Here is a post to wish you all a wonderful Mother's Day!

Whether you're the mother of a child ,dog, cat, hamster, fish, bird, snake,  turtle, ferret or an abandoned cheaping  baby field mouse and a Peter Pan of a Wheaten. You have taken on a role to care and nurture, a completely selfless act of love and kindness and you should be proud. I know I ( Read more... )

     I forgot to mention that with our lovely move to the country we are not so lovely in managing once again with...shall I even say it-- dial-up:<(((((( (Insert pic of woman pulling hair out) I mean it's like I'm back in the dark ages and it's pretty dark my friends, when your husband is loosing it because he can't pay the soon to be late bills ( Read more... )

     Hi friends:) It's good to say that again and I hope you're all well. What happens to an aspiring writer person when life just gets too hectic? Well some most likely write more than ever before, book after book even, it's the best outlet in the world! For me though when all the hairs on my head were standing on end I just stopped--can't exactly ( Read more... )

Did anyone get the chance to see it last night? My girls and I got all cubbied up, lathered on the Skin-so-soft and headed out under the stars and started to watch the show about 9:30PM. Eating popcorn of course and saw a few falling stars none of which either of them witnessed. The popcorn was too good I guess and H complained of her  neck hurting ( Read more... )

Yes! You heard that right! Well the first draft anyhow, and so now the real work begins right? I know there's still much to do ( Read more... )

It's so true!  I stepped back into the early 1900's. It was like one of my favorite movies "Somewhere in Time"  ya know with Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymore. Oh my I'm getting teary- eyed just thinking about it, what a love! As a matter of fact my sister and I think the movie might have been filmed there- yes! In my quite fancy-schmancy hotel " ( Read more... )

I was enchanted when late yesterday I received a special gift and hand written note in the mail from Kent Brown Executive Director of Chautauqua!!!!!

It was the book Loser  (I'm thinking- no hidden connotations here I hope) by Jerry Spinelli  who will be one of the guest speakers there. What a writer! And I love his use of small poignant phrases ( Read more... )

 I'm not doing too well with the blogging thing right now and this is why-

O.K.  So whoever decides to build a house must be prepared for a few things.

Here are the the Ten Live and Learn Warnings To Building A Home So Far my friends:

1. Never-ever ever completely trust your contractor because they lie and many lie very well. Get everything in ( Read more... )

Chuga chuga choo-choo! Here's another one for Team Raving Pen! I'm jumping on after reading Vicssitude's and Shakespear's blog. Maggie Stiefvater is giving out ARCS of her intriguingly cool sounding new book Shiver and presently has a bid out on Ebay for 51 buckos woohoo! Go Maggie!


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I just want to wish everyone a Happy Mothers Day and hope all of your days are special.

Here's what being a mother means to me:

- It means giving birth to your new best friends.

- It means having your own heart always walking around on the outside of you.

- It means seeing their eyes light up and feeling your heart do a leap when they smile in pride ( Read more... )