It's official, I'm a published author! The book came out last week ahead of schedule, so I was unprepared and unable to effectively promote it from my place under the dryer at the hair salon. And then, I had to prepare and pack for our big trip to Wisconsin, so the roll-out hasn't exactly been... Continue Reading →
Tania Says
Some people revere Confucius and quote his wise words to shape their lives. Growing up, we quoted the immortal advice of my great-grandmother: "Don't pick at it." These days in our house, we quote the wisdom of Mrs Tania. Tania is my son Jackson's teacher at school, and I hope someday we'll be best friends... Continue Reading →
Pass the Wine
Today I vacuumed, like, the really big vacuum you do once a month where you move the furniture and really get every crumb. The whir of the vacuum was a soothing white noise to the clang of toys and the squeal of toddlers, and it gave me time to think. I recently read an article... Continue Reading →
Bon Voyage
Hulu recently changed up their platform to make it harder to navigate and less user-friendly, which means when I have a free moment and want to watch a TV show or movie, I can't because it's too complicated. While I can't find shows I regularly watch on Hulu, or search for movies without offensive violence,... Continue Reading →
Fireworks
Tomorrow we will celebrate with the kids by splashing around in an inflatable pool and eating ice cream (sad dairy-free style for Archer) to commemorate the birth of our nation. It will be a fun day of playing with the kids, enjoying the almost oppressive sunshine, and eating the delicacies of our forefathers: hot dogs... Continue Reading →
Incompetent
As you may have gathered from the colorful, eclectic design of my blog, I'm both very artistic and excellent with computers. In truth, I can pretty much use Microsoft Word unsupervised, but one time the tab got all messed up and I cried until Robby helped me fix it. I don't know why electronics elicit... Continue Reading →
My Drunk Friend
I am proud to say I can now reasonably tolerate messes made by my children. My husband called me over to the living room and gently pointed out the horror movie-style smeared hand print on the wall, and I just rolled my eyes. Yea, we're going to have to repaint every surface when we move.... Continue Reading →
Hueco
I'm spending some time alone to get the writing part of the book completed this weekend (!!) and I decided to choose an AirB&B in Texas this time, rather than New Mexico. NM is beautiful, and seems to have more places to stay, but if you look a little harder you can find amazing options... Continue Reading →
The Embrace
After a busy trip east to visit family we are back home safe and sound! I've made plans to get away this weekend and write, and after that I might be finished with the book, in terms of content, but then comes editing (booo). I accomplished next to nothing while we were away, so I... Continue Reading →
Stowaway
In a fit of spontaneity, I decided to take the kids to Austin for a week while Hubs was away at a conference for federal prosecutors in Dallas. It's actually pretty difficult to be spontaneous as a parent, what with all the gear and planning involved in the care and feeding of two small children,... Continue Reading →
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