollyfishpress.com and see how to write a query letter. I couldn’t find the info except three steps 1. The hook, 2. Mini synopsis 3. Writer’s bio. OK that still doesn’t explain what I exactly need to write or how many words, etc.

    The lady from Cedar Fort Publishing in Springville was helpful on a query letter. She said to always thank your editor at the end, and don’t write over 500 words.

May want to checkout the new TM Publishing because they pay 50 % royalties. I’m not sure how that is possible, but it is certainly better than 10 %. Their site is tmpublishingllc.com

     For bloggers check out inkPageant.com, A parade of blog posts for Writers. Also a magazine called Seagullah.org takes poetry and stuff check them out. 

What's On My Mind

What’s on My Mind? by Tedi Tuttle Wixom WED 2/29/12

What’s on my mind? I’ll tell you what’s on my mind

Too many things going on today; I have got to get a LIFE!

I woke up with a little headache to start off the day,

And I desire to cut down on some of the NOISE in my life.

But there stood two big dogs in my yard, so I drove them away

Back to the address on Hazel, the chocolate Lab’s collar;

I don’t like to worry over animals in the city. That was on my mind.

It was garbage day and it was so windy outside that

All the garbage dumpsters were scattered; and papers,

Boxes, wrappers, trash swirled around through the air

And went tumbling down the street. What a day!

And all of that was on my mind.

My 14-year-old didn’t want to go to school and I about

Pulled my hair out on account I couldn’t get him in my van.

I can no longer pick him up and place him in a car seat!

So, I decided to read and take a shower after eating breakfast.

For lunch I made delicious potato soup with homemade bread.

And that was all on my mind.

I read a couple of chapters for my BYU class.

I shopped for groceries and when getting them out to take them in,

One 2-liter juice fell, popped open -- splat on the ground;

It  merged with the rain on the wet blacktop.

Also a plastic bag fell out of the back of the Jeep and

My picante sauce crashed to the driveway. A second loss!

All of that was on my mind.

I put all the groceries away and put on a chicken and rice casserole.

I thought as little as I could, because of my little headache.
I finally took an aspirin and that helped a bit, but what finally

Made my head feel much better and eliminate my pain was

The dozen delicious pot stickers at WinCo, with the apricot sauce.

And those delicious morsels were definitely on my mind, and in my tummy.

So, then it was time to drive to choir practice at Highland High,

On a snowy white blizzardy night with icy slick roads.

I’m glad the snow wasn’t as deep across on the East side of town.

I sang and sang my little lungs and heart out,

And singing all those difficult yet fun songs was on my mind.

I wrote a song last weekend and now I want to take time out

To write another song. Because music is on my mind

And in my heart, and it goes bomp-bomp-bomp!

And twee-dee-diddle-dee-doo.

I listen to Mozart, I listen to hymns, I listen to classical radio;

Music is always on my mind.

I practiced my choir songs for our Spring Concert at my piano

For at least one-and-a-half hours today and the music is difficult.

Then I drove to practice to sing for 2 more hours.

Beautiful moving music, and it is so much fun to sing

With 60 other singers in our Salt Lake Symphonic Choir;

It’s like heaven when I’m singing with them. And that is my life.

Music is always on my mind.

In the Midst of so Many

So Much on My Mind by Tedi Wixom Nov. 12, 2003 [transcribed 2/19/12] (I was inspired to start a Poetry Journal by Amanda Jensen, who writes a poem daily in her journal. She used to be my bank teller.)

or In the Midst of so Many

Going here, going there on call

Am I going anywhere at all?

Something’s inside my head

Something I truly dread

Living in the city

Being in the city

Praying in the city

Does God really hear me in the midst of so many?

Is there a place in suburban sprawl

To help my mind erase it all –

All the garbage in my head

Piled up from all that’s said

Living in the city

Being in the city

Driving in the city

I cannot concentrate in the midst of so many!

Clear my mind dear Father

You must not think I am a bother

Let me ever praise thee

Let good thoughts elevate me

Living in the city

Breathing in the city

Praying in the city

Grant me strength to trust thee in the midst of so many.

Tedi's Poetry Palace: Is This a Bribe?

