(er). Not old. OldER.

And not all of them are bad. I am firmly of the belief that one of the ways to gracefully grow old is to try and stay young at heart. Not necessarily in appearance (all you thirty somethings in the 80s retro clothes, take note!), although I have been guilty of foolishly trying to recreate my youthful fashion faux-pas (cowboy ( Read more... )

Wow- two posts in two days? Don't fall off your chair, folks ( Read more... )

Elder Flower is a smart one-- too smart, I sometimes think. I had decided a while ago to try and nudge her to reading more difficult books, and tonight's bedtime just seemed like a perfect time. She's been in a good mood, I had some time, and she picked a chapter book on her own until I mentioned it was a chapter book and we couldn't finish it in ( Read more... )

The Blossoms. Not mine.

Seems that my plan to grow out Elder's hair, get rid of the bangs and be able to pull her hair back into one single pony tail, was not the plan for her. While SiIL was watching the girls for us, while I was having fun playing Guitar Hero, the Elder and her Cuz decided to cut hair.

Elder couldn't see, so she chopped her bangs ( Read more... )

We can all tell that I’ve been thinking about the past a lot lately. It’s not just Star, or melancholy, honestly. As much as children are an affirmation of your role in the bigger world, they are also a magnet for re-examining your past. What you have learned in your life is what you pass on to your children. It’s natural to stop and wonder, do I ( Read more... )

I have insomnia gain. Fibro pain is annoying my body- nothing bad enough to make me cry or anything, but briefly painful and quite fucking annoying ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a wash for me, speaking health-wise. I woke up in so much RA/Fibro pain that I pretty much sat on the sofa almost all day and randomly played on my computer. I couldn't even concentrate to write or do much productive work, unless it was something quick. My biggest project for the day was entering the wide wonderful world of IM-ing ( Read more... )

Yeah- survived another day at home with the kids! And with hardly any tears, too (on both our parts.)

Plus, I have hope for my little Alexis P. Keaton. She chose Jimi Hendrix for dancing around the living room today.

Man, the fuschia hair is NOT working. It doesn't look quite like I pictured it would, and that's my fault for trying to do it myself instead of asking someone for help. I thought it would lighten after a few days and being in the sun and washing it repeatedly. Nope. I don't know how I thought highlighting bright pink would be easier than dying it ( Read more... )

I have been getting some wonderful reviews and compliments on my recent burst of writing, and lot of new reviews on old stories, now that a new book has been released in the fandom. And I think I've finally got my mind around all the ideas that I've been tossing around for ten years about my my original novel- I know how I want to organize all the ( Read more... )