I did an update of an annual article for Mommy Poppins (my name is at the bottom).

https://mommypoppins.com/philadelphia-kids/christmashanukkah/philly-area-restaurants-open-christmas-day

This is my entry for LJ Idol, with the topic "Making Fire." The voting post is here: https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1071987.html

Crouching low, piling up sticks, my son and his fellow Cub Scouts kept up a steady patter. Nine- and ten-year-olds, it would seem, are incapable of taking any action without commentating on it. Loudly announcing ( Read more... )

For my National Poetry Writing Month poem today, I wrote a "how to" poem, based on the prompt I posted at Wild Violet: NAPOWRIMO 2020 - Prompt 14


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Tuesday, March 31, 2020Time works in odd ways these days. Like pancake syrup, at times it runs quickly out of the bottle, and at other times, it pools in a waffle square. Has it really been seven days since I posted a blog entry ( Read more... )

This is my entry for Week 3 of Second Chance Idol therealljidol. The topic this week is "Busman's Holiday."


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This is my entry for Week 15 of LJ Idol, Season 10 (therealljidol). This week's topic was "Patchwork Heart."

( A little crack where the truth gets in. )

Belated Mommy today features a guest post from Amy Patterson about trick-or-treating with kids who have diabetes. Check it out!

Halloween for Your Child with Diabetes

Here's my latest post on my Belated Mommy blog, about improvising silly songs with KFP and trying to teach him about humor.

Mommy Files: The Apprentice

From my Belated Mommy blog, about the moment you realize your kindergartner grasps concepts it's taken you decades to grok.

Mommy Files: The Reinstall

Today's blog entry seemed more appropriate for my Belated Mommy blog, so that's where I wrote it. Please check it out.

http://www.belatedmommy.com/mommy-files-black-hat

The black hat shown in my profile pic has finally given up the ghost. (And if I'm honest, I'm not that terribly torn up about it.)