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Valentines Day by Tedi Wixom TUES Feb, 14, 2012

I get excited about Valentine’s Day

The time of love and hearts;

I think of the people I cherish in life --

The ones who don’t need Cupid’s darts.

I appreciate my neighbors next door

And the ones who lives three houses down;

Also, the ones who live across the street

They are the closest of friends in town.

I love my children and my husband

And I love my grandchildren too.

I’m grateful for the nurture from Jesus

And for the blessings from him that accrue.

Tedi's Poetry Palace: My Daughter's Birthday

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My Daughter's Birthday

McKenzie’s Birthday by Tedi Wixom MON Feb. 13, 2012

My dark-haired daughter is turning 12 today.
I really don’t want her to grow up

I don’t want her to change in any way;

I don’t want her to get any older because

I love to watch her paint and play with clay.

She is the one who looks so much like me.

She crochets and knits making vests and caps.

On YouTube she finds designs for origami

And she folds paper into ingenious things;

Art flows from her fingertips I must agree.

She is also brainy in math like her dad

And she reads from books an hour every day

Sometimes her brothers are rude and make her sad

Nonetheless, she sings like a joyous songbird.

I’m honored to be her mother; she makes me glad!

Is This a Bribe?

A Bribe? By Tedi Wixom WED February 8, 2012

I got a call before the South Carolina Caucus.

A cheery voice said, “Mr. Obama is giving away money

            to business owners.

            Would you like to start a business?”

“Yes,” I replied.

The caller needed some information.

She asked, “In what state will your business be located?”

“Utah,” I said.

She replied, “Utah is on our do-not-call list.

            Could you hold a moment while I check something?”

When she returned, she abruptly stated,

            “We aren’t supposed to be calling people in Utah,”

            and she hung up.

This sounds very much like a bribe from Mr. Obama to me.

Utah = Republican voters and

Republican voters = no bribe money for Utah from Mr. Obama.

By the way, what are we going to do

            about that nasty National Debt Mr. Obama?

If dollars were miles, I could travel to the sun

            and back every year for 75,000 years. 

Lady Liberty

I'm afraid this is one of my darker poems, however

when more jobs in America are government jobs

and not private sector jobs, that is reprehensible!

Also, we are in massive debt to China, the communists.

Wake up America!! You've been lulled into Socialism already.

See the book Suicide of a Superpower 

National Debt Alert!!

If you think of miles in dollars -

You could travel to the sun and back

75,000 times. Think about it!

Liberty Deceased Tedi Wixom 

Lady Liberty,

   We the people of the United States

   With the right to do anything we please,

Have raped, robbed, and plundered

   ‘til sterile womb produces nothing

Except . . .

   Festering sexual scabs,

   Corruption, greed, and

Lust for cankered gold!

Because we have nothing better to do

   We want to kick you

   And spit in your face

Shoot you with our guns

   Stab you with our knives

And laugh

While the last of your blood

   Trickles

    Into the bay!

To the Moon Alice! To the Sun Mr. Obama!

To the Moon Alice! To the Sun Mr. Obama! SUN January 29, 2012 by Tedi Wixom

Remember on The Honey Mooner’s with Jackie Gleason as Ralph?

When he was displeased with his wife, Alice?

He’d double up his fist and say, “To the Moon Alice! To the Moon!”

Oh really!

How about “To the Sun Mr. Obama, To the Sun!”

The sun is about 93 million miles from Earth.

That is nearly 100,000,000 miles away – 100 million!

Now let’s compare miles to dollars for visualization.

I could travel roundtrip in miles to the Sun and back 5 times

To equal 1,000,000,000 (billion) miles – only 1 billion!

However, our national debt is just over

15,000,000,000,000 dollars – that is 15 trillion!

I could travel approximately 75,000 times roundtrip

To the Sun and back to Earth again.

That is why I believe a balanced budget is good.

Mr. Obama says being in debt to China is more important.

“To the Sun Mr. Obama – 75,000 times. To the Sun!!”

Who wants to join me in wishing him happy bon voyage?

Does this number representing our National Debt seem possible?

Mr. Obama is caring for each of us, (the father of our nation)

So we will never have to worry our pretty little heads about

Awful, nasty, National decisions like the US spending, debt, or budgets.

