Over at my other blog, I've posted the last post prior to Christmas. Write What You Know: True Grit Edition  where I discuss the history of Fort Smith (The town where I live and the setting for True Grit.) and how the author of the original book mined the local history for his characters and setting. (Yes, Virgina, there was a Rooster Cogburn. His ( Read more... )

Again this year, I won't be asking for Christmas Cards, because it freaks my Hubby out to get personal mail from people he doesn't know.

But I want to send them.

So IM me with your addy If you want one.

ETA: I will accept virtual christmas cards.

My internet connection is kind of spastic today.  So in case I don't get to answer any e-mail or post anything else, I just wanted everyone to know that I'm wishing them the merriest of christmases and the happiest of holidays.  

Amytheste, I got your card last night.  Munchkin is adorable!

I got a christmas card today from one of the patients that I work with.  It was a pretty little thing with a Thomas Kinkade painting on the front, and the artist's bio and photo on the back.

Is it wrong of me that I'm dissappointed that he looks nothing like Jared Padalacki?  XD

Just to let you guys know, I'm alright out here.  For some reason, the ice storm went all around us and missed the Fort Smith area.  Lots of rain, and I'm keeping my mini space heater on here at work.  But overall, not a big deal.

The new CEO of our company is coming by to look over the clinic.  I may not be online much today, because I'm trying to ( Read more... )

This year I left the wall O' greenery christmas tree monster in the attic.  My sister gave me a six-foot pre-lit tree that's perfect  The whole thing set up in 5 minutes (as opposed to 4-6 hours, depending on how much alcohol is consumed out of frustration)

As far as I"m concerned, I'm never, ever going to have any other kind of tree again.

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Some of you guys know that I've had a novel published with a small press.  My publisher just e-mailed me to let me know about a holiday sale that they're extending to folks who buy direct through them as opposed to shopping through Amazon.

From now till the end of December buy any book from Yard Dog and get free postage. That means you go to the ( Read more... )