Last Saturday, I got a surprise friend request on Facebook from a half-sister, the daughter from the second family my father had after he pretty much abandoned us. To say I had mixed feelings is an understatement. I talked to a lot of people, including ultimately both of my sisters who had also received a request. We agreed that what she did was ( Read more... )

After all the drama with picking a name, my sister and her husband have changed their minds AGAIN.

The baby is officially named Amaya Grace. Which is really pretty and I hope my mom isn't weird about.

My baby sister gave birth today to a 7 lb, 15 oz baby girl. Said baby girl is still unnamed because sis and her hubby have not been able to come to any agreement since they found out it was a girl five months ago. They currently are bouncing between two different names: Serenity or Sorah. I have a feeling Sorah is going to win though I actually ( Read more... )

Man, that was a long weekend. I drove Alicia up to Sacramento for her softball tournament on Friday night and we turned it into a little bit of a girls' weekend out. She played three games on Saturday (doing great), then after she showered at the hotel, hit the mall. She bought a Dalek beanie and Dr. Who socks, but it was our discovery of Harry ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I got some fabulous news. Craig's brother and SIL are two very active, social people, always have been. Until four or five years ago, few of their activities overlapped. That worked for them, mostly. Well, SIL began to complain she wanted to see BIL more, so he suggested they both take up archery. He'd done marksmanship/shooting over the ( Read more... )

My mom called last night. It's always a little bizarre when she does, because we speak so infrequently. She's gotten increasingly hermit-like as she gets older and when she hates technology in the first place...well, in combination with my introverted qualities, it makes staying in contact spotty at best ( Read more... )

I still have to get that gingery scallops and vegetables recipe up but I'm currently fried. It's been a long, exhausting day, though I'm not sure I have much to show for it, lol ( Read more... )

I hope all my American friends had a nice Thanksgiving. Mine was pretty good, spent with good friends who made the meal effortless and the day relaxing. We had a lazy day in today, too. Alicia isn't well, having lost her voice from the cold she's fighting now, so we decided to make do with in-house entertainment. Movies, games, leftovers, fun. The ( Read more... )

I have been bad, bad, bad about posting. I want that to change, but I know it's unrealistic to expect it to. So just a quick update ( Read more... )

Well, I got my smut done yesterday to get our submission in. Hopefully, they like the anthology pepperlandgirl4 and I put together. My solo story is about an ex-priest who sees demons and the artist who falls for him ( Read more... )