Who wants a budget anyway? These are the modern times – he croons

No need for things that sound so inconvenient or old fashioned.

Go to your homes; all is well. I am so popular that I can fix everything!

Plus, I am very suave, handsome, and brainy, I did attend Harvard! (Wink wink.)

All the social programs I implement will be for your wellbeing, because you are . . .

I didn’t mean to say stupid, naive, middleclass, or poor, oh no-no-no I would never

Say that out loud for anyone to hear, because I can relate. Been there, done that!

But for today, I am your King!  You are my loyal subjects, so fork over the taxes.

“To the Sun Mr. Obama. To the Sun!

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Everything to Me

Jesus is Everything to Me by Tedi Tuttle Wixom January 16, 2012

Jesus the Christ came as a baby in a manger

Roamed on earth as a wondering stranger.

The Bridegroom, my brother, the Bread of Life

The one who came to calm hate the strife.

Prince of Peace, Savior, and King

With his life, hope he doth bring.

Champion of children, the Holy one,

My guardian, example, God’s blessed Son.

Brother, Father, builder, and friend

Creator of Earth and worlds without end.

President, High Priest, neighbor, teacher

To the world simply a crazy upstart preacher.

Prophet, Maker, Mighty One, the Word

Timekeeper, gatekeeper, and humble shepherd.

Law Maker, Peace Maker, the Law, and the Light

Law Giver, Prayer giver, granting the blind sight.

Provider of sustenance, maintenance, architect.

Faithful, a doer, Satan’s plan he wrecked.

Healer, carpenter, builder, creator

Chief among the 12 Tribes and Mediator.

God of Israel and Savior of the World,

Fighter of Freedom with truth’s standard unfurled.

Sinless, ageless, and truth defender;

Angel and Saint, a great blessing sender.

Under appreciated while he lived on Earth

By his resurrection he gave mankind rebirth.

Let us praise his holy name every day

And serve only Him for he is the Way.

Where did the month go?

It has been a very quick month. I have been enjoying the spring-like weather we've been having. I thought there for a moment I was living in Nevada or somewhere warmer. I am writing more all the time. I just submitted five poems to a BYU poetry place. I want to submit more poetry, but I get cooking up a storm in the kitchen and the time is gone! I love to cook and eat and make yummy things. I'm writing one of my favorite recipes every day, so in a few months I'll have a recipe book too. A lot of them are simply stored in my head and I know how to make the stuff, but nobody else has the recipe. I'm glad that my family put together a family favorites cookbook in 1987 before all of my aunts passed on. I love the food they prepared and they are still a part of my life as I cook the recipes that were some of their favorites.

My New Baby!

*My New Baby by Tedi Wixom FRI January 27, 2012

A fridge, a new refrigerator

I’m in love with my new

   sleek, clean, sweet refrigerator.

“How can that be?” You ask.

A fridge, a new refrigerator

I’m in love with my new

   sleek, clean, sweet refrigerator!

“What are you saying?”

A fridge, a new refrigerator

I’m in love with my new

   sleek, clean, sweet refrigerator.

“I thought you said,

‘A fridge, a new refrigerator

I’m in love with my new

   sleek, clean, sweet refrigerator.’

Yes, that is exactly what I said.

It’s because . . .

I love to eat

I love to cook

I love to make food and

Keep it chilled

So when I’m ready to eat it

There it is! -- right in the fridge

Where I put it . . .

   so I can get it out

   and warm it up or

   sip it, sauté it,

   slurp it, stir it,

   or savor it

As soon as I get it out of my fridge;

Then I either share it with my family

Or pig out on it. Yum.

And I have a new refrigerator!

And it’s sparkling white and clean

All ready for me to mess it up

With yummy food for breakfast,

Lunch, snacks, or dinner!

My Home

My Home by Tedi Wixom TUES January 17, 2012

I came from a home on high

To my Earth home below for instruction

With parents who could nourish me

And Satan who sought my destruction.

For on Earth I had a mission to perform

But Lucifer thought it a conspiracy

For me to love God and tell others of His plan.

For he relished disorder, chaos, and piracy.

