The other day Corwin told me that he’d be having a party in his choir class today. The deal is that the kids all sign up for something that their parents will then provide. Corwin: I signed you up for the easiest thing, mama.” Me: Cool. Please let it be paper plates. Please let it […]
I had a weird dream this morning. I dreamt that there were writer loan sharks. Apparently, when you get an idea about a book and you don’t use it or even write it fast enough they come and find you and hit you in the head until the idea falls out and they take it […]
We’re a Nerf family. I can tell you the differences between the Nerf Longstrike, the Recon and the Raider Rapid Fire CS-35. I’m not entirely convinced this is something I should be proud of, but I live in a house full of people who think nothing of ambushing one another from around corners, on the […]
So Killian was looking at a Christmas card from one of my brothers and his family. It was signed Love, The Green’s He looked at me and said, “Love the Green’s what? What are we supposed to love? I don’t understand! Tellllllllllllllll meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!” Yep, that’s the one I have. Gotta say, I’m really delighted that […]
Yes, I am more appealing than peanut butter – but more on that in a minute. Today, while trying to work on my WIP, I considered muzzling my youngest son and locking him in a closet. Corwin: I know you’re trying to work, but do you think we’d survive the zombie apocalypse? How would we […]
Imagine my surprise when my phone rang and I checked the Caller ID to find it was my insurance company. Maybe they reviewed the phone calls and thought my rants about chemically induced hard-ons being more important than my children’s ability to breathe was cancellation worthy. With no small amount of dread, I answered, mentally […]
If you’re easily disgusted, don’t read any further. Let me start out this rant by saying I love my son. I love him to pieces. I would do anything for him. He’s a sweet kid, wildly creative but easily distracted. For the last two weeks, I’ve been reminding him to pick up the legos on […]