On the way to school this morning, Corwin put in the Grammy’s Wildly Inappropriate Lullaby CD and put Blowin’ in the Wind on repeat “because,” he said, “it seems like a good election day song.” Killian agreed, and I had a very proud mama moment. So we sang along to it on repeat until we […]
Okay, so Brynn Paulin and I went to RomantiCon this past weekend and had a freaking blast – I’ll post pictures later, but I had to share this first. I spotted this car on the Ohio Turnpike. And the following conversation was had…in our best movie announcer voices. Me: Poet double-oh-three.Brynn: He’s got a license […]
Jen and I spend a lot of time on instant messenger pretty much every day. This conversation just happened. Me: Corwin is insisting on listening to bagpipe music while doing his homework. Me: I know, I know, I made that myself, but Christ, it’s too early for bagpipes. Jen: As you sow, so shall you […]
For those of you who are shopping for mothers, grandmothers, sisters, etc., I’d like to introduce you to Amy. She runs a nifty little Etsy shop called Sweet Silver Jewelry. I came across her designs when we were looking for a good present for my mom’s birthday. She makes amazing personalized jewelry – I’m not […]
Let me preface this post by saying, I’m not a summer person. I never leave the house without sunscreen, I like the shade, and being hot and sweaty doesn’t appeal to me in the least. But more than anything, I straight up loathe humidity. Heat and humidity are a vile, vile combination and New Orleans […]
Today’s the day! I’m headed off to New Orleans with Jennifer Armintrout, Mia Watts, Kris Norris, Jessica Jarman and Gwendolyn Cease. We’re off to the Authors After Dark Conference – and it’s gonna be AWESOME! I’m not bringing my computer, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to post from my iPad, but I’ll […]
I’m sitting next to Indian Lake in Manistique – a lovely small town along the shores Lake Michigan in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and it’s glorious. The sun is glistening on the water, chipmunks are frolicking outside the cabin, birds are singing and teenagers are snoring. Well, they’re snoring until I go wake them up – […]
Yep…there’s another misread of the day. I was looking at a friend’s Facebook status update. What it really said: Safe house or Man on a Ledge? What I thought it said: Safe Meth House on a Ledge. Yeah, I’m a little worried about my brain, too.
I survived. I think. A week ago tonight was Killian’s high school graduation. Honestly, most of the speakers were pretty lame, but there was of course the super bright spots of seeing Killian, Justin and Not-Kevin graduate. Not-Kevin had glued the back part of his Darth Vader helmet to his graduation cap, he wore the […]
So, I’ve been crazy sick all week with my annual summer head/chest/throat cold. It sucks. Even more so since I have less time than usual to be sick. But the plague waits for no woman. Particularly not me. I’m feeling marginally better. My chest still hurts, but hopefully, it’ll pass. Soon. I’ve got shit to […]