I have a comfy home on Earth;

Some days the jaws of hell stand wide.

For wicked and adulterous mankind here

Take no thought of where in heaven they’ll reside.

When I leave this mortal clay on Earth

And stand immortal by a heavenly greeter.

I know all worldly oaths and curses I’ve endured

Will only make paradise ten times sweeter!

Mrs. Tuttle's Art Class

Mrs. Tuttle’s Art Class by Tedi Wixom JAN 19, 2012

Mrs. Tuttle was a Christian

I’d say she was a Saint

She was my fine art teacher

She was not the type to faint.

She was my good example in class

Wherever she went, I wanted to be

She’d look at me when she talked

And kindly put an arm around me.

She helped dispel the woes of youth

And kept students with poor grades in school

She was caring, fun, and very smart

‘Cause she followed the Golden Rule.

Just doing stuff and thinking ...

I just started taking a class at BYU a couple of weeks ago.
John Bytheway is my teacher at the Salt Lake Center downtown.
He is an amazing teacher, and I've learned so many different aspects
    of viewing the teachings from our text.
It is all very interesting and I'm learning so much.
It is the second half of the Book of Mormon studies.
Go Alma the Younger: you are my hero!!

I simply don't have enough hours in one day to read everything I want to read.
I've been reading about Troy and Greeks and Romans: all of whom I know very little about.
I am working on being a better listener, because listening shows respect.
I'm learning to look people in the eyes when I talk to them because it shows you care.
It's amazing how many people don't look at your face when you talk.
I am so grateful for a new year.

My son Jason is an awesome actor and
I can hardly wait for the movie he is in to be on the big screen.
It is called Chick Magnets.

My youngest daughter, Ali, just turned 10 on Saturday.
She loves Karate and she loves to be crazy.
She wants to be a movie star someday.
She has an awesome singing voice.

So, we go to celebrate Ali's birthday by going to Village Inn for breakfast
And they give only Ali a kid's meal menu.
McKenzie was disappointed. She is in the sixth grade still
And she wanted to order the tiny little chocolate chip pancakes!!
So I explained to the waitress that McKenzie is large for her age.
She then brought a child's menu. That made her happy.

McKenzie is my tallest child. I'm sure she'll be six foot tall someday.
She doesn't even like basketball; she loves to sing, knit, and read.

I submitted 5 children's books for publication last fall and one novel
I have received three rejections so far. Yea. Haven't found the right one yet.
I submitted my book Danny is Different to a publisher in London yesterday.
It is a story about a snake, born with legs. He certainly is different I'd say.
It is an Olympic story, so I thought maybe it would be good timing!
Danny is an awesome soccer player and he has to sneak over to the
     other side of town to play soccer with the cats and dogs.
He goes to the world soccer bowl and brings home the trophy. 
My son Jason is the inspiration for writing this little children's illustrated story.

I've got to get something published soon. It is annoying to have 30 books written
     and none published!!
I'm working on my King Tut Musical as a novel. I've been working on that
     over 2 years. Maybe 8 more months on that.
I want to get my Mother's second book out too. Her life was so awesome.
Anyone who has any thoughts on her life or how she inspired you, or anything
Could you let me know on FB or write me or call me
     and maybe that can be in the appendix. She was an awesome artist and teacher.
She has been dead 10 years as to earth living and I still miss her inspiration.
I still hear her in my head saying, "Tedi, you can do whatever you put your mind to."

To all my awesome friends and family. I love you and appreciate you.
Right now I am painting my house and cleaning. It has been a lot of fun.
This is the beginning of a grand new year and I am doing as much as I can.
I'm trying to be more efficient in my living area.
I love my house; it is comfy and warm.
I love my family, even when they are often a pain in the rear end.
Kids, you've got to love them!

Beautiful Harmony

Beautiful Harmony by Tedi Tuttle Wixom WED Jan 11, 2012

I love to lift my voice in song

     It gives much balm unto my soul

     To sing each day is my ultimate goal

I could sing all day and all night long.

    

What joy it brings like a warming fire

     As I simply sing do-re-mi

     Better yet as voices blend in harmony

With my Salt Lake Symphonic Choir.

