The Hubby is recovering at home as of today...he'll be hanging out with me for a few days.
Should be fun. :)

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I finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and highly recommend that EVERYONE read it. I'm going to get a copy to keep so my children can read it. It's special in so many ways ( Read more... )

Tomorrow (Halloween) marks my 5 year anniversary of being in Michigan. (The kids weren't too happy about missing trick-or-treating that year---we were on a plane that evening.)

Turns out festivities start out a night early in the Detroit region. Devil's Night was something new for us and although I hate to put a damper on destructive fun, I'm ( Read more... )

I'm feeling like I've been busy.

I finished a sketch this week for a friend who's giving it as a wedding gift.
Here's the happy couple (or so I hope; weddings can cause havoc):
( Sketch )

I hope everyone who was celebrating yesterday has lots of yummy leftovers---I, for one, am not planning on cooking until next week ( Read more... )

Every November I think about my uncle Calvin. He was my father's only sibling but I never got to meet him. He died November 11, 1944, at the age of nineteen ( Read more... )

For those who have seen the movie Twilight, and are looking for something funny, cleolinda's Twilight in 15 Minutes is up: Link
Hilarious as usual.

For more srs bsns *wink* Twilight fun head on over to for_forks_sake today for the Twilight Tuesday discussion. Oh, and I posted a drabble for this week's prompt, only human. You still have time to post one yourself---a ( Read more... )

*squeezing post in prior to midnight*

So I'm pushing it here for the whole NaBloPoMo posting thing and it's only the second day. But it's still officially November 2nd here so it counts.

I spent this morning (and most of the day) recovering from last nights slumber party.
Note to self: Instruct friends to not offer tequila whenever I say "I'm ( Read more... )

Has Halloween spread much to other countries? Just wondering ( Read more... )

I have a little story to share...a story written by The Youngest this past school year. He never liked to write before but he had to choose an extended assignment (there were several to pick from) and he chose to write a fantasy short-story ( Read more... )

Well, I've finally started this up. It's been a while in the thinking stage but at some point you just have to jump right in. It seems much more fun to post this stuff on-line rather than hiding it away on paper.