Let Earth Receive Her King

Let Earth Receive Her King by Tedi Wixom Jan. 13, 2012

The framers of the Constitution stand by

     Watchmen of America, their hands tied.

I wonder what they’d think today

     Of the words in their glory day thus penned.

Would they shake their heads in shame

     To witness their works torn asunder?

I pray a blessing on this planet

     In preparation for the reign of Christ

Dear Father swallow up all earthly curses.

     Send us faith in God, with hope in Christ,

And charity toward all men herein;

     May these attributes increase every day.

May a ripple of love emerge like an earthquake

     Rise and reverberate throughout this orb;

May this surge of hope and light go forth

     Through length and breadth of this entire Earth

And like a giant shockwave resonate

     ‘Til it reaches everyone in every clime!

Dear Father aid in healing our humble hearts;

     Break those with flint-like hearts and necks of steel

Replace them with forgiving souls who care;

     Gentle humanity ‘til ev’ry knee bend

And every tongue confess the truth they know

     Let the people of this Earth embrace their King!

Who is Right?

Who is Right? By Tedi Tuttle Wixom MON Jan. 9, 2012

Tiny voices in great number

Are crying out each day

“Where is our right to life?” they ask,

“What is the price you are willing to pay?”

For the world if void of children

Would then have no voices at all;

No people – simply a cluster of houses

And in the cradle a dumb lifeless doll.

The statistics on abortion rates are astounding.

Baking Bread

I love to bake bread and cinnamon rolls and cookies and you name it. I love to bake it … and eat it!!

Baking by Tedi Wixom    January 4, 2012

Baking, I’m baking

I’m making some bread

In goes the water

Yeast, oil, flour and lead

Just kidding you know

Cross off the last said.

Baking, I’m taking

Components for bread

A spoonful of salt

Two spoons of sugar

I’m kneading the bread

I’m raising the bread

I’m punching it down

We’ll soon be all fed

Baking, I’m baking

Mm! Fresh loaves of bread

Supper was yummy

It’s now time for bed!

Pain All Around

Here's what happened Monday to me in poetry form.

January 3, 2012

Pain All Around by Tedi Tuttle Wixom

Aches and pains from neck to ankle

One eyelid keeps a twitching

A tumble I took down the hall

A circumstance not bewitching.

Stepping quickly, blindly I hit a paper-filled crate

Sending me headlong, twisting, bobbing

And there upon the floor I fell

My shinbone and ankle throbbing.

A scream emerged from deep inside

Much like a Banshee on the warpath

I wasn’t sure what all else ailed;

Time out for an Epsom Salt bath!

I propped up my leg and sighed aloud

Placed on some ice bags and then waited

I fell asleep there on the floor with

Pain, I felt excruciated!

Upon my bruises I rubbed some Vicks

With a layer of Aspercream next

On my ankle went some peppermint oil

News I sent to my kids by text!

When I awoke the next morning,

My bruised leg felt stiff and sore

My lower back began to twinge

With muscles throbbing to the core.

My mind seemed dull, my senses gone

Haltingly I hobbled ‘til eight

I tossed down a shot of Monavie

To help me to recuperate.

Today I Sat a Reading . . .

Here it is a new year. Poetry is running around in my mind.
Writers are readers. Here is what was on my mind on Jan. 3, 2012

I read on my bed
I read during breakfast
I read for lunch
Oh how the time passed

I read history online
I read the news
I read in the bathroom
I read before my snooze

 I read from my couch
 I read inside my Jeep
 I read in my recliner
 I read before I went to sleep.

 What things did I read today?

-Atlas of the Greek World by Peter Levi
-Deseret News 
-A History of Ancient Greece, TROY; The Glory That Was Greece by Lewis Jewsbury 1992 [online]
-St. Caldea: The History of Caledonia by John McClarin. 1879, Dunning. Find online at        newensign.christassembly.com   [Talks about the people who settled Troy.]
-Greece a topic from The New book of Knowledge Encyclopedia 1986
-The Book of Mormon, (I Nephi Chapters 5-7.) Translated by Joseph Smith, Jr. 1830
-Supermoo! by Babette Cole 1993
-The Secret of the King by Rachel Ann Nunes 2005